And Here's the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft 9781283484985, 1283484986, 9781582979885, 158297988X, 9781582979892, 1582979898

Every great joke has a punch line, and every great humor writer has an arsenal of experiences, anecdotes, and obsessions

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And Here's the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft
9781283484985, 1283484986, 9781582979885, 158297988X, 9781582979892, 1582979898

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Table of contents :
Content: Buck Henry (Get Smart, The graduate, Catch-22, To die for) --
Stephen Merchant (The Office, Extras) --
Quick and painless advice for the aspiring humor writer, part one : getting hired as a sitcom writer --
Harold Ramis (National Lampoon's Animal House, Caddyshack, Groundhog day) --
Quick and painless advice for the aspiring humor writer, part two : getting humor published in magazines --
Dan Mazer (Da Ali G Show, Borat, Bruno) --
Quick and painless advice for the aspiring humor writer, part three : finding a literary agent for your humor book idea --
Merrill Markoe (Late Night with David Letterman) --
Paul Feig (Freaks and Geeks, Kick me, Superstud) --
Irving Brecher (The Wizard of Oz, At the circus, Go West, Meet me in St. Louis) --
Bob Odenkirk (The Ben Stiller Show, Mr. Show with Bob and David) --
Todd Hanson (The Onion) --
Marshall Brickman (The Tonight Show, Annie Hall, Manhattan, The Muppet Show) --
Quick and painless advice for the aspiring humor writer, part four : getting your humor piece published in The New Yorker --
Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested development) --
Quick and painless advice for the aspiring humor writer, part five : acquiring an agent or manager for your script --
David Sedaris (Naked, Me talk pretty one day) --
George Meyer (Army man, The Simpsons) --
Al Jaffee (Mad's Fold-in, "Snappy answers to stupid questions") --
Allison Silverman (The Daily Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Colbert Report) --
Quick and painless advice for the aspiring humor writer, part six : getting a job as a writer for late-night television --
Robert Smigel (Saturday Night Live, Late night with Conan O'Brien, "TV Funhouse") --
Dave Barry (Dave Barry's Guide to marriage and/or sex) --
Dick Cavett (The Tonight show, The Dick Cavett show) --
Larry Wilmore (In living color, The Bernie Mac Show, The Daily Show, The Office) --
Jack Handey (Saturday Night Live, The New Yorker) --
Larry Gelbart (Caesar's hour, M*A*S*H, Tootsie).

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