Customer Reviews
A goldmine for the beginner! - By: Ben Whitty, 14 Oct 2008 
I'd done two open mic spots before getting this & let's just say they didn't go fantastically!
With the help of this book I have managed to write some fantastic new material. All of which I managed to mine out of my own head thanks to the techniques I picked up form this book. I would recommend this to anyone who has suffered with the dreaded writers block, as it offers all kinds of writing ideas that will get your creative juices flowing again.
While there are a lot of useful exercises for the individual working alone, there are twice as many for those workingin groups (No use to me but great if you're working with other trainee comedians!). Even so, there's plenty for the lone writer to get stuck into, including a complete set building workshop.
This book follows the standard format of the Teach Yourself range which is easy to follow & packed with handy tips & words of wisdom from other comedians. Taking you from the history of stand-up through comedy theory, joke theory & routine building right up to stagecraft & the all important business side.
The best all-inclusive starter guide money can buy.. - By: Mr. P. Parry, 13 Feb 2008 I say the best all-inclusive starter guide *money* can buy, having said that bartering or exchanging love or other goods might find you a better guide.
This is a fantastic book - giving you a good guide of basic how to do everything on stage - from mic usage to pausing & working the room - as well as excellent stuff on how to generate material & ways to come up with different ways of doing the joke. Oh, & afterthought everything.
I want my money back... - By: Lee C, 13 Dec 2007 I did Logan's comedy course & died on stage... That I died on stage is no surprise but that I managed to get the bottle to do it at all is a testament to his great teaching skills. This book gets the message across well but there's nowt like giving it a go - highly recommend the Amused Moose courses...
Essential - By: Coxy, 02 Nov 2007 As well as being a stand up himself Logan Murray has been running the Amused Moose beginners comedy coursein London for some while. So walking newbies carefully through the minefield of comedy without the loss of comedy limbs is his speciality. I would thoroughly recommend the book for anyone toying with the idea of giving stand up a go or for beginners on the circuit looking to polish up their act.
