Comedy Writing
Published on 17. May 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
191 pages
978-0-340-73054-6 (ISBN)
Description
This guide examines the power of comedy and explains how to be a writer of this genre. Writing for radio, stage, TV, jokes, sitcom, stand-up, cartoons and children are dealt with. Each stage of the process is covered, from creating ideas and learning the craft, to marketing the material.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 130 mm
Width: 198 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-73054-6 (9780340730546)
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Content
The nature of comedy; beginning comedy writing; comedy writing techniques; one-liners; sketches; writing for radio; writing for television; situation comedy 1; situation comedy 2; situation comedy 3; theatre; stand-up comedy; cartoon and comic strip, greetings cards; animation; humour for fiction and non-fiction; writing comedy for children; the business of being a comedy writer; the comedy writer as a human being.