Scrivere il comico. Principi, strutture e pratica di sit-com e comedy

Want to be funny? Easy thing, just develop the habit of permanently dealing with the worst and most horrible things on earth and bingo! Instant and forever hahaha. Try to tell a joke without anyone getting hurt, discriminated against, insulted, etc or topics that aren´t bad or controversial. Hard yo Leggi tutto

This book alone won't teach you how to be funny as the title suggests. You gotta start somewhere; be it a natural sense of humor, or a sheer contempt of the human race. But It's a great craft book. A product of meticulous observation & understanding of storytelling. It will help you write better com Leggi tutto

I bought this book because I wanted to see if there were guidelines for humor. I like steps, a plan, Rules A, B, C that will insure I achieve the right end result. And the book's byline--"A funny idea is worthless until you understand the mechanics of its construction and execution. Meet Mr. Goodwre Leggi tutto

This little book is jam-packed with tools that will help any and every writer, regardless of genre. With down-to-earth language, and brief explanations, Vorhaus walks you through a series of processes, tools and rules that simplify rather than complicate writing tasks. From the rule of nine (out of

I agree with most reviewers I've read who state that this book is simply not funny. I don't understand why anyone would expect it to be. It is in instruction manual, not a comedy piece itself. The examples within are dated, many of which I had to turn to Professor Google for reference, but the truth Leggi tutto

While there is some interesting discussion here of how humour stems from pain, truth and conflict, this is mostly a book for screenwriters. Like Steve Kaplan ' s "The hidden tools of comedy" which I think was better, its cover should have been labeled with the phrase "for aspiring screenwriters". Th Leggi tutto

I read this in 2023, and it was written in 1994. Understandably the references are outdated so I didn't get most of them. The concepts about humor are somewhat still relevant as there are universal truths to comedy, but things have still changed quite a bit since the 90s. My biggest disappointment wa Leggi tutto

The book offers a lot of advice for anyone looking to get better at humor. It breaks down the creative process to from a broad question like 'what is funny' to 'what is the comic perspective of this character', simplifying the process. However, it cites a lot of examples from a lot of movies/shows t Leggi tutto

Es un libro práctico, con ejemplos y referencias puntuales, es de aclarar que es un libro de apoyo (No esperen salir orquestando una comedia). Tiene ejercicios muy puntuales y que son bastante prácticos para sacar ideas para posibles desarrollos. Incluso tiene herramientas y normas para organizar ch Leggi tutto

¡Simplemente maravilloso! Las pautas para estructurar una comedia son claras; la explicación es entretenida, llena de ejemplos reales y que pertenecen a la memoria colectiva; las anécdotas personales enriquecen el texto, y el ánimo que da el autor inspira a escribir. Por supuesto, este no es un manu Leggi tutto