Authors:Mel Helitzer, Mark Shatz,
Publisher: Writer’s Digest Book
Keywords: funny, write, paid, think, book, writing, secrets, selling, comedy
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2005-10-01
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 1582973571
ISBN-13: 9781582973579

Updated and revised, this new edition of the best-selling favorite enables readers to master the fundamentals of humor writing and better understand the demands of the comedic market. Comedy Writing Secrets now includes: -Examples from comedy greats as well as cutting-edge contemporary comedians, including Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, and Tina Fey -A complete spectrum of techniques, from writing one-liners and stand-up routines, to finding a market for one’s work -Step-by-step writing exercises accompanied with sample answers, so readers can practice and hone their skills With this guide, as

Author: J. R. Rice
Publisher: Infinity Publishing
Keywords: funerals, funny, things, sometimes, aren
Number of Pages: 111
Published: 2006-06-16
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0741431645
ISBN-13: 9780741431646

Author: Helen Paiba
Publisher: Macmillan UK
Keywords: funny, stories, olds, year
Number of Pages: 237
Published: 1998-09-01
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0330349457
ISBN-13: 9780330349451

This is a collection of 20 amusing stories from around the world, with stories from the past and from the present, and both classic tales and those less familiar.

Author: Bernard Waber
Publisher: Sandpiper
Keywords: funny, lyle, crocodile
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 1991-10-28
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 0395602874
ISBN-13: 9780395602874

Lyle the lovable crocodile faces two big challenges: introducing his mother to city life and preparing for the Primms’ new baby.

Author:
Publisher: Macmillan UK
Keywords: funny, stories, olds, year
Number of Pages: 235
Published: 1998-09-01
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0330349465
ISBN-13: 9780330349468

This is a collection of 20 amusing stories from around the world, with stories from the past and from the present, and both classic tales and those less familiar.

Author:
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Keywords: funny
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2006-02-07
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1553651375
ISBN-13: 9781553651376

Humor has always been an essential part of North American aboriginal culture. This fact remained unnoticed by most settlers, however, since non-aboriginals just didn’t get the joke. For most of written history, a stern, unyielding profile of “the Indian” dominated the popular mainstream imagination. Indians, it was believed, never laughed. But Indians themselves always knew better. As an award-winning playwright, columnist, and comedy-sketch creator, Drew Hayden Taylor has spent 15 years writing and researching aboriginal humor. For Me Funny, he asked a noted cast of writers from a variet

Author: Jon Macks
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Keywords: funny
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2003-09-01
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0743204727
ISBN-13: 9780743204729

An invaluable guide on how to "lighten up" from a distinguished pro who has provided laughs for JAY LENO, BILLY CRYSTAL, STEVE MARTIN, ROBIN WILLIAMS, BRAD GARRETT, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, AND MANY MORE. Who hasn’t wished for the perfect withering comeback line, a clever tension-breaking quip, or a winning flirtatious remark? Being funny is hard work and not everyone is a natural. How to Be Funny is a witty guide that teaches readers precisely how to be funnier in everyday life. It’s a must-read for anyone who has to speak in public, be engaging and funny at work or at play, or who hope