The Hidden Tools of Comedy
The Serious Business of Being Funny
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While other books give you tips on how to “write funny,” this book offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful commercial scripts. The Hidden Tools of Comedy unlocks the unique secrets and techniques of writing comedy. Kaplan deconstructs sequences in popular films and TV that work and don’t work and explains what tools were used (or should have been used).
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The New Comedy Bible is a step-by-step, no excuses manual for writing, performing, and launching your career as a stand-up comic. Written by Judy Carter, the author of The Comedy Bible (2001), which was called by The Washington Post and Forbes as a “Comedy Essential”. This new book, penned in classic Carter’s style - part career coach and part comedy dominatrix - has 100 percent new content.
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5 out of 5 stars
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PDF workbook
- De Lluvia Guerra en 02-22-21
De: Judy Carter
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The Elements of Humor
- De: Scott Dikkers
- Narrado por: Scott Dikkers
- Duración: 3 h y 42 m
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Are you ready to elevate your writing, speeches, and conversations with unparalleled wit and comedy? Look no further than The Elements of Humor by bestselling author and comedy writing legend, Scott Dikkers. This isn't just another book on humor—it's a transformative guide that stands head and shoulders above the rest, designed to make you the funniest version of yourself. The Elements of Humor is your key to making the people around you laugh. Perfect for enhancing presentations, content creation, or everyday conversations, this book will secure a prominent place on your library shelf.
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5 out of 5 stars
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He puts it all together
- De Amber Morales en 04-22-25
De: Scott Dikkers
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Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
- De: Greg Dean
- Narrado por: Greg Dean
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
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Step-by-Step to Stand-Up Comedy, written and narrated by Greg Dean, is a comprehensive guide for people who are funny, want to be funnier, or have dreams of being a stand-up comedian. This first-of-its-kind audiobook demystifies the craft of comedy by breaking it down to the fundamental skills used by professional funny people. Dean lays out these skills in simple-to-understand lessons that are easy to practice and master.
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3 out of 5 stars
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no pdf
- De H.A en 07-21-18
De: Greg Dean
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Finding Your Funny Muscle
- How to Create Laughs Like a Pro
- De: Mike Lukas
- Narrado por: Mike Lukas
- Duración: 2 h y 31 m
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In Finding Your Funny Muscle, Mike shows you how to “flex” your ideas into funny, original, and relatable humor that gets big laughs—and makes you memorable for the right reasons.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The layout
- De Bartley Kennane en 04-25-25
De: Mike Lukas
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Mastering Stand-Up
- The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
- De: Stephen Rosenfield
- Narrado por: Stephen Rosenfield
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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This entertaining and sharply written guide - for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers - examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C. K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- De Erich en 07-05-19
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How to Kill in Comedy
- Find your Comedic Character, use 20 great Joke Formulas, Slay the Audience
- De: steve north
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 4 h y 22 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Steve North the Comedy Coach, voted #1 Comedy Coach in the USA, starts by teaching you how to create your own unique comedic character for stand up, then offers the twenty best joke-writing formulas developed over 20 years in his workshops, and then helps you put it all together to work as a stand up comedian. Whether you're a beginner or advanced comedian, you need to learn the character method first. Then slay the audience, or just be funnier in life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Helpful for newbies and veterans
- De kirstenL en 05-24-25
De: steve north
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Do You Talk Funny?
- 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
- De: David Nihill
- Narrado por: David Nihill
- Duración: 4 h y 12 m
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Public speaking can be terrifying. For David Nihill, the idea of standing in front of an audience was scarier than cliff jumping into a thorny pit of spiders and mothers-in-law. Without a parachute or advanced weaponry. Something had to change.
In what doesn't sound like the best plan ever, David decided to overcome his fears by pretending to be a comedian called "Irish Dave" for one full year, crashing as many comedy clubs, festivals, and shows as possible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Textbook for a Take Action Program
- De Brian Ball en 03-07-16
De: David Nihill
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The Humor Code
- A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny
- De: Peter McGraw, Joel Warner
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
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Dr. Peter McGraw, founder of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, teamed up with journalist Joel Warner on a far-reaching search for the secret behind humor. Their journey spanned the globe, from New York to Japan, from Palestine to the Amazon. Meanwhile, the duo conducted their own humor experiments along the way-to wince-worthy, hilarious, and illuminating results.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Real research and a scientific theory of humor!
- De Dianne en 05-22-15
De: Peter McGraw, y otros
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The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improv Manual
- De: Upright Citizens Brigade
- Narrado por: Upright Citizens Brigade
- Duración: 13 h y 44 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 80
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The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual is a comprehensive guide to the UCB style of long form comedy improvisation. Written by UCB founding members Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, the manual covers everything from the basics of two person scene work (with a heavy emphasis on finding "the game" of the scene), to the complexities of working within an ensemble to perform long form structures, such as "The Harold" and "The Movie".
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2 out of 5 stars
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Buy a Physical Copy Instead
- De Anonymous en 12-27-22
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Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- De: Steve Martin
- Narrado por: Steve Martin
- Duración: 4 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,910
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In the mid-70s, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. Born Standing Up is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- De Andrew en 11-30-07
De: Steve Martin
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How to Write Funny Characters
- The Complete List of the 40 Character Archetypes of Comedy and How to Use Them to Craft Funny Dialogue and Captivate Audiences
- De: Scott Dikkers
- Narrado por: Scott Dikkers
- Duración: 3 h y 44 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 42
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From one of the world’s most celebrated humor writers, this easy-to-follow, step-by-step book lays out a clear system for producing living, breathing comedy characters that audiences will fall in love with.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is everything…
- De Customer en 06-24-22
De: Scott Dikkers
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Impro
- Improvisation and the Theatre
- De: Keith Johnstone
- Narrado por: William Reay
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Divided into four sections - Status, Spontaneity, Narrative Skills, and Masks and Trance - and arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them, the audiobook sets out the specific techniques and exercises which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is both an audiobook of ideas and a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Resource for improvisational theater
- De Robert Mann en 03-11-21
De: Keith Johnstone
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Is This Anything?
- De: Jerry Seinfeld
- Narrado por: Jerry Seinfeld
- Duración: 6 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,993
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Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a 21-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. “Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas, the big yellow legal pad, I kept it in one of those old school accordion folders,” Seinfeld writes. “So I have everything I thought was worth saving from 45 years of hacking away at this for all I was worth.”
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1 out of 5 stars
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Joke, joke, joke. Boring, boring, boring.
- De ECMILLER en 10-11-20
De: Jerry Seinfeld
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People Skills
- A Simple Guide to Reading People, Mastering Small Talk, and Getting People to Like You (Social Intelligence Training)
- De: Andy Gardner
- Narrado por: Alex Smith
- Duración: 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1
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The truth is, we all have a deep need to feel understood and connected to others. And yet, most of us do not know how to create those connections. Some may have given up all hope, but it does not have to be this way!
De: Andy Gardner
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Humor, Seriously
- Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And How Anyone Can Harness It. Even You.)
- De: Jennifer Aaker, Naomi Bagdonas
- Narrado por: Jennifer Aaker, Naomi Bagdonas, Michael Lewis
- Duración: 6 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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We are living through a period of unprecedented uncertainty and upheaval in both our personal and professional lives. So it should come as a surprise to exactly no one that trust, human connection, and mental well-being are all on the decline. This may seem like no laughing matter. Yet, the research shows that humor and laughter are among the most valuable tools we have at our disposal for strengthening bonds and relationships, diffusing stress and tension, boosting resilience, and performing when the stakes are high.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It gives me several good laughs, but that’s about it.
- De Annie en 05-11-21
De: Jennifer Aaker, y otros
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The Science of Storytelling
- De: Will Storr
- Narrado por: James Clamp
- Duración: 6 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers - and also our brains - create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great portal into human psychology
- De Stephanie Romer en 02-13-21
De: Will Storr
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Bird by Bird
- Some Instructions on Writing and Life
- De: Anne Lamott
- Narrado por: Anne Lamott
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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For a quarter century, more than a million readers and listeners—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Why oh why did she narrate this?!
- De Amor Fati en 01-02-23
De: Anne Lamott
It really brakes comedy down to a formula
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Read this if you write comedy
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Entertaining and insightful
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The tools are very helpful to me. I had now idea!
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A book to see the funny around us
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Excellent tools for writing comedy!
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There are MUCH better books
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Boring
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