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Make 'Em Laugh - by Steve Allen (Hardcover)

Name: Make 'Em Laugh - by Steve Allen (Hardcover)
Brand: Prometheus Books
SKU: 1009225727
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The success of Steve Allen's How To Be Funny led first to the republication of that book, and now occasioned a companion volume, Make 'Em Laugh.
Author(s): Steve Allen
339 Pages
Humor, Form

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About the Book

For five decades as a writer, performer, and keen observer of the social scene, Steve Allen has looked into every aspect of who's funny, what's funny and why. Now he shares his discoveries in a book designed to help every reader develop his or her unique talent for funniness.

Book Synopsis

The success of Steve Allen's How To Be Funny led first to the republication of that book, and now occasioned a companion volume, Make 'Em Laugh. This new how-to book about the art of comedy includes an even richer assortment of examples of the author's unique humor.
In Make 'Em Laugh, Allen laces his formal instruction with hilarious ad-libs, written jokes, TV comedy sketches, satires, song parodies, humorous essays, amusing autobiographical reminiscences, one-act plays, witty speeches, and stand-up monologues from his comedy concerts.
Noel Coward called Steve Allen the most talented man in America, and he is probably the most borrowed-from comedian of all time. The perceptive reader will recognize many of the comic ideas that Allen originated during the "Golden Age" of television comedy - ideas that are still influential in the 1990's.
If there were a college course in creating and performing comedy, Make 'Em Laugh would be the ideal textbook.

From the Back Cover

The success of Steve Allen's How to Be Funny led first to the republication of that book and has now occasioned a companion volume, Make 'em Laugh. This new how-to book about the art of comedy includes an even richer assortment of examples of the author's unique humor. Allen, called by Noel Coward the most talented man in America, laces his formal instruction with hilarious adlibs, written jokes, TV comedy sketches, satires, song parodies, humorous essays, amusing autobiographical reminiscences, one-act plays, witty speeches, and stand-up monologues from his comedy concerts. Allen is probably the most borrowed-from comedian of all time. The perceptive reader will recognize in this book many of the comic ideas that he originated during the golden age of television comedy, ideas that are still influential in the 1990s. If there were a college course in creating and performing comedy, Make 'em Laugh would be the ideal textbook.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.27 Inches (H) x 6.36 Inches (W) x 1.34 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.46 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 339

Genre: Humor

Sub-Genre: Form

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Theme: Parodies

Format: Hardcover

Author: Steve Allen

Language: English

Street Date: September 1, 1993

TCIN: 1009225727

UPC: 9780879758370

Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-2549

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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