Funny: The Book: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Comedy

Misch, David

ISBN 10: 1557838291 / ISBN 13: 9781557838292

Verlag: Applause Books, 2012

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(Applause Books). Funny: The Book is an entertaining look at the art of comedy, from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings, with diversions into the worlds of movies (Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers), television ( The Office ), prose (Woody Allen, Robert Benchley), theater ( The Front Page ), jokes and stand-up comedy (Richard Pryor, Steve Martin), as well as personal reminiscences from the author's experiences on such TV programs as Mork and Mindy . With allusions to the not-always-funny Carl Jung, George Orwell, and Arthur Koestler, Funny: The Book explores the evolution, theories, principles, and practice of comedy, as well as the psychological, philosophical, and even theological underpinnings of humor, coming to the conclusion that (Spoiler Alert!) Comedy is God.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: David Misch (Santa Monica, CA) has worked in show business for 35 years. He has written and/or produced pilots for NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, UPN, HBO, Showtime, PBS, ABC Family, Disney, Universal, and Lifetime, and was executive producer of Duckman on USA, which won a CableACE Award for Best Animated Series. Misch has taught musical satire at UCLA and the principles of comedy at USC. His website is www.davidmisch.com.

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Titel: Funny: The Book: Everything You Always ...
Verlag: Applause Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket