Comedy is a game that all humans play. There are big social prizes if you win, but it is easy to end up with custard pie on your face and the joke is on us if we don’t understand how it works. So, what are the rules and why does comedy matter? Join professional comedy writer Joel Morris on a hilarious journey into the world of shared laughter where he reveals what comedy can teach us about ourselves. From stand-up to slapstick and sitcom to spoof, Morris examines comedic patterns, rhythms and dynamics to uncover the algorithms that secretly underpin comedy. Be Funny or Die is a fascinating…mehr
Comedy is a game that all humans play. There are big social prizes if you win, but it is easy to end up with custard pie on your face and the joke is on us if we don’t understand how it works. So, what are the rules and why does comedy matter? Join professional comedy writer Joel Morris on a hilarious journey into the world of shared laughter where he reveals what comedy can teach us about ourselves. From stand-up to slapstick and sitcom to spoof, Morris examines comedic patterns, rhythms and dynamics to uncover the algorithms that secretly underpin comedy. Be Funny or Die is a fascinating investigation into how our species has developed and mastered the essential art form of comedy where laughter is the universal language and only the funniest survive.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Joel Morris is a BAFTA-winning comedy writer. A long-time collaborator with Charlie Brooker and the co-creator of dimwit pundit Philomena Cunk, he has written for countless TV and radio shows, including Mitchell and Webb, Miranda and Murder in Successville, as well as the Paddington films. He co-created cult spoof newspaper The Framley Examiner, the hit Bollocks to Alton Towers tourist guides and the chart busting Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups. Joel lives in London, UK.
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Disclaimer Comedy is Important PART ONE: COMEDY IS HUMAN 1 The Funniest Joke in the World 2 Human Laughter 3 Human Comedy 4 Freud Never Played Glasgow Empire 5 What Clever People Have Reckoned 6 Surprise! 7 What’s Brown and Sticky? 8 No Harm Meant 9 Play-Fighting 10 Typing ‘5318008’ on a Calculator 11 Pretty Patterns 12 The Rule of Three PART TWO: COMEDY IS MUSIC 13 The Rhythm of Comedy 14 The Music of Comedy 15 The Comedy Keyboard 16 Comedy Piano For Beginner 17 Confuse: The Bum Note 18 The Howl of Confusion 19 Shaggy Dogs 20 Sheer Nonsense 21 The Lure of the Brillig 22 The Bucket PART THREE: COMEDY IS US 23 Laughing Together 24 Mike is a Wanker 25 Laughing Together 26 The Tribe 27 Anyone in From 1991? 28 The Specifics 29 These Robots Are Funny 30 Shared Values 31 Reading the Room 32 Dangerous Laughs 33 Only Teasing 34 Comic Relief 35 Woke Me Up Before You Go Go 36 Raise the Right Flag PART FOUR: COMEDY IS CHARACTER 37 Comedy is Fractal 38 I Haven’t Learned a Thing 39 Confirmation Bias 40 I Wouldn’t Do That, If I Were Me 41 A Dramatic Pause 42 Patterns of People 43 Character Pieces 44 Double Act 45 Marge & Dorothy & Velma & Ringo PART FIVE: COMEDY IS STORY 46 Building the Clown Car 47 The Shape of Story 48 The Straight Story 49 The Big Questions 50 Is This the Right Room For an Argument? 51 An Incredible Story 52 Plot vs Story . . . AND THE PUNCHLINE 53 The Secret of Comedy 54 A Joke Amongst Friends 55 Comedy is Big and Clever 56 Hack Comedy 57 Her Majesty Acknowledgements Epigraph Sources Resources A Note on the Author Supporters
Disclaimer Comedy is Important PART ONE: COMEDY IS HUMAN 1 The Funniest Joke in the World 2 Human Laughter 3 Human Comedy 4 Freud Never Played Glasgow Empire 5 What Clever People Have Reckoned 6 Surprise! 7 What’s Brown and Sticky? 8 No Harm Meant 9 Play-Fighting 10 Typing ‘5318008’ on a Calculator 11 Pretty Patterns 12 The Rule of Three PART TWO: COMEDY IS MUSIC 13 The Rhythm of Comedy 14 The Music of Comedy 15 The Comedy Keyboard 16 Comedy Piano For Beginner 17 Confuse: The Bum Note 18 The Howl of Confusion 19 Shaggy Dogs 20 Sheer Nonsense 21 The Lure of the Brillig 22 The Bucket PART THREE: COMEDY IS US 23 Laughing Together 24 Mike is a Wanker 25 Laughing Together 26 The Tribe 27 Anyone in From 1991? 28 The Specifics 29 These Robots Are Funny 30 Shared Values 31 Reading the Room 32 Dangerous Laughs 33 Only Teasing 34 Comic Relief 35 Woke Me Up Before You Go Go 36 Raise the Right Flag PART FOUR: COMEDY IS CHARACTER 37 Comedy is Fractal 38 I Haven’t Learned a Thing 39 Confirmation Bias 40 I Wouldn’t Do That, If I Were Me 41 A Dramatic Pause 42 Patterns of People 43 Character Pieces 44 Double Act 45 Marge & Dorothy & Velma & Ringo PART FIVE: COMEDY IS STORY 46 Building the Clown Car 47 The Shape of Story 48 The Straight Story 49 The Big Questions 50 Is This the Right Room For an Argument? 51 An Incredible Story 52 Plot vs Story . . . AND THE PUNCHLINE 53 The Secret of Comedy 54 A Joke Amongst Friends 55 Comedy is Big and Clever 56 Hack Comedy 57 Her Majesty Acknowledgements Epigraph Sources Resources A Note on the Author Supporters
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