Make 'em Laugh (Hardcover)

The success of Steve Allen's How To Be Funny led first to the republication of that book, and now occasioned a companion volume, Make 'Em Laugh. This new how-to book about the art of comedy includes an even richer assortment of examples of the author's unique humor.
In Make 'Em Laugh, Allen laces his formal instruction with hilarious ad-libs, written jokes, TV comedy sketches, satires, song parodies, humorous essays, amusing autobiographical reminiscences, one-act plays, witty speeches, and stand-up monologues from his comedy concerts.
Noel Coward called Steve Allen the most talented man in America, and he is probably the most borrowed-from comedian of all time. The perceptive reader will recognize many of the comic ideas that Allen originated during the "Golden Age" of television comedy - ideas that are still influential in the 1990's.
If there were a college course in creating and performing comedy, Make 'Em Laugh would be the ideal textbook.

General

Imprint:	Prometheus Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1993
First published:	September 1993
Authors:	Steve Allen
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	339
ISBN-13:	978-0-87975-837-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-87975-837-6
Barcode:	9780879758370

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