Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy
- Book Review,
by Franklyn Ajaye
Book Description
If you want to build a stand-up comedy career, this book is a must read. If you want to write comedy, this book is a must read. If you simply enjoy comedy, well . . . this book is a must read. Part One offers essential advice about understanding the fundamentals of stand-up, studying other comedians, finding your own style, writing your material, working the live performance and appearing on television. Fascinating, candid, insightful interviews with today's top comedians, who discuss at length why and how they do what they do, comprise Part Two, the bulk of the book. Interviews with: Louie Anderson, Richard Belzer, Elayne Boosler, George Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres, Rich Jeni, Jay Leno, Richard Lewis, Bill Maher, Paul Reiser, Chris Rock, Roseanne, Jerry Seinfeld, Garry Shandling, Sinbad, George Wallace, Jonathan Winters. The last part of the book addresses your stand-up career through interviews with noted comedy club owners, an agent, a personal manager and a television talent coordinator. Crammed with the wisdom of today's finest stand-up comics, this book is without peer in quality, quantity and timeliness of information.
About the Author
Franklyn Ajaye is an Emmy-nominated writer-producer-actor. Among his many television writing and producing credits are The Parent Hood, In Living Color, Roc, NYPD Blue and Politically Incorrect. Among his acting credits are The Burbs, Hollywood Shuffle and Stir Crazy. He has also appeared on The Tonight Show, The David Letterman Show and The Arsenio Hall Show. A noted stand-up comedian, Ajaye has worked from small clubs to Las Vegas hotels. He also has two comedy recordings on A&M Records. He lectures on stand-up comedy and sitcom writing at UCLA and other venues.
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