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Laughing Matters

By Steven Jacobi

Laughing Matters

By Steven Jacobi

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What makes people laugh? Where does the urge to make people laugh come from? And just how hard can it really be to become a stand-up comedian? In pursuit of the answers to these questions - and more - writer and comedy obsessive Steven Jacobi has set himself a horrifying task: to perform as a stand-up comic in six comedy clubs around Britain. (The Amused Moose at the Enterprise in Chalk Farm; XSMalarkey in Manchester; the Cheeky Monkey at the Station in Kings Heath Birmingham; Ha! in New York; Oi! Oi! in Eastbourne and Up the Creek in Greenwich London.)As he gathers together material for his big adventure Jacobi tracks down his comedy heroes Ken Dodd and Woody Allen and seeks their advice and wisdom. He looks at the long tradition of British humour and looks to among others a Python Eric Sykes Frank Skinner and Steve Coogan to get their take on comedy. Only then does he embark on his ordeal logging - in unsparing detail - the venues audiences hecklers and humiliation. All the while charting his all-important material evolving - and hopefully refining - as he travels across the country on his masochistic odyssey.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2006-07-06
Publication Date:
2006-07-06
Publisher:
Arrow
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0099476630
ISBN13:
9780099476634
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
420 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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