Comedy Writing Secrets The Best Selling Book on How to Think Funny Write Funny Act Funny And Get Paid For It 2nd Edition by Mel Helitzer, Mark Shatz ISBN 1582973571 978-1582973579
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ISBN 10: 1582973571
ISBN 13: 978-1582973579
Author: Mel Helitzer, Mark Shatz
The Only Handbook for Humor Writers!
“What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.”Steve Martin
Become the funniest person in the room! With Comedy Writing Secrets, 2nd edition, you can master the fundamentals of humor writing and turn your comedic talent into a well-paying pursuit.
For more than a decade, Comedy Writing Secrets has been giving aspiring comedians a leg up on the competition. In this expanded new edition, Mel Helitzer, named the “funniest professor in the country” by Rolling Stone magazine, and funnyman Mark Shatz pack in even more insight and instruction, including:
- Humor writing exercises to punch up your jokes
- Extra information on writing for sitcoms and stand-up
- Comedic brainstorming techniques using associations and listings
- Exclusive tips for writing humor for specific markets like editorials, columns, speeches, advertising, greeting cards, t-shirts, and more
Tap into your comedic genius with Comedy Writing Secrets, 2nd edition, and you’ll always leave ’em laughing!
Table of contents:
PART I: THE BASICS OF HUMOR WRITING
Chapter 1:
The Importance of Humor Writing.
Chapter 2:
Why We Laugh.
Chapter 3:
The Recipe for Humor.
PART II: HUMOR WRITING TECHNIQUES
Chapter 4:
POW: Play on Words.
Chapter 5:
More POW: The Simple Truth and the Take-Off,
Chapter 6:
POW Brainstorming Techniques.
Chapter 7:
The Next Giant Step:
Reverses
Chapter 8:
The Harmony of Paired Elements:
Phrases, Words, Statistics, and Aphorisms
Chapter 9:
Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered:
Triples
Chapter 10:
Realism, Exaggeration, and Understatement.
Chapter 11:
Funny Words and Foul Language.
PART III: WRITING HUMOR FOR
SPECIFIC MARKETS
Chapter 12:
Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three: Writing Humor for Speeche
Chapter 13:
Stand-Up or Sit Down: Humor for Live Entertainers.
Chapter 14:
Print Humor: Columns, Articles, and Fillers-
Chapter 15:
Saw the Picture, Loved the Gag:
Humor for Cartoons and Greeting Cards.
Chapter 16:
The Scarce Comedy: Writing for TV Sitcoms.
Chapter 17:
We Mean Business.
Chapter 18:
Teach, Learn, and Laugh
Chapter 19:
That’s a Wrap.
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