Product Description

The Only Handbook for Humor Writers!

What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.

-Steve Martin

Become the funniest person in the room! With Comedy Writing Secrets, 2nd edition, you can master the fundamentals of humor writing and turn your comedic talent into a well-paying pursuit.

For more than a decade, Comedy Writing Secrets has been giving aspiring comedians a leg up on the competition. In this expanded new edition, Mel Helitzer, named the "funniest professor in the country" by Rolling Stone magazine, and funnyman Mark Shatz pack in even more insight and instruction, including:

• Humor writing exercises to punch up your jokes
  
  
• Extra information on writing for sitcoms and stand-up
  
  
• Comedic brainstorming techniques using associations and listings
  
  
• Exclusive tips for writing humor for specific markets like editorials, columns, speeches, advertising, greeting cards, t-shirts, and more

Tap into your comedic genius with Comedy Writing Secrets, 2nd edition, and you'll always leave ?em laughing!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64364 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .99" h x 6.06" w x 9.02" l, 1.17 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

About the Author
Mel Helitzer is an award-winning journalism professor and has written comedy material for such stars as Sammy Davis, Jr., Art Linkletter, and Shari Lewis, Mark A, Shatz is a professor of psychology and teaches humour writing.