How to be Funny - Discovering the Comic in You (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Prometheus Books UK
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	April 1998
Authors:	Steve Allen • Jane Wollman
Dimensions:	229 x 146 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	305
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-57392-206-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General
LSN:	1-57392-206-4
Barcode:	9781573922067

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