Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers - Paperback
by Mike Sacks
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143123781ISBN-10:143123785UPC:9780143123781Book Category:Humor, Performing Arts, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Form, Comedy, Popular CultureBook Topic:Anecdotes & QuotationsSize:8.70 x 5.47 x 1.24 inchesWeight:0.9Product ID:SCDJ95SVC4
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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR 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 doesn't make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus--Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR 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 doesn't make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus--Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143123781ISBN-10:143123785UPC:9780143123781Book Category:Humor, Performing Arts, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Form, Comedy, Popular CultureBook Topic:Anecdotes & QuotationsSize:8.70 x 5.47 x 1.24 inchesWeight:0.9Product ID:SCDJ95SVC4
Mike Sacks is the author of three previous books including And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft. Currently on the editorial staff of Vanity Fair, he has also written for the New Yorker, the New York Times, Esquire, GQ, McSweeney's, Vice, and Salon.
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