Gene Perret

Comedy Writing Self-Taught

The Professional Skill-Building Course in Writing Stand-Up, Sketch, and Situation Comedy

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Produktbeschreibung

Comedy writing is an acquired skill. No one is born a comedy writer. The desire may be there from an early age, but the techniques must be learned, developed, and honed. Fortunately, the best teachers are readily available. They are the comics of the past and present, the television shows you see daily, both current versions and reruns. They provide your Ph.D. course in humor writing. In "Comedy Writing Self-Taught," Gene Perret, a three-time Emmy Award-winner and former head writer for Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller, teaches you how to teach yourself comedy writing techniques by observing, analyzing, and replicating those who have already mastered the skills. This book not only guides you in selecting the appropriate mentors for your writing and helps you decide what to look for in your studies, it also offers drills and exercises that will develop your creativity. A companion volume, "Comedy Writing Self-Taught Workbook," provides even more exercises and writing workouts. Whether you're writing stand-up routines, TV sketches, or sitcoms, this book clues you in to the fastest, most convenient way to teach yourself the skills you'll need. You'll do the watching, studying, and learning. You'll do the work -- and it will require work -- but you'll also reap the generous rewards, and have fun while teaching yourself to write comedy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Linden Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 175
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 154mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 273g
• ISBN-13: 9781610352208
• ISBN-10: 1610352203
• Artikelnr.: 40875357

Autorenporträt

Gene Perret taught himself to write comedy in the early 1960s by studying the technique and the writing style of the great comedians of the day, especially Bob Hope. This led to his writing comedy material for many nightclub performers, including Phyllis Diller and Slappy White. In 1968, Gene was signed to contribute to "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show." That led to a television career writing for "The Jim Nabors Hour," "Laugh-In," "The New Bill Cosby Show," "The Carol Burnett Show" and others. Later, he produced such hits as "Welcome Back Kotter," "Three's Company," and "The Tim Conway Show." Gene also worked with Bob Hope on all of his personal appearances and TV specials for 38 years, the last 12 of which he served as Hope's head-writer. Perret has won three Emmys and one Writer's Guild Award. He is also a well respected teacher of comedy writing and is the author of over 45 books, including "The New Comedy Writing Step by Step" and "The Ten Commandments of Comedy."

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION Ch. 1
Comedy Can Be Taught Ch. 2
Self
Taught Is the Best Taught Ch. 3
Two Concepts You Can Teach Yourself Immediately Ch. 4
Learn the Business PART ONE
JOKE WRITING A Brief Introduction into Joke Writing Ch. 5
Learn What Good Comedy Is Ch. 6
Learn To Be Good By Not Being Bad Ch. 7
Selecting Your Mentor Ch. 8
What and How You Should Learn from Your Mentor Ch. 9
What Do You Write About? Ch. 10
Preparation and Research Are Part of Learning Ch. 11
Train Yourself to Write Routines Ch. 12
Find and Study Joke Formulas Ch. 13
Do Comedy Writing Exercises Ch. 14
You May Want To Skip this Chapter, But Don't PART TWO
SKETCH WRITING A Brief Introduction into Sketch Writing Ch. 15
Your Best Mentor Is In Your Den Ch. 16
How to Watch Sketches Ch. 17
Sketch Endings Ch. 18
Sketch Writing Exercises PART THREE
SITCOM WRITING A Brief Introduction to Sitcom Writing Ch. 19
How to Watch Sitcoms Ch. 20
Sitcom Writing Exercises Ch. 21
Develop a Situation Comedy Story and Outline a Script Ch. 22
Write a Situation Comedy Script Ch. 23
Errors to Avoid in Writing a Spec Script PART FOUR
GRADUATION Graduation