About this title: Whoever wrote "Make 'em laugh!" knew that it's easier said than done. But people love to laugh, and good comedy will always sell. With the help of this complete and entertaining guide, writers and would-be writers for film and television can look forward to writing comedy that goes far beyond stereotypic jokes and characters. In "Laughing Out Loud", award-winning screenwriter and author Andrew Horton blends history, theory, and analysis of comedy with invaluable advice. Using examples from Chaplin to Seinfeld, Aristophanes to Woody Allen, Horton describes comedy as a perspective rather than ...
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Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 1-3-00
ISBN-13:9780520220157ISBN:0520220153
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000-01-03
ISBN-13:9780520220157ISBN:0520220153
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Publisher: University of California Press
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Publisher: University of California Press
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780520220157ISBN:0520220153
Description: New. "Andy Horton's latest book is not only refreshing, insightful, and effortlessly scholarly; it's also imbued with that rare quality so lacking in its field--a shameless sense of fun. "--Herschel Weingrod, screenwriter ("Trading Places, "Twins, "Space J... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520220157ISBN:0520220153
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780520220157ISBN:0520220153
Description: Very Good+ 0520220153. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. A hint of shelf wear, else the book is in perfect condition and could pass for new. Film. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.; 0.7 x 8.8 x 6 Inches; 230 pages; Signed by Author. read more
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