Comedy Business and Criticism
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The Foolish Dictionary
by Gideon Wurdz  Publisher Comments LOBSTER The edible lobster is found off the New England Coast. The two-legged species is found everywhere. All kinds are green, but when roasted turn a bright red. Soubrettes are very dependent on both varieties for a living; together they furnish her...
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Writing Television Comedy (99 Edition)
by Jerry Rannow Publisher Comments How to "jump start your funny bone" is the theme of this humorous, eye opening guide to conceiving, writing, and marketing a winning TV sitcom....
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Gardner's Guide to TV Sitcom Writing: The Writer's Road Map
by Marilyn Webber Publisher Comments Do people constantly profess you're funny? Do friends and even more importantly, non-friends, laugh hysterically at your jokes? Ever dream of writing your own TV sitcom or working as a writer on a hit sitcom? Yes, you say to all of the above? Well then...
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Laugh
by William Claxton Synopsis A stirring combination of photography and narrative, "Laugh" showcases exquisite photos of 50 comedians and captures a previously unseen side of their character as they reveal, in their own words, what amuses them most....
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How to Do It Standing Up: The Friars Club Guide to Being a Comic, a Cut-Up, a Card, a Character or a Clown
by Barry Dougherty Publisher Comments The Friars Club guide to being a comic. The Friars Club is New York's equivalent of London's Comedy Store. In this book, the funniest performers in American show business discuss the art of being funny....
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Engaging Humor
by Elliott Oring Publisher Comments Elliott Oring asks essential questions concerning humorous expression in contemporary society, examining how humor works, why it is employed, and what its messages might be. This provocative book is filled with examples of jokes and riddles that reveal...
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Ladies of Letters . . . and More: The Early Works of Vera Small and Irene Spencer
by Carole Hayman Publisher Comments As heard on the hit Radio 4 series, this book includes the letters of two penpals and provides a hilarious insight into suburban friendships....
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Cartoon Success Secrets: A Tribute to Thirty Years of Cartoonist Profiles
by Jud Hurd Publisher Comments In Cartoon Success Secrets, the 35-year veteran editor of the cartooning industry's leading insider magazine, "Cartoonist Profiles," shares the colorful stories and sage advice of his cartoonist colleagues. For the first time, Hurd shares his early...
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Discover Me!
by Phyllis Shulman Publisher Comments Phyllis Shulman puts a hysterical spin on ordinary life. She has been working the Comedy Circuit while raising her two teenage sons and husband. She earned an Emmy Nomination for her television work and appeared in the Bill Murray movie "Larger Than Life....
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Truth in Comedy : Manual of Improvisation (94 Edition)
by Charna Halpern Publisher Comments Who would have ever thought that learning the finer points of improvisation could be such fun? The "Harold, " an innovative improvisational tool, helped Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers and Chris Farley, George Wendt ("Norm" on Cheers) and many other...
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The Book on Hosting: How Not to Suck as an Emcee
by Dan Rosenberg Publisher Comments Learn the 25 rules of hosting that should never be broken. Read "Words of Widsom" and stories from some of the top comedians working today....
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Prague Tales (Central European Classics)
by Jan Neruda Publisher Comments A collection of Jan Neruda's intimated, wry, bitter-sweet stories of life among the inhabitants of Mala Strana, the Little Quarter of nineteenth century Prague. Prague Tales is a classic story whose influence has been acknowledged by generations of Czech...
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Musical Improv Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment with CD (Audio)
by Michael Pollock Synopsis Clear, everyday language explains each element of an improvised song. Simple building blocks are combined with performance tips to raise a performer's musical improvisation to its highest level. The included CD, featuring cast members from ImprovOlympic...
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Women and Comedy in Solo Performance
by Suzanne Lavin Publisher Comments This work examines the dramatic changes in American women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995.The study focuses on the standup of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne and on the character comedy of Lily Tomlin. As the historical arc of women's comedy...
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Voice of the City : Vaudeville and Popular Culture in New York ((Rev)00 Edition)
by Robert W. Snyder Publisher Comments In this entertaining and enlightening book, Robert Snyder depicts the rise of popuolar culture in America by recapturing the essence and commerical trappings of one of its most vital forms of entertainment — the vaudeville show. Vaudeville was a...
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Ain't That a Knee-Slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century
by Tim Hollis Synopsis A hee-hawing history of comedic performances from the golden age of radio through The Dukes of...
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How to Get Started & Manage Your Stand-Up Comedy Career
by Barry Neal Publisher Comments Professional comedy coach and performer Barry Neal's book teaches the unwritten rules previously learned only by trial and error, during the first few years of starting out as a professional comedian. This is the perfect book for any person, any age, who...
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A Great, Silly Grin
by Humphrey Carpenter Publisher Comments A vibrant history of the British satire explosion of the early 1960s and its lasting influence on comedy.. A Great, Silly Grin opens at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, where a staggeringly inspired satirical revue called Beyond the Fringe startled a public...
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Tap Dancing (Dance)
by Karen Marie Graves Publisher Comments From TV and movies to after-school classes, dance has never been so hot. With step-by-step moves, info on competitions, and the history of each style, each book is like a fun dance lesson. Encourage your readers to get active and groove!...
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The Essential Groucho : Writings For, By and About Groucho Marx
by Groucho Marx Synopsis From early scripts to complete screenplays, from magazine articles to fascinating personal correspondence, Kafner's collection captures the essence of Groucho's inimitable comic genius....
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