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Part 1 | Finding the Funny | 1 |
1 | What's Funny? | 3 |
The Many Faces of Comedy | 4 | |
Comedy for the Page | 5 | |
Comedy for Ensemble Performers | 8 | |
Comedy for One | 12 | |
Common Threads in All Comedy | 13 | |
2 | You Are Funny | 15 |
Why People Laugh | 15 | |
Growing a Funny Bone | 19 | |
Keeping Track of It All | 21 | |
What Makes You Laugh? | 23 | |
3 | Looking for the Funny | 25 |
Inspiration vs. Perspiration | 25 | |
The Best Places to Find Comedy Ideas | 28 | |
Examine Each Situation for Comedy Potential | 30 | |
4 | Types of Comedy | 33 |
Humor Has Categories | 34 | |
Stand-Alone Jokes | 35 | |
Story Jokes | 37 | |
Physical Jokes | 39 | |
Character Jokes | 40 | |
Part 2 | Basic Comedy Construction | 43 |
5 | Building a Laugh | 45 |
The Universal Joke Formula | 45 | |
Premise: The Subject | 47 | |
Point of View: How You See It | 49 | |
The Twist: Getting to the Humor | 51 | |
Keeping the Comedy Visual | 56 | |
6 | Comedy Writing Rules | 59 |
Clarity Is Everything | 59 | |
End on a Trigger | 62 | |
Go All the Way | 62 | |
Soul-Searching Comedy | 63 | |
It's All About Emotions | 64 | |
Stay on Topic | 64 | |
Make It Matter | 65 | |
7 | Know What You're Talking About | 67 |
The Premise | 68 | |
Research Everything | 71 | |
The Subject Isn't the Subject | 72 | |
Funny Focus | 72 | |
Organizing All This Information | 74 | |
Be Sure You're Sure About the Joke | 75 | |
8 | Exploring Your Point of View | 77 |
POV Defines Comedic Voice | 77 | |
Basic Emotions | 79 | |
Don't Suck, Part Two | 82 | |
Try Something New | 85 | |
9 | Let's Twist Again | 87 |
Choosing the Right Twist | 87 | |
Surprise! | 90 | |
Mix It Up | 92 | |
Clear Twists | 92 | |
Twists on Top of Twists | 93 | |
10 | Congratulations! It's Funny | 95 |
Putting Together the Elements | 95 | |
Matching Your Joke to Your Comedy Style | 97 | |
Fine-Tuning Your Presentation | 98 | |
Keep Going: Write Every Day | 100 | |
Part 3 | The Art of Comedy Writing | 103 |
11 | Long-Form Comedy | 105 |
Turning One-Liners into Bits | 105 | |
Writing with Speed | 109 | |
Stories | 111 | |
Story Revision | 116 | |
Stories for Jokers | 116 | |
Exercise: Make It Longer | 116 | |
12 | Comedy Is Life | 119 |
Finding Common Ground with Your Audience | 119 | |
Changing Attitudes | 122 | |
Nothing Is Too Obscure | 123 | |
Stay Involved | 123 | |
Don't Lie ... Well ... Only Lie a Little | 126 | |
13 | It's All About the Words | 129 |
Keep the Language Simple | 130 | |
Use Language as Art | 130 | |
Use Your Words to Create a Rhythm | 131 | |
Write In Silence and Physical Movement | 132 | |
Keep It Clean | 133 | |
14 | Going All the Way | 137 |
Don't Hold Back Anything | 137 | |
Accentuate the Positive | 139 | |
Eliminate the Negative | 140 | |
Don't Mess with Mr. In-Between | 141 | |
This Sucks | 141 | |
Part 4 | The Craft of Comedy Writing | 143 |
15 | Learning to Let Go | 145 |
Ready to Edit? | 145 | |
Give It a Little Tweak | 146 | |
Addition by Subtraction | 146 | |
Long-Form Editing | 147 | |
Apply for Your Artistic License | 152 | |
16 | Everything Old Is New Again | 155 |
Comedy Is a Work in Progress | 155 | |
This Old Joke | 159 | |
The Changing Order of Things | 160 | |
"This Bit Just Might Work If I Change ..." | 161 | |
Exercise: Long-Lost Laughter | 162 | |
17 | Who's Going to Laugh at This? | 163 |
Relating to Your Audience | 163 | |
Cater, Don't Pander | 164 | |
Edgy Humor | 166 | |
Topical Joke or Cheap Shot? | 168 | |
Staying Unique | 169 | |
18 | Not All Jokes Work Everywhere | 171 |
Does It Have a Pulse? | 172 | |
Styles Define Markets | 172 | |
There's Room for Every Joke | 173 | |
The Square Peg Meets the Round Hole | 174 | |
The A to Z of Saleable Comedy | 174 | |
19 | Preparing to Be Professional | 181 |
Keeping Your Ideas Current | 181 | |
Knowing What Ideas to Develop Next | 182 | |
Money for Funny | 184 | |
Buyers and Bloodsuckers | 187 | |
20 | If It's Funny, It's Money | 193 |
Action! | 193 | |
Selling Your Screenplay | 194 | |
Selling Sitcoms | 199 | |
The Allure of Greasepaint | 199 | |
Chapter One | 201 | |
More Funny Books | 202 | |
The Real Story | 203 | |
Comedy Delivered to Your Door | 205 | |
Psst, Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy a Joke? | 206 | |
Comics and DJs and Hosts--Oh My! | 207 | |
Speakers Say the Funniest Things | 207 | |
Odds and Ends | 208 | |
First Contact | 208 | |
Part 5 | Different Jokes for Different Folks | 211 |
21 | Comedy on the Page | 213 |
Did You Hear the One About | 214 | |
Stop the Presses! | 217 | |
A Fictional Accounting | 219 | |
The Sunday Funnies | 224 | |
The Caption Reads | 227 | |
22 | Sitcoms | 229 |
How Sitcoms Work | 229 | |
Structuring Your Spec-Script | 236 | |
Formatting Your Spec-Script | 238 | |
Spec-Scripts vs. Pilots | 241 | |
Outlines and Treatments | 243 | |
The Show Bible | 244 | |
Using Your Spec-Script | 246 | |
23 | Ensemble Comedy | 249 |
Sketch This | 250 | |
Funny in Film | 254 | |
Curtain Up | 259 | |
Funny for Two | 266 | |
24 | Solo Comedy Professionals | 269 |
"Hey, It's Great to Be Here Tonight ..." | 269 | |
Hey Mr. DJ! | 274 | |
Hereeeeee's Johnny! | 274 | |
Specialty Acts | 275 | |
25 | Adding a Dash of Funny | 277 |
Speech! Speech! | 277 | |
From the Dais | 280 | |
Cheers! | 282 | |
Corporate Comedy Writing | 282 | |
Final Thoughts | 283 | |
Appendixes | ||
A | Glossary | 285 |
B | Something to Do Every Day | 291 |
C | Where to Go for Help | 307 |
D | Annotated Taina Script | 311 |
Index | 319 |
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