Poking a dead frog : conversations with today's top comedy writers
Sacks, Mike2014
Book
Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories, from a day in the writers room at The Onion to why a sketch does or doesnt make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Pythons Flying Circus? Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
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Imprint:
New York : Penguin Books, 2014.
Collation:
xvii, 453 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: Interview / James Downey -- Ultraspecific Comedic Knowledge: Writing for Monty Python / Terry Jones -- Pure, Hard-Core Advice / Diablo Cody -- Interview / Mike Schur -- Ultraspecific Comedic Knowledge: Writing a Submission Packet for Late-Night TV / Todd Levin -- Pure, Hard-Core Advice / Andres Du Bouchet -- Interview / Henry Beard -- Ultraspecific Comedic Knowledge: Getting the Details Right / James L. Brooks -- Pure, Hard-Core Advice / Megan Amram -- Interview / Peg Lynch -- Ultraspecific Comedic Knowledge: Writing for Seinfeld / Peter Mehlman -- Pure, Hard-Core Advice / Paul F. Tompkins -- Interview / Adam Mckay -- Ultraspecific Comedic Knowledge: Two Hundred Essential Movies Every Comedy Writer Should See / Bill Hader -- Pure, Hard-Core Advice / Scott Jacobson -- Interview / Bruce Jay Friedman -- Ultraspecific Comedic Knowledge: Writing Jokes for Awards Shows / Bruce Vilanch -- Pure, Hard-Core Advice / Kay Cannon -- Interview / Carol Kolb --
ISBN:
9780143123781 (paperback)
Dewey class:
792.702
LC class:
PN1969.C65
Language:
English
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BRN:
215141
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | -Art and Culture | ARTS 792.702 SACK | Available |