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You hold in your hands the key to unlocking your inner comedy genius. This comprehensive joke writing masterclass has been devised for beginners and experienced joke writers alike. The techniques you will learn can be used again and again to write funny and original material for stand-up comedy, speeches, political satire, monologues, TV, stage & radio, witty articles and blogs, comedy sketches, sitcom scripts, cartoons & comic-strips and business presentations.

When you read this book you will discover:

  • Simple yet powerful ways to write hilarious material on any subject
  • Insider tricks professionals use to get going and keep going
  • Where jokes really come from and why this makes writing easier
  • Techniques for creating simple puns and wordplay for laughs
  • How to tap into a continuous stream of comedy consciousness
  • Creative tools such as Joke-Webbing and the Hadron Joke Collider
  • How to mine newspapers and headlines for topical comedy gold
  • Ways to take jokes in weird and wonderful directions with surrealism
  • How to hone your jokes to maximise laughs and minimise memorisation
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    ISBN-13: 9781907498374

    Media Type: Paperback

    Publisher: Bookshaker

    Publication Date: 11-05-2010

    Pages: 212

    Product Dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.45(d)

    After eleven years on the comedy circuit, Sally Holloway became one of the country's top female comics, gigging in Britain and around the world. Nowadays, she uses her skills to teach others and has been breaking new ground with her innovative and radical joke writing techniques. This book is based on Sally's ground breaking Joke Writing Courses that have already been showcased nationally including: Radio 4's Word of Mouth, at the British Society of Comedy Writers' Conferences and the Edinburgh Festival.