
The Humorist
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Murderer.
Meet Benjamin Davids White, blessed since his infancy with an extraordinary gift: to understand humour at its deepest level. Yet Benjamin is cursed, too: in all his life, he has never laughed or smiled. At the height of his profession as a comedy critic, yet lacking any kind of human empathy, Benjamin discovers a formula that will allow him to construct the most powerful joke the world has ever known. A joke that has the power to kill...
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Content
- Intro
- Half-title page
- About the Author
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Epigraph page
- Contents
- 1. The Punchline, 2003
- 2. The Set-up, 1964
- 3. The Stage
- 4. The Props
- 5. Call-back
- 6. Good Material
- 7. New Act
- 8. Pathos and Melancholy
- 9. Doubling Up
- 10. Three Acts and a Compère
- 11. The Headliner
- 12. Complimentary Seats
- 13. The Closing Set
- Acknowledgements
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