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And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft
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DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT ...Every great joke has a punch line, and every great humor writer has an arsenal of experiences, anecdotes, and obsessions that were the inspiration for that humor. In fact, those who make a career out of entertaining strangers with words are a notoriously intelligent and quirky lot. And boy, do they have some stories. In this entertaining and inspirational book, you'll hear from 21 top humor writers as they discuss the comedy-writing process, their influences, their likes and dislikes, and their experiences in the industry. You'll also learn some less useful but equally amusing things, such as: - How screenwriter Buck Henry came up with the famous "plastics" line for The Graduate.
- How many times the cops were called on co-writers Sacha Baron Cohen and Dan Mazer during the shooting of Borat.
- What David Sedaris thinks of his critics.
- What creator Paul Feig thinks would have happened to the Freaks & Geeks crew if the show had had another season.
- What Jack Handey considers his favorite "Deep Thoughts."
- How Todd Hanson and the staff of The Onion managed to face the aftermath of 9/11 with the perfect dose of humor.
- How Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais created the original version of The Office.
- What it's really like in the writers' room at SNL.
Funny and informative, And Here's the Kicker is a must-have resource - whether you're an aspiring humor writer, a fan of the genre, or someone who just likes to laugh.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 337
Dimensions: Length: 1" Width: 6" Height: 9"
Weight: 1.05 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jul 8, 2009
ISBN 1582975051
EAN 9781582975054
UPC 035313642142
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Availability 16 units.
Availability accurate as of May 30, 2012 04:20.
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 | Just Brilliant Jan 10, 2010 |
| It was great here to get an honest, sober account of the comedy writing process from all angles, from screenwriters in any era, to tv writers, to short story writers and novelists, to even cartoonists (Al Jaffee of Mad Magazine is quite awesomely in this book, while an interview with Dan Clowes can be found on the books' website and the kindle edition). I recommend this book to those who enjoy reading about the behind the scenes madcappery of comedy and those involved in it. Along with Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up" and Chuck Jones' "Chuck Amuck" it is an essential read for those working in comedy. | | |  | Huge disappointment Jan 10, 2010 |
| Not even remotely what I expected based on the reviews and cover. I won't be able to turn around and sell it fast enough. I give it two stars only because he at least tried to put a couple of two-page writing advice sections in the book. Other than that, it provides no value unless you are a star-struck fan like the author. | | | | Fantastic. Dec 21, 2009 |
| A really great read. Fantastic interviews with some really funny comedy writers young and old. It's an essential book for anyone interested in comedy writing. | | | | Boring unless you are a writer. Dec 16, 2009 |
I bought this book because of all the great reviews, many of which indicated that this book was "laugh out loud funny" and engaging and engrossing. Now I'm not a writer, but I love comedy, and I have enjoyed much of what the interview subjects have written or created. But no matter how funny the material is that the subjects wrote, their interviews too me were not funny, engrossing, or engaging, and were pretty much forgettable. It's not that the people themselves are not interesting. I'm sure that they are. It's just that the interviews were not. I found it difficult to read the entire book.
If I were a comedy writer, I would likely have a very different opinion.
| | |  | Insightful and of course funny Dec 15, 2009 |
| You'd think talking about comedy would be like dancing about architecture. But not when you're talking to a group this hilarious and wise. Mike Sacks corrals a posse of some of the finest wits alive and lets them rip on their careers, their inspirations, what makes them tick and what makes them laugh. A gem. | | | Write your own review about And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft
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