Poking a Dead Frog : Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers Paperback - 2014
by Mike Sacks
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- Title Poking a Dead Frog : Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers
- Author Mike Sacks
- Binding Paperback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group
- Date 2014
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0143123785I3N00
- ISBN 9780143123781 / 0143123785
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.7 x 5.47 x 1.24 in (22.10 x 13.89 x 3.15 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014005646
- Dewey Decimal Code 792.702
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Summary
A fascinating, laugh-out-loud funny look at the mysterious art of comedy, as told by legendary humorists from Amy Poehler to Mel Brooks
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 Poking a Dead Frog, top humor writers like Adam McKay (Step Brothers, Talladega Nights), Michael Schur (The Office, Parks and Recreation), and Glen Charles (Cheers, Taxi)—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 crazy business of comedy. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories, from a typical day in the writers’ room at the Onion to why a sketch does or doesn’t make it onto Saturday Night Live, Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers, and pop culture junkies.
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 Poking a Dead Frog, top humor writers like Adam McKay (Step Brothers, Talladega Nights), Michael Schur (The Office, Parks and Recreation), and Glen Charles (Cheers, Taxi)—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 crazy business of comedy. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories, from a typical day in the writers’ room at the Onion to why a sketch does or doesn’t make it onto Saturday Night Live, Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers, and pop culture junkies.
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Citations
- Library Journal, 07/01/2014, Page 90
- New York Times Book Review, 06/01/2014, Page 50
- Publishers Weekly, 06/30/2014, Page 0
- Shelf Awareness, 06/27/2014, Page 0
