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How to Be Funny

How to Be Funny

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
308
Release Date:
1998-04-01
Publication Date:
1998-04-01
Publisher:
Prometheus
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1573922064
ISBN13:
9781573922067
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
503 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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