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"Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, practice, practice." That's 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 your…mehr
"Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, practice, practice." That's 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 your joke writing skills and develop your sketch and sitcom writing abilities. This book suggests that talent is earned through observation, study, analysis, and repetition. The authors also encourage you to analyze your writing, discover where improvement is required, and create your own skill-creating exercises. The work can be demanding, but that's what it takes to become a success in any field, including comedy writing. If you study "Comedy Writing Self-Taught Workbook" -- with or without the companion volume, "Comedy Writing Self-Taught" -- when your break comes, you'll be ready.
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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."
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INTRODUCTION 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
INTRODUCTION 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
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