Sit down, shut up, and split a gut -- Comic perspective : how to develop a comic voice -- How comedy works : the physics of funny -- The tenets of laughter -- Comedy is conflict and collision -- Comedy is conviction -- Comedy is deception -- Comedy is wish-fulfillment and worst fear -- Comedy is truth -- Comedy is chaos and anarchy -- Comedy and children -- Comic stories and their structures -- Fish-out-of-water -- Romantic comedy -- The sports comedy -- The crime/caper comedy -- The military comedy -- The teen/coming-of-age comedy -- The ensemble comedy -- Farce -- Black comedy -- Satire, parody and mockumentary -- The end of the laughter? -- Appendix A. the stages of the hero's journey -- Appendix B. AFI's 100 years, 100 laughs -- Appendix C. Top ten comedies from the past five years.
Summary:
This book takes you into the world of comedy and helps you discover what makes us laugh, and how can you craft better comedy. With easy-to-use guidelines, learn the successful mechanics and characteristics of various comic story forms.
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