How to be a Comedy Writer

How to be a Comedy Writer

by Marc Blake (Author)

Synopsis

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 toearn 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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: Summersdale
Published: 12 Sep 2005

ISBN 10: 1840244658
ISBN 13: 9781840244656

Author Bio
Dr. C George Fry completed his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University, D.Min. at the Winebrenner Theological Seminary, and recipient of several honorary doctorates. Previously he has written biographies of Washington Gladden, Avicenna, Francis of Assisi, Berthold von Schenk and Raymond Lull as well as a number of textbooks. The Concordia Historical Institute recognized Fry's previous work on Matthias Loy with a Citation for outstanding scholarship. Fry is currently Professor of Church history and Theology at Winebrenner Theological Seminary at the University of Findlay. Joel R. Kurz received his B.A. in English from The College of the Ozarks and his M.Div from Concordia Theological Seminary. He has had essays and poetry published in several journals, in addition to collaborating with Dr. C. George Fry on two previous biographies by The Edwin Mellen Press.