Free Download Mike Sacks, "And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft"
English | 2009 | pages: 354 | ISBN: 1582975051, 158297988X | PDF | 4,6 mb
DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT ?Every great joke has a punch line, and every great humor writer has an arsenal of experiences, anecdotes, and obsessions that were the inspiration for that humor. In fact, those who make a career out of entertaining strangers with words are a notoriously intelligent and quirky lot. And boy, do they have some stories.In this entertaining and inspirational book, you’ll hear from 21 top humor writers as they discuss the comedy-writing process, their influences, their likes and dislikes, and their experiences in the industry. You’ll also learn some less useful but equally amusing things, such as:How screenwriter Buck Henry came up with the famous "plastics" line for "The Graduate."How many times the cops were called on co-writers Sacha Baron Cohen and Dan Mazer during the shooting of "Borat."What David Sedaris thinks of his critics. What crea
