How to Be a Comedy Writer [Paperback]

Marc Blake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2005

Think you're funny? Writing successful comedy isn't just about having a gift for gags; you need to hone your talent and polish your humour toearn a living from making people laugh. If you want to write stand-up comedy, sketches, sitcoms or even a comic novel or film, How to be a Comedy Writer tells you all you need to know and more about the business, the structure of jokes and the nuts and bolts of a craft that can be learnt.

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About the Author

Dr. C George Fry completed his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University, D.Min. at the Winebrenner Theological Seminary, and recipient of several honorary doctorates. Previously he has written biographies of Washington Gladden, Avicenna, Francis of Assisi, Berthold von Schenk and Raymond Lull as well as a number of textbooks. The Concordia Historical Institute recognized Fry's previous work on "Matthias Loy" with a "Citation" for outstanding scholarship. Fry is currently Professor of Church history and Theology at Winebrenner Theological Seminary at the University of Findlay. Joel R. Kurz received his B.A. in English from The College of the Ozarks and his M.Div from Concordia Theological Seminary. He has had essays and poetry published in several journals, in addition to collaborating with Dr. C. George Fry on two previous biographies by The Edwin Mellen Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Summersdale (August 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840244658
• ISBN-13: 978-1840244656
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,489,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a British comic writer of three novels (two on Kindle) plus TV (ITV: The Swap) and several How to..write books. "How NOT to write Sitcom" (2011) is UK biased (sorry) but has, I hope some useful information for beginners.
Coming soon, my 3rd Novel "24 Karat Schmooze", plus an autobiography based on my blog. 'How a writer Dies' - both exclusively on EBook. I like Hard rock, kittens, running, parks, Autumn, Family Guy and Horror movies. I was also a stand up comic for twenty years, but accidentally ticked the 'no publicity' box at the start and that was that.

Is that my hundred words? OK. Golf clubs for sale...

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3.0 out of 5 stars More of an 'overview' than a 'how to'., December 14, 2010

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Sally Holloway, Author: Joke Writing (Serious... - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Be a Comedy Writer (Paperback)

You can't tell from the picture but this book is literally tiny. 6" x 4.5" to be exact. But it bravely tries to cover every kind of comedy writing including character comedy, comedy plays, comedy drama, stand-up, sketches, radio comedy, TV comedy, screenplays, comedy novels, joke books. There's half a page on topical jokes etc etc. This does of course mean it's a bit vague about how to actually write and just tells you what to do if you have written something, but if you want a good romp through potential outlets for your comic writing it's worth a read.