About this title: This book aims to explore the "clockworks" of comedy, emphasizing creative strategies and tactics, and not only the "magic" of inspiration. Topics covered include sitcom writing, sketch comedy writing, and screenplay story structure. Vorhaus's television credits include episodes of: "Married...with Children", "The Wonder Years", and "Head of the Class".
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Silman-James Press, Los Angeles
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781879505216ISBN:1879505215
Description: Fine. No Jacket. This book has a pink soft cover with turquoise lettering on the front and spine. Very clean, bright, unmarked, tight copy. 191 pages; approx. 6"x8". read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Silman-James Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781879505216ISBN:1879505215
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Silman-James Pr
Date Published: 1994-07-01
ISBN-13:9781879505216ISBN:1879505215
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Description: Good. Unknown Binding. 1994, personalized author inscription. good condition, clean and tight copy, light shelfwear to edges, NO marks or highlights. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SILMAN JAMES PR
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781879505216ISBN:1879505215
Description: New. The Comic Toolbox is a straightforward, often humorous workbook approach to creative problem solving. Vorhaus offers writers and comics, the tools of the trade--"clash of context, " "tension and release, "the law of comic opposites, " "the wildly i... read more
Edition: 2ND PRINTING
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: SILMAN-JAMES PRESS, HOLLYWOOD, CA
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781879505216ISBN:1879505215
Description: FINE/NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. A BEAUTIFUL, LIKE NEW COPY. OCTAVO, 191 PAGES. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE THUS: "JACK, ANYTHING THAT'S WORTH DOING IS WORTH OVERDOING! JOHN VORHAUS. 5/11/96. " read more
"This is a terrific writing book. Vorhaus's discussion of conflict and through line is easy to understand. I found myself thinking about my current work in progress and filling in the blanks as I read his text. He is also very funny--go figure."
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How to Be Funny: The One and Only Practical Guide for Every Occasion, Situation, and Disaster (No Kidding)
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