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You're Lucky You're Funny: How Life Becomes a Sitcom

ISBN13: 9780452288782
ISBN10: 0452288789
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The creator and executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, on how to make a sitcom classic and keep laughing

This laugh-out-loud memoir takes readers backstage and inside the writer‛ room of one of Americ‛s best-loved shows. With more than 17 million viewers and more than seventy Emmy nominations�—including two wins for best comedy�—Everybody Loves Raymond reigned supreme in television comedy for almost a decade. Phil Rosenthal was there at the beginning. United by a shared lifetime of family dysfunction, he and Ray Romano found endless material to keep the show fresh and funny for its entire run. Alongside hilarious anecdotes from the series and his own career misadventures prior to working on the show, Rosenthal provides an enlightening and entertaining look at how sitcoms are written and characters developed. Yo‛re Lucky Yo‛re Funny is an inspiration to aspiring creators of comedy and a must read for the sho‛s millions of devoted fans.

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The creator and executive producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond" dissects the art of comedy and the making of a sitcom classic.

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PHIL ROSENTHAL was the creator and executive producer of CB‛s Emmy Award winning Everybody Loves Raymond. He also directed a video with Bill Clinton, cowrote the Writers Guild Awardwinning telethon America: A Tribute to Heroes, and appeared in Spanglish and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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: Dr. Rico, July 29, 2008 (view all comments by Dr. Rico)
I thought this book was hilarious, and I've never seen a single episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond." It's a funny look at how writers transform their experiences into entertainment -- and yes, even art -- that touches the souls of performers and audience members. Rosenthal's personal experiences also illustrate the enormous role that luck and persistence play in "breaking in" to Hollywood. I suspect fans of the show will enjoy the book, too.

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ISBN:: 9780452288782
Subtitle:: How Life Becomes a Sitcom
Publisher:: Plume
Author:: Rosenthal, Phil
Subject:: General
Subject:: Form - Essays
Subject:: Television - History & Criticism
Subject:: Entertainment & Performing Arts - General
Subject:: Television - General
Subject:: Comedy
Publication Date:: 20070925
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 8.14x5.86x.56 in. .51 lbs.

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