Funny on Purpose: The Definitive Guide to an Unpredictable Career in Comedy: Standup + Improv + Sketch + TV + Writing + Directing + YouTube
Joe Randazzo
Language: English
Pages: 338
ISBN: 2:00334865
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
It takes guts to be a comedian, and it takes smarts to make a living off it. In this insider's guide, former Onion editor Joe Randazzo delivers a funny and insightful blueprint for those looking to turn their sense of humor into a vocation. Explaining how it works and how to break in, Joe provides tips and guidance, outlines successful career paths, and solicits advice and stories from the likes of Judd Apatow, Jack Handey, Joan Rivers, Tim & Eric, and more. From writing for TV to doing standup or developing a successful YouTube channel, Funny on Purpose gives readers the knowledge and inspiration to launch a career in comedy with confidence.
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Look upon these traits. Feel their power. Find them in the work of those you enjoy and apply them to your own performances to master this most delicate, yet hilarious, of arts. Then, and only then, can you begin your eternal journey toward Getting Paid for This Shit. REL ATABILIT Y The audience needs to be able to feel for the char- acter in the same breath as they laugh at the character; to like as easily as loathe. In comedy, having some essential humanity makes everything you do easier to
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