The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 1592572316
ISBN-13 : 9781592572311
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Book Synopsis The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing by : James Mendrinos

Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing written by James Mendrinos and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've always known writing comedy was about more than just being funny. But how do you create a joke and work it into a script or a stand-up routine? Comedian, writer, and teacher Jim Mendrinos has the answers. In The Complete Idiot s Guide to Comedy Writing, Mendrinos gives readers the principles he teaches in his popular courses, from understanding what funny is and how to find it, to how to actually construct comedy. Working through the basic constructions and forms including premises, points of view, and twists, he shows the variations of written, verbal, and physical comedy. With useful exercises, Mendrinos helps writers refine their writing, appeal to their audience, and even break writer's block by learning techniques for brainstorming, free association, lists, and finding infinite points of view.

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