| How to Be Funny Revised Edition Contributor(s): Allen, Steve (Author), Wollman, Jane (Contribution by), Maher, Bill (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1573922064 ISBN-13: 9781573922067 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: No one knows more about comedy than Steve Allen. For more than five decades as a writer, performer, and keen observer of the social scene, he has looked into every aspect of who's funny, what's funny, and why. Now, Allen shares his discoveries in this delightful book designed to help everyone develop their own special talent for funniness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Parodies |
| Dewey: 808.7 |
| LCCN: 97051191 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.99" W x 8.93" (0.91 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: No one knows more about comedy than Steve Allen. For more than five decades as a writer, performer, and keen observer of the social scene, he has looked into every aspect of who's funny, what's funny, and why. Allen shares his discoveries in How to Be Funny, the book designed to help everyone develop their special talent for funniness. Now reissued in paperback, How to Be Funny covers all the basics, including joke telling, ad-libbing, writing humorously, performing comedy, emceeing, and much more. Allen takes you inside the world of comedy, from the early writings of Mark Twain, to the more contemporary work of Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Maher. Allen even provides homework assignments for the budding comic Yet How to Be Funny is far more than just a book for aspiring comedians it will help anyone who wants to be a more amusing conversationalist, a more effective public speaker, and everyone who just wants to be the life of the party. |