Comedy Writing


Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Bossypants
What Are You Laughing At? A Comprehensive Guide to the Comedic Event
The NEW Comedy Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Performing Stand-Up Comedy
Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
Comedy Writing Secrets: The Best-Selling Book on How to Think Funny, Write Funny, Act Funny, And Get Paid For It
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How to Say Something Funny about Anything
The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide
Writing the Romantic Comedy
Funny on Purpose: The Definitive Guide to an Unpredictable Career in Comedy: Standup + Improv + Sketch + TV + Writing + Directing + YouTube
Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV: How to Write Monologue Jokes, Desk Pieces, Sketches, Parodies, Audience Pieces, Remotes, and Other Short-Form Comedy
And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft and the Industry
The Eight Characters of Comedy: Guide to Sitcom Acting And Writing
Bob   Odenkirk
I told Chris [Farley] and the writers, "Look. Whatever you do, the one thing to remember is: don't start from the ending [of the "van down by the river" sketch]. Start from the beginning, so that you have somewhere to go." Almost every time Chris did that sketch after I left SNL, he started by breaking the table. It just became one of those dangerous examples of becoming addicted to the big laugh. You become addicted as a performer to that big moment, and you ask yourself, Why am I not just doi ...more
Bob Odenkirk

Steve North
After 30 years of coaching and teaching stand-up comedy to thousands, both in my workshops (longest continuous in LA) and private coachings; I finally wrote the book! It covers 1-Discovering your Comedic Character; 2- an 80-page workbook using the best joke formulas from over 25 years in my workshops: 3- How to put it all together, deal with audiences, clubs, and the biz.
Steve North, How to Kill in Comedy

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