Comedy Writing Self-Taught Workbook
More Than 100 Practical Writing Exercises to Develop Your Comedy Writing Skills
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More Than 100 Practical Writing Exercises to Develop Your Comedy Writing Skills
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"Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, practice, practice". That is more than a joke; it's solid advice. Consider world-class performers in any field -- golf, figure skating, music, whatever. One thing you can safely say about each is that they achieved their level of skill through practice. To excel in any endeavor, you must work on and perfect your technique. Comedy writing is no exception. In this book, Emmy-winning TV writer and producer Gene Perret and professional writer Linda Perret have compiled a collection of over 100 comedy writing workouts that will challenge…mehr
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- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Linden Publishing
- Seitenzahl: 120
- Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2015
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 279mm x 215mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 346g
- ISBN-13: 9781610352406
- ISBN-10: 1610352408
- Artikelnr.: 40876860
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
- Verlag: Linden Publishing
- Seitenzahl: 120
- Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2015
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 279mm x 215mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 346g
- ISBN-13: 9781610352406
- ISBN-10: 1610352408
- Artikelnr.: 40876860
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
9 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
12 PART ONE
General Joke Writing
Exercises 1 to 24
19 EXERCISE 1
COLLECT 50 GREAT ONE
LINERS
20; EXERCISE 2
CAPTIONING
22; EXERCISE 3
A LITTLE TOUGHER CAPTIONING
24; EXERCISE 4
CAPTIONING WORDS
25; EXERCISE 5
GATHERING REFERENCES
27; EXERCISE 6
IN THE NEWS
29; EXERCISE 7
TURN IDEAS INTO JOKES
31; EXERCISE 8
THE ALMOST RIGHT WORD
33; EXERCISE 9
IT'S ALL AROUND US
36; EXERCISE 10
INSPIRED BY LEGENDS
37; EXERCISE 11
THAT MAKES PERFECT NONSENSE
39; EXERCISE 12
TAG THAT LINE
40; EXERCISE 13
SAY IT BY NOT SAYING IT
42; EXERCISE 14
OUTSIDE THE BOX
44; EXERCISE 15
SAME WORD
DIFFERENT MEANING
47; EXERCISE 16
IT MEANS WHAT YOU MEAN IT TO MEAN
49; EXERCISE 17
SAME OLD WORDS
BRAND NEW MEANING
50; EXERCISE 18
DON'T QUIT TOO SOON
51; EXERCISE 19
MERELY FILL IN THE BLANKS
53; EXERCISE 20
ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
56; EXERCISE 21
RELATIONSHIPS THAT AREN'T REALLY RELATED
57; EXERCISE 22
ONE JOKE BEGETS MANY
60; EXERCISE 23
READY, SET, WRITE
62; EXERCISE 24
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
63 PART TWO
General Stand
Up Writing Exercise 25 to 47
66 EXERCISE 25
TAKE GOOD NOTES
67; EXERCISE 26
COMPACT THE ACT
68; EXERCISE 27
WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?
70; EXERCISE 28
WRITING A CHUNK
71; EXERCISE 29
WRITING FOR A SPECIFIC PERSON
73; EXERCISE 30
WRITING IN BITE
SIZED CHUNKS
PART A
73; EXERCISE 31
WRITING IN BITE
SIZED CHUNKS
PART B
75; EXERCISE 32
WRITING IN BITE
SIZED CHUNKS
PART C
76; EXERCISE 33
NOW CUT YOUR PRECIOUS JOKES
78; EXERCISE 34
SMOOTH TRANSITIONS
80; EXERCISE 35
BAKING A MONOLOGUE
81; EXERCISE 36
WORKING TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE
85; EXERCISE 37
NOW WRITE
86; EXERCISE 38
ROAST A FRIEND
86; EXERCISE 39
WRITE WHATEVER SO
AND
SO WANTS
88; EXERCISE 40
THAT'S HANDY
89; EXERCISE 41
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY TOPIC
91; EXERCISE 42
LATE NIGHT TV
92; EXERCISE 43
BE PREPARED
94; EXERCISE 44
LEARN TO OVERWRITE
95; EXERCISE 45
PICK YOUR BEST
96; EXERCISE 46
NOT DONE YET
97; EXERCISE 47
KILLING DEAD TIME
98 PART THREE
Writing for your Mentor
Exercises 48 to 66
100 EXERCISE 48
PICK YOUR MENTOR
101; EXERCISE 49
THE BEST OF YOUR MENTOR
102; EXERCISE 50
LET YOUR MENTOR MENTOR
103; EXERCISE 51
YOU'VE BEEN HIRED
104; EXERCISE 52
WASTE NOT WANT NOT
105; EXERCISE 53
FIND THE RIGHT FORMULA
107; EXERCISE 54
HELLO, GOODBYE
108; EXERCISE 55
TAILOR MADE
109; EXERCISE 56
DEDICATED CHUNK
110; EXERCISE 57
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
111; EXERCISE 58
STRENGTHEN THE WEAKNESSES
113; EXERCISE 59
STRENGTHEN THE STRENGTHS
113; EXERCISE 60
LET IT SIT
114; EXERCISE 61
SPECIAL APPEARANCES
115; EXERCISE 62
ON THE COUCH
117; EXERCISE 63
TALK SPOT
117; EXERCISE 64
BECOME YOUR MENTOR
118; EXERCISE 65
MAKE IT TIGHTER
120; EXERCISE 66
MAKE IT TIGHTER STILL
121 PART FOUR
Sketch Writing
Exercises 67 to 87
123 EXERCISE 67
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
124; EXERCISE 68
THAT'S WHERE IT CAME FROM
125; EXERCISE 69
MY LIFE IS MADE UP OF SKETCHES
126; EXERCISE 70
AT THE MOVIES
127; EXERCISE 71
AND THE STORY GOES
128; EXERCISE 72
CLASSIC JOKES
129; EXERCISE 73
WORDS OF WISDOM
130; EXERCISE 74
THAT REALLY BUGS ME
131; EXERCISE 75
DEVELOP ONE
131; EXERCISE 76
HOGTIED GUESTS
132; EXERCISE 77
BOOK YOUR OWN GUESTS
133; EXERCISE 78
BIGGER THAN LIFE
134; EXERCISE 79
BOOB TUBE
134; EXERCISE 80
COMMERCIAL WRITING
135; EXERCISE 81
THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT
136; EXERCISE 82
OH THAT'S GOOD
136; EXERCISE 83
THE ROADRUNNER SKETCH
138; EXERCISE 84
THE SILENT SKETCH
139; EXERCISE 85
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
140; EXERCISE 86
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
141; EXERCISE 87
CURTAIN AND APPLAUSE
145 PART FIVE
Sitcom Writing
Exercise 88 to 114
147 EXERCISE 88
POP QUIZ
148; EXERCISE 89
OPEN BOOK TEST
153; EXERCISE 90
WHO SAYS WHAT?
154; EXERCISE 91
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN?
154; EXERCISE 92
SAME WITH SITCOMS
156; EXERCISE 93
GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT
157; EXERCISE 94
GET YOUR STORY CHANGED
157; EXERCISE 95
GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT...AGAIN
158; EXERCISE 96
ANOTHER QUESTIONNAIRE
159; EXERCISE 97
ADD SOME FUNNY
162; EXERCISE 98
KEEP THAT STORY MOVING
162; EXERCISE 99
PUT ANOTHER BUMP IN THE ROAD
163; EXERCISE 100
ON THE SET
134; EXERCISE 101
MAKE IT SHORTER
165; EXERCISE 102
WRITE THE "BIBLE"
166; EXERCISE 103
WRITE YOUR OWN "BIBLE"
167; EXERCISE 104
TURN THE TABLES ON YOUR CHARACTERS
168; EXERCISE 105
IT CAN'T GET ANY WORSE
169; EXERCISE 106
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
170; EXERCISE 107
SWITCH
173; EXERCISE 108
A GOOD OLD STORY
174; EXERCISE 109
A GOOD JOKE
175; EXERCISE 110
A GOOD OLD CLICHE
175; EXERCISE 111
THAT REALLY IRKS ME
176; EXERCISE 112
FINISHED PROJECT
177; EXERCISE 113
"A MARTIAN WOULDN'T SAY THAT"
177; EXERCISE 114
"A DIFFERENT MARTIAN WOULDN'T SAY THAT EITHER"
178; EXERCISE 115
JUST DO IT
179 THE END? NOT REALLY
182
9 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
12 PART ONE
General Joke Writing
Exercises 1 to 24
19 EXERCISE 1
COLLECT 50 GREAT ONE
LINERS
20; EXERCISE 2
CAPTIONING
22; EXERCISE 3
A LITTLE TOUGHER CAPTIONING
24; EXERCISE 4
CAPTIONING WORDS
25; EXERCISE 5
GATHERING REFERENCES
27; EXERCISE 6
IN THE NEWS
29; EXERCISE 7
TURN IDEAS INTO JOKES
31; EXERCISE 8
THE ALMOST RIGHT WORD
33; EXERCISE 9
IT'S ALL AROUND US
36; EXERCISE 10
INSPIRED BY LEGENDS
37; EXERCISE 11
THAT MAKES PERFECT NONSENSE
39; EXERCISE 12
TAG THAT LINE
40; EXERCISE 13
SAY IT BY NOT SAYING IT
42; EXERCISE 14
OUTSIDE THE BOX
44; EXERCISE 15
SAME WORD
DIFFERENT MEANING
47; EXERCISE 16
IT MEANS WHAT YOU MEAN IT TO MEAN
49; EXERCISE 17
SAME OLD WORDS
BRAND NEW MEANING
50; EXERCISE 18
DON'T QUIT TOO SOON
51; EXERCISE 19
MERELY FILL IN THE BLANKS
53; EXERCISE 20
ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
56; EXERCISE 21
RELATIONSHIPS THAT AREN'T REALLY RELATED
57; EXERCISE 22
ONE JOKE BEGETS MANY
60; EXERCISE 23
READY, SET, WRITE
62; EXERCISE 24
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
63 PART TWO
General Stand
Up Writing Exercise 25 to 47
66 EXERCISE 25
TAKE GOOD NOTES
67; EXERCISE 26
COMPACT THE ACT
68; EXERCISE 27
WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?
70; EXERCISE 28
WRITING A CHUNK
71; EXERCISE 29
WRITING FOR A SPECIFIC PERSON
73; EXERCISE 30
WRITING IN BITE
SIZED CHUNKS
PART A
73; EXERCISE 31
WRITING IN BITE
SIZED CHUNKS
PART B
75; EXERCISE 32
WRITING IN BITE
SIZED CHUNKS
PART C
76; EXERCISE 33
NOW CUT YOUR PRECIOUS JOKES
78; EXERCISE 34
SMOOTH TRANSITIONS
80; EXERCISE 35
BAKING A MONOLOGUE
81; EXERCISE 36
WORKING TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE
85; EXERCISE 37
NOW WRITE
86; EXERCISE 38
ROAST A FRIEND
86; EXERCISE 39
WRITE WHATEVER SO
AND
SO WANTS
88; EXERCISE 40
THAT'S HANDY
89; EXERCISE 41
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY TOPIC
91; EXERCISE 42
LATE NIGHT TV
92; EXERCISE 43
BE PREPARED
94; EXERCISE 44
LEARN TO OVERWRITE
95; EXERCISE 45
PICK YOUR BEST
96; EXERCISE 46
NOT DONE YET
97; EXERCISE 47
KILLING DEAD TIME
98 PART THREE
Writing for your Mentor
Exercises 48 to 66
100 EXERCISE 48
PICK YOUR MENTOR
101; EXERCISE 49
THE BEST OF YOUR MENTOR
102; EXERCISE 50
LET YOUR MENTOR MENTOR
103; EXERCISE 51
YOU'VE BEEN HIRED
104; EXERCISE 52
WASTE NOT WANT NOT
105; EXERCISE 53
FIND THE RIGHT FORMULA
107; EXERCISE 54
HELLO, GOODBYE
108; EXERCISE 55
TAILOR MADE
109; EXERCISE 56
DEDICATED CHUNK
110; EXERCISE 57
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
111; EXERCISE 58
STRENGTHEN THE WEAKNESSES
113; EXERCISE 59
STRENGTHEN THE STRENGTHS
113; EXERCISE 60
LET IT SIT
114; EXERCISE 61
SPECIAL APPEARANCES
115; EXERCISE 62
ON THE COUCH
117; EXERCISE 63
TALK SPOT
117; EXERCISE 64
BECOME YOUR MENTOR
118; EXERCISE 65
MAKE IT TIGHTER
120; EXERCISE 66
MAKE IT TIGHTER STILL
121 PART FOUR
Sketch Writing
Exercises 67 to 87
123 EXERCISE 67
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
124; EXERCISE 68
THAT'S WHERE IT CAME FROM
125; EXERCISE 69
MY LIFE IS MADE UP OF SKETCHES
126; EXERCISE 70
AT THE MOVIES
127; EXERCISE 71
AND THE STORY GOES
128; EXERCISE 72
CLASSIC JOKES
129; EXERCISE 73
WORDS OF WISDOM
130; EXERCISE 74
THAT REALLY BUGS ME
131; EXERCISE 75
DEVELOP ONE
131; EXERCISE 76
HOGTIED GUESTS
132; EXERCISE 77
BOOK YOUR OWN GUESTS
133; EXERCISE 78
BIGGER THAN LIFE
134; EXERCISE 79
BOOB TUBE
134; EXERCISE 80
COMMERCIAL WRITING
135; EXERCISE 81
THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT
136; EXERCISE 82
OH THAT'S GOOD
136; EXERCISE 83
THE ROADRUNNER SKETCH
138; EXERCISE 84
THE SILENT SKETCH
139; EXERCISE 85
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
140; EXERCISE 86
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
141; EXERCISE 87
CURTAIN AND APPLAUSE
145 PART FIVE
Sitcom Writing
Exercise 88 to 114
147 EXERCISE 88
POP QUIZ
148; EXERCISE 89
OPEN BOOK TEST
153; EXERCISE 90
WHO SAYS WHAT?
154; EXERCISE 91
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN?
154; EXERCISE 92
SAME WITH SITCOMS
156; EXERCISE 93
GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT
157; EXERCISE 94
GET YOUR STORY CHANGED
157; EXERCISE 95
GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT...AGAIN
158; EXERCISE 96
ANOTHER QUESTIONNAIRE
159; EXERCISE 97
ADD SOME FUNNY
162; EXERCISE 98
KEEP THAT STORY MOVING
162; EXERCISE 99
PUT ANOTHER BUMP IN THE ROAD
163; EXERCISE 100
ON THE SET
134; EXERCISE 101
MAKE IT SHORTER
165; EXERCISE 102
WRITE THE "BIBLE"
166; EXERCISE 103
WRITE YOUR OWN "BIBLE"
167; EXERCISE 104
TURN THE TABLES ON YOUR CHARACTERS
168; EXERCISE 105
IT CAN'T GET ANY WORSE
169; EXERCISE 106
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
170; EXERCISE 107
SWITCH
173; EXERCISE 108
A GOOD OLD STORY
174; EXERCISE 109
A GOOD JOKE
175; EXERCISE 110
A GOOD OLD CLICHE
175; EXERCISE 111
THAT REALLY IRKS ME
176; EXERCISE 112
FINISHED PROJECT
177; EXERCISE 113
"A MARTIAN WOULDN'T SAY THAT"
177; EXERCISE 114
"A DIFFERENT MARTIAN WOULDN'T SAY THAT EITHER"
178; EXERCISE 115
JUST DO IT
179 THE END? NOT REALLY
182