The New Comedy Writing Step by Step

by Gene Perret

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Editorial Reviews

Three-time Emmy-award winner Gene Perret's Comedy Writing Step by Step has been the manual for humor writers for 24 years. With this, his first update, Perret offers readers a treasure trove of guidelines and suggestions covering a broad range of comedy writing situations, along with many all-important insights into the selling of one's work.

Customer Reviews

A must, 2008-05-07
by cheshirsky (Russia)

If you want to learn comedy writing from a pro, buy this book! It can be helpful for screenwriters, writers, and stand-up comedians. Another good book is "The Comic Toolbox" by John Vorhaus. But it's mainly for writers and screenwriters.

Well done, even for beginners, 2007-09-22
by Brian Baron (The Big Apple)

Product was everything and more....if you are just starting out this book wil give you a very good jumping off point....

Beginners new to the field have many tips on how to get started., 2007-09-03
by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)

Gene Perrett's THE NEW COMEDY WRITING STEP BY STEP has been revised and expanded and includes inspiration and real-world experiences from the comedy profession. From a wealth of comedy-writing exercises to reinforce efforts to keeping a comedy notebook and getting ready to write, beginners new to the field have many tips on how to get started.