Author: Mike Sacks
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Non Fiction, Humor
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9780143123781
0143123785 |
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What makes people laugh? How do you know if a joke will "click" with the audience? And how do you get a job as a comedy writer, anyway? In
top humor writers like Adam McKay (
), Michael Schur (
, and Glen Charles (
- many of whom have never before been interviewed at this length, or at all - offer insight into their influences and creative processes, their self-doubt and breakthroughs, and how they managed to succeed in the mysterious, unpredictable business of comedy. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories, from a typical day in the writers' room at the
to why a sketch does or doesn't make it onto
is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers, and pop culture junkies.
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