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Be a Great Stand-up
How to master the art of stand up comedy and making people laugh
Taschenbuch von Logan Murray
Sprache: Englisch

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From one of the UK's most acclaimed and successful tutors of stand-up comedy comes this guide to understanding, developing and, most importantly, delivering a great comedy routine. Features practical tips, exercises, and expert advice.
From one of the UK's most acclaimed and successful tutors of stand-up comedy comes this guide to understanding, developing and, most importantly, delivering a great comedy routine. Features practical tips, exercises, and expert advice.
Über den Autor
Logan Murray is a comedian and Edi-nominated director. His 'Stand Up and Deliver' courses have taught the art of comedy to over 700 participants, many of whom have gone on to win awards.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • : introduction
  • : part one: theory
  • 01: where do jokes come from?
    • : do we create funny ideas or do they come
    • : and find us?
    • : practical creative games
    • : some modern theories of humour
    • : what is a joke?
    • : attitude, the comedian's secret weapon
    • : attitude games
  • 02: building a joke
    • : extreme attitudes to specific points can
    • : lead to humour
    • : always ask yourself: 'what is the comedian's
    • : answer to this particular problem?'
    • : finding the joke
    • : afterthoughts
    • : afterthought games
  • 03: comedy ground rules
    • : style or content?
    • : kill little Mr/Ms social control in your head
    • : stupid name game
    • : what's your attitude to the subject?
    • : more attitude games
    • : be specific
    • : games to develop specific thinking
    • : be concise
    • : the longer the set up, the funnier the
    • : punchline had better be!
    • : if it doesn't add, it detracts
    • : detracting the audience verbally
    • : detracting the audience with your body
    • : language
    • : avoid the temptation of burying your
    • : routines in the past
    • : always remember: start with your best stuff;
    • : finish with your best stuff; let the middle
    • : take care of itself
  • 04: what sort of comic are you?
    • : your persona
    • : comedic flaws and how to use them
    • : comic archetypes
    • : mixing and matching
    • : games to uncover comedic flaws
  • : part two: practical sessions
  • 05: unlocking your creativity
    • : don't worry about the result: just write!
    • : writing activities
  • 06: a word about emotional exaggeration
    • : breaking the habits of a lifetime: be bigger,
    • : be broader!
    • : reasons why comics start exaggerating
    • : their emotional responses…
    • : reasons why new comedians might
    • : overlook their emotional performance…
    • : why comedians need to be more extreme…
    • : activities to encourage emotional
    • : exaggeration
  • 07: creating material
    • : workshop 1: the thank you list
    • : workshop 2: building routines
    • : workshop 3: putting your set together
    • : pruning your material
    • : 'less is more' activities
    • : workshop 4: the hate list
    • : workshop 5: creating your own lists
    • : workshop 6: joke forms
    • : workshop 7: finding different voices
    • : stereotype activities
    • : creating a character act
  • 08: stagecraft
    • : think about your attitude to your audience
    • : treat the audience exactly how you would
    • : treat your friends
    • : force yourself to look at the audience
    • : try to 'read' the crowd
    • : slow down!
    • : speeding through your set means that
    • : inevitably your timing will be off
    • : how to deal with nerves
  • 09: microphone technique
    • : microphone mistakes
  • 10: hecklers and crowd control
    • : why a gig can go bad
    • : how to make a gig better
    • : hecklers
    • : crowd control exercises
  • 11: what other comics think
    • : Milton Jones
    • : Richard Herring
    • : Steve Hall
    • : Sarah Kendal
    • : Pat Condell
    • : Katy Bagshaw
    • : Marek Larwood
    • : Mark Maier
    • : Robin Ince
    • : Greg Davies
  • 12: business
    • : how to get started
    • : learn to market yourself
    • : publicity
    • : phoning for work
    • : etiquette
    • : do your time on stage
    • : building your set
    • : compèring
    • : beyond stand-up
    • : competitions
    • : festivals
    • : agents and managers
  • 13: your first gig
    • : booking the gig
    • : three or four days before the gig
    • : the day before the gig
    • : on the day of the gig
    • : on the evening of the gig
    • : on stage
    • : after the gig
  • 14: the future
  • : appendix 1: group games
  • : appendix 2: the fall and rise of stand-up comedy
  • : taking it further
  • : index
  • : acknowledgements
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Rubrik: Ratgeber
Thema: Briefe, Bewerbungen, Wiss. Arbeiten, Rhetorik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781444107265
ISBN-10: 1444107267
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Murray, Logan
Hersteller: John Murray Press
Maße: 198 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Logan Murray
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2010
Gewicht: 0,24 kg
Artikel-ID: 101283342
Über den Autor
Logan Murray is a comedian and Edi-nominated director. His 'Stand Up and Deliver' courses have taught the art of comedy to over 700 participants, many of whom have gone on to win awards.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • : introduction
  • : part one: theory
  • 01: where do jokes come from?
    • : do we create funny ideas or do they come
    • : and find us?
    • : practical creative games
    • : some modern theories of humour
    • : what is a joke?
    • : attitude, the comedian's secret weapon
    • : attitude games
  • 02: building a joke
    • : extreme attitudes to specific points can
    • : lead to humour
    • : always ask yourself: 'what is the comedian's
    • : answer to this particular problem?'
    • : finding the joke
    • : afterthoughts
    • : afterthought games
  • 03: comedy ground rules
    • : style or content?
    • : kill little Mr/Ms social control in your head
    • : stupid name game
    • : what's your attitude to the subject?
    • : more attitude games
    • : be specific
    • : games to develop specific thinking
    • : be concise
    • : the longer the set up, the funnier the
    • : punchline had better be!
    • : if it doesn't add, it detracts
    • : detracting the audience verbally
    • : detracting the audience with your body
    • : language
    • : avoid the temptation of burying your
    • : routines in the past
    • : always remember: start with your best stuff;
    • : finish with your best stuff; let the middle
    • : take care of itself
  • 04: what sort of comic are you?
    • : your persona
    • : comedic flaws and how to use them
    • : comic archetypes
    • : mixing and matching
    • : games to uncover comedic flaws
  • : part two: practical sessions
  • 05: unlocking your creativity
    • : don't worry about the result: just write!
    • : writing activities
  • 06: a word about emotional exaggeration
    • : breaking the habits of a lifetime: be bigger,
    • : be broader!
    • : reasons why comics start exaggerating
    • : their emotional responses…
    • : reasons why new comedians might
    • : overlook their emotional performance…
    • : why comedians need to be more extreme…
    • : activities to encourage emotional
    • : exaggeration
  • 07: creating material
    • : workshop 1: the thank you list
    • : workshop 2: building routines
    • : workshop 3: putting your set together
    • : pruning your material
    • : 'less is more' activities
    • : workshop 4: the hate list
    • : workshop 5: creating your own lists
    • : workshop 6: joke forms
    • : workshop 7: finding different voices
    • : stereotype activities
    • : creating a character act
  • 08: stagecraft
    • : think about your attitude to your audience
    • : treat the audience exactly how you would
    • : treat your friends
    • : force yourself to look at the audience
    • : try to 'read' the crowd
    • : slow down!
    • : speeding through your set means that
    • : inevitably your timing will be off
    • : how to deal with nerves
  • 09: microphone technique
    • : microphone mistakes
  • 10: hecklers and crowd control
    • : why a gig can go bad
    • : how to make a gig better
    • : hecklers
    • : crowd control exercises
  • 11: what other comics think
    • : Milton Jones
    • : Richard Herring
    • : Steve Hall
    • : Sarah Kendal
    • : Pat Condell
    • : Katy Bagshaw
    • : Marek Larwood
    • : Mark Maier
    • : Robin Ince
    • : Greg Davies
  • 12: business
    • : how to get started
    • : learn to market yourself
    • : publicity
    • : phoning for work
    • : etiquette
    • : do your time on stage
    • : building your set
    • : compèring
    • : beyond stand-up
    • : competitions
    • : festivals
    • : agents and managers
  • 13: your first gig
    • : booking the gig
    • : three or four days before the gig
    • : the day before the gig
    • : on the day of the gig
    • : on the evening of the gig
    • : on stage
    • : after the gig
  • 14: the future
  • : appendix 1: group games
  • : appendix 2: the fall and rise of stand-up comedy
  • : taking it further
  • : index
  • : acknowledgements
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Rubrik: Ratgeber
Thema: Briefe, Bewerbungen, Wiss. Arbeiten, Rhetorik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781444107265
ISBN-10: 1444107267
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Murray, Logan
Hersteller: John Murray Press
Maße: 198 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Logan Murray
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2010
Gewicht: 0,24 kg
Artikel-ID: 101283342
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