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Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense

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Availability:In StockContributor:Elliott KalanPublish date:11/12/2025Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226829920ISBN-10:226829928UPC:9780226829920Book Category:Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, HumorBook Subcategory:Humor, Writing, FormBook Topic:Authorship, ParodiesSize:8.47 x 5.64 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCN3QMVHR1

Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense

The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane.

Philosophers may debate the meaning of comedy (thankfully keeping them too busy to fall into a life of crime), but the rest of us are more likely to wonder how we can make an audience laugh--or at least, how to entertain our friends and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226829920ISBN-10:226829928UPC:9780226829920Book Category:Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, HumorBook Subcategory:Humor, Writing, FormBook Topic:Authorship, ParodiesSize:8.47 x 5.64 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCN3QMVHR1
Elliott Kalan is an Emmy, Peabody, and Writers Guild Award-winning television writer and producer whose credits include head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and head writer for the reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000, among other shows. He is currently executive producer and head writer for the forthcoming Ghostbusters animated series on Netflix. He also hosts or cohosts the...
Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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