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To the beginner, writing effective comedy can seem like a mysterious knack you need to be born with. But to Emmy award-winning comedy writer Gene Perret and professional comedy writer Linda Perret, comedy writing is a set of skills that anyone can study, improve, and master. The Comedy Writing Self-Taught workbook companion to the main book, "Comedy Writing Self-Taught" shows aspiring comedy writers how they can teach themselves the essential principles of comedy writing through comedy analysis and writing exercises. Together, the book and workbook cover the essential principles of writing stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, and TV situation comedy, and form a professional level training tool. Expressly designed for home self-study, Comedy Writing Self-Taught teaches that the most effective way to learn is to create comedy yourself. Perret teaches how to analyze the work of professional comedians to learn the principles of comedy and presents a full set of writing exercises to hone one s skills. A companion workbook provides even more comedy writing exercises, giving readers the equivalent of a master class in comedy."

"If I miss practice one day, I notice it; if I miss practice for two days, my wife notices it; if I miss practice for three days, the public notices it." That quote has been attributed to many artists from Paderewski to Rubenstein. Even legendary golfer Ben Hogan supposedly said it. Regardless of who originated it, the advice is valid-practice is necessary to develop and perfect skills and to keep them sharp. "Comedy Writing Workbook" is a full volume of practice sessions.The 87 different workouts cover various facets of comedy writing--from structuring a joke to organizing a monologue to working with story plots and more. The workouts can help a writer learn new comedy-writing techniques or devote some practice time to skills that may need fine-tuning. These workouts teach the writer the process of "thinking funny" and more importantly, putting it on paper.

Gene Perret left a successful career as an electrical engineer to pursue his dream of being a comedy writer. He left Philadelphia, PA for Hollywood and since then has worked for many legendary comedians including Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller, won three Emmy Awards for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show," and has authored over 50 books. The secret of switching from what you're doing to what you want to do is a steady, persistent, "doing" . . . but doing what? This book will answer that question for the readers. It offers practical, doable, step-by-step suggestions. The author recognizes the value of self-improvement books and recommends several of them early in this volume. But the inspiration of those books, sooner or later, requires action. Someone has to take the steps that produce achievement. That someone, the author explains, is you. This book presents sixteen specific steps that will guide the reader in a career change. These steps take time and effort. They require patience, persistence, perseverance, along with a hard-nosed acceptance of reality. But they will enable you TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IF WHAT YOU'RE DOING AIN'T WHAT YOUU WANT TO DO.

In Damn! That's Funny!, readers learn what it takes to write humor, how to get ideas for humorous articles, how to use words humorously, how to add humor to serious articles, and how to market their material. Written by television comedy writer Gene Perret, a three-time Emmy award winner and longtime head writer for Bob Hope.