Customer Reviews
Outstanding guide for stand-up performers - By: , 21 Jun 2005 
An outstanding book for anyone interestedin transferring their comedy ideas into a practical stand-up routine:
- The book covers the following topics:
- The Secrets of Joke Structure
- Joke Writing
- What to write jokes about
- Improving your jokes
- Assembling a routine
- POV & narrative
- Rehearsing
- Mic technique
- Performance technique
- Developing experience
Through practical advice & a series of useful excersises Greg isolates the elements of comedy on an almost scientific linguistic level. Thereby allowing the writer/performer to explore, create & fine tune their original ideas without relying on cheap gimicks or plaguerising other performers. It has morein common with a NLP text or strategic business manual than some of the more anecdote based books available, although the book does contain several anecdotes when elaborating examples.
I purchased this book initially just to help with gag writing for screenplays but have become so confident through the process that I am now putting together actual routines for public performance.
Well worth it.
A Giant Step For Comic Mankind! - By: , 04 Jan 2003 I have been doing stand-up for a few months now & wish I'd read this before I started. Lots of very essential advice. A must-read for any new comic. Some of the stuff on joke structures was a bit complicated, but maybe I'm just stupid! Otherwise very readable & totally invaluable.
a great great book for any aspiring stand up - By: , 19 Dec 2000 I bought the Judy Carter book but this is far superior .Its full of tips & sensible advice from writing material to something as basic as mic technique .A great buy for any aspiring stand up
