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How to Be Funny Paperback - 1998

by Steve Allen; Contribution by Jane Wollman; Foreword by Bill Maher

No one knows more about comedy than Steve Allen. For more than five decades as a writer, performer, and keen observer of the social scene, he has looked into every aspect of who's funny, what's funny, and why. Now, Allen shares his discoveries in this delightful book designed to help everyone develop their own special talent for funniness.


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Steve Allen (Los Angeles, CA) is the creator of the "Tonight Show" and PBS's award-winning program "Meeting of the Minds." He is the author of many books on a wide range of topics for both children and adults. Jane Wollman (New York, NY) is a journalist who has written regularly for The New York Times, Newsday, and USA Today.

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  • Title How to Be Funny
  • Author Steve Allen; Contribution by Jane Wollman; Foreword by Bill Maher
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 290
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Prometheus Books, New York
  • Date 1998-04-01
  • ISBN 9781573922067 / 1573922064
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.93 x 5.99 x 0.73 in (22.68 x 15.21 x 1.85 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Comic, The, Wit and humor - Authorship
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97051191
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.7

About the author

Steve Allen (1921-2000) was known as television's renaissance man. He authored more than fifty books and composed over 8,500 songs. Allen was the creator and original host of the Tonight show and the award-winning PBS series Meeting of Minds. You can learn more about this legendary entertainer by visiting his offical Web site at SteveAllenonline.com.

Jane Wollman (New York, NY) is a journalist who has written regularly for The New York Times, Newsday, and USA Today.

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