How to Be Funny
Discovering the Comic in You
$4.37
- Paperback
290 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1998
Summary
No one knows more about comedy than Steve Allen. For more than five decades as a writer, performer, and keen observer of the social scene, he has looked into every aspect of who’s funny, what’s funny, and why. Allen shares his discoveries in How to Be Funny, the book designed to help everyone develop their special talent for funniness.Now reissued in paperback, How to Be Funny covers all the basics, including joke telling, ad-libbing, writing humorously, performing comedy, emceeing, and much …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781573922067 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1573922064 |
| Author: | Steve Allen, Jane Wollman, Bill Maher |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books |
| Imprint: | Prometheus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 290 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1998 |
| Weight: | 435g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 154mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
Steve Allen
Steve Allen (1921-2000) was known as television’s renaissance man. He authored more than fifty books and composed over 8,500 songs. Allen was the creator and original host of the Tonight show and the award-winning PBS series Meeting of Minds. You can learn more about this legendary entertainer by visiting his offical Web site at SteveAllenonline.com.
Jane Wollman (New York, NY) is a journalist who has written regularly for The New York Times, Newsday, and USA Today.
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