Performing Live Comedy
eBook - PDF

Performing Live Comedy

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Performing Live Comedy

About this book

Comedy is a global multibillion dollar industry and it is also one of the easiest ones to get into. Performing Live Comedy is for anyone who has ever thought about getting up onstage and being funny or for those who have already started. It offers a breakdown of the process of live comedy and provides a basic toolbox for the student and aspirant comedian, covering all aspects of live comedy such as stand-up, music, double acts, ventriloquists and magicians. Gender, sexuality, ethnicity and disability are also covered in this book as well as ethical considerations on what we should or should not joke about. The book breaks down the entire process of live comedy from writing a simple one-liner to creating a complete act, from organising an open spot at the local comedy club to getting into the Edinburgh Festival and running your own venue. Performing Live Comedy is full of advice and original interviews with comedians and writers currently involved in the comedy industry such as Rob Grant (Red Dwarf), Shazia Merza, Henning Wehn, Ed Aczel, Paul Zerdin and Lucy Greaves.

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Information

Publisher
Methuen Drama
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781408146439
eBook ISBN
9781408147245

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1 THE COMEDIANS
  6. Chapter 2 THE LANGUAGE
  7. Chapter 3 COMEDY
  8. Chapter 4 THE PERFORMER
  9. Chapter 5 THE COMIC CHARACTER AND OTHERS
  10. Chapter 6 THE PERFORMANCE
  11. Chapter 7 JOKES
  12. Chapter 8 THE AUDIENCE
  13. Chapter 9 THE COMEDY INDUSTRY
  14. Chapter 10 ROUND-UP
  15. Bibliography
  16. Notes