So Anyway

So, Anyway... by John Cleese

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


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In one candid moment the author comments something to the effect, you didn't come here for the biography but for the humour and, at least in my case, he was almost correct. I did want the humour, and much more than was delivered, but I also wanted his writing tips and there were quite a number of them. My only complaint regarding this book is Mr. Cleese spent far too much time on his early career and far too little on Monty Python. In addition, he discussed very few details regarding the writing and production of Fawlty Towers.

In general I thought the book was well written - not perfect maybe but good. There were a number of places where I found myself laughing out loud and not many authors can accomplish that. One thing I noted was a number of places where the author, in the process of relating some actual event, stated things and events which might have a lot of comic potential. Therefore if you're writing comedy and are looking for good ideas, a look at this book might provide some.



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