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How to be a Comedy Writer

by Marc Blake
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Think you’re funny? Writing successful comedy isn’t just about having a gift for gags; you need to hone your talent and polish your humour to earn a living from making people laugh. If you want to write stand-up comedy, sketches, sitcoms or even a comic novel or film, How to be a Comedy Writer tells you all you need to know and more about the business, the structure of jokes and the nuts and bolts of a craft that can be learnt. Comedy guru Marc Blake has written for Spitting Image, Frankie Howerd and Craig Charles, and had his own TV show and BBC Radio 4 series Whining for England. The author of several humour books and comic novels including the bestselling Sunstroke, he has taught comedy writing across the UK for ten years.
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Publisher: Summersdale Publishers Ltd

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  • ISBN: 9781840249569
  • Release date: December 18, 2005

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  • ISBN: 9781840249569
  • File size: 1420 KB
  • Release date: December 18, 2005

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Performing Arts Reference Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)

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English

Think you’re funny? Writing successful comedy isn’t just about having a gift for gags; you need to hone your talent and polish your humour to earn a living from making people laugh. If you want to write stand-up comedy, sketches, sitcoms or even a comic novel or film, How to be a Comedy Writer tells you all you need to know and more about the business, the structure of jokes and the nuts and bolts of a craft that can be learnt. Comedy guru Marc Blake has written for Spitting Image, Frankie Howerd and Craig Charles, and had his own TV show and BBC Radio 4 series Whining for England. The author of several humour books and comic novels including the bestselling Sunstroke, he has taught comedy writing across the UK for ten years.
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Performing Arts Reference Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)