The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny

While other books give you tips on how to "write funny," this book offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy, and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful, commercial scripts. The Hidden Tools of Comedy unlocks the unique secrets and techniques of writing comedy. Kaplan deconstructs sequences in popular films and TV that work and don't work, and explains what tools were used (or should have been used).

Author: Steve Kaplan
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Published: 07/01/2013
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781615931408
ISBN10: 1615931406
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Comedy

About the Author
For more than a decade, Steve Kaplan has been the industry's most sought-after expert on comedy writing and production. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale, and other top universities, Kaplan created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program, and was co-founder and Artistic Director of Manhattan's Punch Line Theatre. He has served as a consultant to such companies as DreamWorks, Disney, Aardman Animation, HBO, and has worked with producers and production companies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, London, Ireland, and Sweden.