Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV : How to Write Monologue Jokes, Desk Pieces, Sketches, Parodies, Audience Pieces, Remotes, and Other Short-Form Comedy by Joe Toplyn (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherTwenty Lane Media, LLC
ISBN-100615953891
ISBN-139780615953892
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038670068

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Book TitleComedy Writing for Late-Night TV : How to Write Monologue Jokes, Desk Pieces, Sketches, Parodies, Audience Pieces, Remotes, and Other Short-Form Comedy
Number of Pages444 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAuthorship, Television / Screenwriting, General, Comedy
Publication Year2014
GenrePerforming Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor
AuthorJoe Toplyn
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in
Item Weight26.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-901808
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal808.2/523
SynopsisHe has written and produced comedy/talk shows for over fifteen years. Now four-time Emmy winner Joe Toplyn reveals his proven methods of writing for late-night television in this one-of-a-kind insider's guide. Toplyn analyzes each type of comedy piece in the late-night TV playbook and takes you step-by-step through the process of writing it. His detailed tips, techniques, and rules include: - 6 characteristics every good monologue joke topic must have - 6 specific ways to generate punch lines - 12 tools for making your jokes their funniest - 7 types of desk pieces and how to create them - 9 steps to writing parodies and other sketches - How to go after a writing job in late night - PLUS a complete sample comedy/talk show submission packet Also use this comprehensive manual to write short-form comedy for the Internet, sketch shows, magazines, reality shows, radio, advertising, and any other medium., He has written and produced comedy/talk shows for over fifteen years. Now four-time Emmy winner Joe Toplyn reveals his proven methods of writing for late-night television in this one-of-a-kind insider's guide. Toplyn analyzes each type of comedy piece in the late-night TV playbook and takes you step-by-step through the process of writing it. His detailed tips, techniques, and rules include: * 6 characteristics every good monologue joke topic must have* 6 specific ways to generate punch lines* 12 tools for making your jokes their funniest* 7 types of desk pieces and how to create them* 9 steps to writing parodies and other sketches * How to go after a writing job in late night* PLUS a complete sample comedy/talk show submission packetAlso use this comprehensive manual to write short-form comedy for the Internet, sketch shows, magazines, reality shows, radio, advertising, and any other medium.
LC Classification NumberPN6149.A88T67 2014

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