Show Me the Funny! At the Writers' Table with Hollywood's Top Comedy Writers |
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| Author:
| Desberg, Peter
Davis, Jeffrey |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4027-6841-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Enjoy a unique glimpse into the intelligent and quirky inner workings of the comedic mind!
Show Me the Funny! presents 28 top comedy screenwriters from the revered figures of television's “Golden Age” to today's favorite movie jokesters. Authors Desberg and Davis put an innovative spin on the traditional interview: each writer was given the same loosely structured comedic premise and asked to develop it in any way he or she wanted-no rules, no...
More Description Enjoy a unique glimpse into the intelligent and quirky inner workings of the comedic mind! Show Me the Funny! presents 28 top comedy screenwriters from the revered figures of television's “Golden Age” to today's favorite movie jokesters. Authors Desberg and Davis put an innovative spin on the traditional interview: each writer was given the same loosely structured comedic premise and asked to develop it in any way he or she wanted-no rules, no boundaries, no limits! The result is a hilarious and illuminating look at the comic process.
INCLUDES:
o Leonard Stern (co-creator of Get Smart) o Sherwood Schwartz (Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch) o Peter Casey (co-creator of The Jeffersons, Cheers, Wings, Frasier) o Phil Rosenthal (co-creator of Everybody Loves Raymond) o Ed Decter (co-writer of There's Something About Mary) o and many more!