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050 00 $aPN1992.8.C66$bJ67 1987
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100 1 $aJosefsberg, Milt,$d1911-1987,$eauthor.
245 10 $aComedy writing for television and Hollywood /$cMilt Josefsberg.
246 18 $aComedy writing
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPerennial Library,$c℗♭1987.
300 $axxiii, 208 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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520 $a"In this book, Milt Josefsberg gives you an introduction to the craft of writing comedy for television, takes you behind the scenes in Hollywood to see the evolution of the script from the original idea to the finish oh, analyzes classic scenes, provides exercises, discusses the business and, and gives you tips on how to join this lucrative and rewarding world."--Back cover.
505 0 $aForeword / Norman Lear -- Preface / Garry K. Marshall -- I: The elements of humor. Jokes ; Puns ; Malapropism ; The play on words ; Monologues -- II: Tricks of the trade. Brevity ; Rhythm ; Rhyme ; Repetition ; Role reversal ; Sesquipedalianisms and exoticisms ; Corny jokes ; Gimmicks ; Doing, and yet not doing, the obvious ; Visual humor ; Juxtaposition ; Hooking the audience's interest -- III: Standbys. Dirty jokes ; Old jokes ; Files -- IV: Subject matter. Sex ; Racial humor ; Inebriation ; Physical frailties ; Other reliables ; Death -- V: Characters, routines, and formats (or: it's been done before) -- VI: Writing and writing with others -- VII: Rejection -- VIII: Critics -- IX. Censorship -- X. The situation comedy (the creative and technical aspects) -- XI: The variety show -- XII: The biography of a script -- XIII: The business of becoming a writer. Breaking in ; Money and other considerations ; Other jobs for, and ambitious of, comedy write ; Questions and answers -- XIV: Exercises. Skeleton plots ; Fleshed-out versions.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (page 205).
650 0 $aTelevision comedies$xAuthorship.
650 0 $aComedy films$xAuthorship.
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