Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense

Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense

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The Winner Of Four Emmys, A Peabody, And Two Writers Guild Awards (All Of Which Badly Need Dusting) Explains His Process For Writing Comedy Without Going Insane.Philosophers May Debate The Meaning Of Comedy (Thankfully Keeping Them Too Busy To Fall Into A Life Of Crime), But The Rest Of Us Are More Likely To Wonder How We Can Make An Audience LaughOr At Least, How To Entertain Our Friends And Followers. According To AwardWinning Comedy Writer Elliott Kalan, We Need To Stop Staring Out The Window, Waiting For Hilarious Bits To Stroll Into View, Fully Formed. What We Need Is A Process To Plant Their Premises, Tend To Their Structure And Wording, And Ultimately Harvest Them As Funny Material. In Short, A Farm. But For Jokes.In Joke Farming, Kalan Explains That ItS Easier To Write Jokes When You Have A Dependable Method For Doing So. All Jokes, He Argues, Are Built From The Same Elements: Structure, Premise, Voice, Tone, Wording, And AudienceAnd These Elements Can Be Applied To Any Comedic Genre, From StandUp To Sitcoms To Satire. Kalan Analyzes Examples From His Own CareerIncluding Jokes That He Wrote (And Rewrote And Rewrote And Rewrote . . . ) As Head Writer For The Daily Show With Jon StewartAs Well As Material From A Diverse Array Of Comedians, Writers, And Filmmakers, Highlighting The Phrasing, Rhythm, And Precise Details That Make Their Work So Dang Funny.Drawing On His Experiences In Professional Writers Rooms As Well As Episodes From Everyday Life, KalanS Guide To Jokes Will Appeal To Aspiring Writers, Their Mentors, Comedy Fans, And Anyone Who Has To Speak At A Wedding. Joke Farming Points The Way Toward A Writing Process That Lessens Stress And Agony And Yields More Reliable Rewards: A Surprising Tagline, A Hilarious Word Choice, AndMost ImportantlyA Bigger Laugh From The Audience, Whoever They May Be.

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