The Comedy Bible by Carter, Judy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Acknowledgments Contents About This Book Part One: Warm-up—Is There Any Hope for You?

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Performing Comedy Writing Comedy Marketing Comedy

The Right Stuff—Do You Have What It Takes?

The Yuk Factor You Are As Funny As You Think Starting with Your Ideas Habits: Honoring Your Ideas The Funny Zone Getting into the Zone

Comedy … Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Fear—It’s a Good Thing Comedy Buddies: Finding Your Fun Mate Quit While You’re Ahead Commitment Contract The Comedy Bible’s Ten Commandments

Part Two: Comedy Workshop

26 Days to Killer Comedy Material

Day 1: Get a Gig Day 2: Learn Joke Structure—the Setup Day 3: Learn Joke Structure—the Funny Part (Comedy Buddy Day) Day 4: Learn by Watching Day 5: Your Life Is a Joke—Finding Your Authentic Topics (Comedy Buddy Day) Day 6: Writing More Authentic Premises Day 7: More Authentic Topics (Comedy Buddy Day) Day 8: Fine-Tuning Your Topics—Relatable Topics Days 9, 10, 11: Getting It Funny (3-Day Jam Session with Your Comedy Buddy) Day 12: Organizing Your Set List Day 13: Honing Your Material (Comedy Buddy Day) Day 14: Getting Ready to Perform (Comedy Buddy Day) Day 15: Dress Rehearsal (Comedy Buddy Day) Day 16: Your Gig Day 17: Celebrate Day 18: Performance Review—Reworking Material Day 19: Adding Current-Event Material (Comedy Buddy Day) Day 20: Creating Cutting-Edge Premises Day 21: Topic Runs Day 22: Honing Material—“Take Two” Day 23: Throwing Out the Clunkers Day 24: Getting Ready for Your Second Performance Day 25: Performance Day 26: About Last Night … How Good Were You?

Advanced Stand-up Exercises

Living Funny Daily Exercises to Generate Comedy Material

Creating Your Own One-Person Show

How to Put Together Your Own One-Person Show Mounting a Production

19 Days to Writing Your Sitcom Spec Script

Top Ten Reasons for Writing Sitcoms Spec Scripts Preparation for Writing a Spec Script—2 to 8 Weeks Prep Step 1: Picking a Show Prep Step 2: Get Scripts and VHS Copies of Your Show Prep Step 3: Dissect the Show Prep Step 4: Understanding Sitcom Structure Prep Step 5: Sitcom Formatting Prep Step 6: Starting at the End Prep Step 7: Committing to Finishing Sitcom Day 1: Getting Sitcom Story Ideas Sitcom Day 2: Turning Life Stories into Sitcom Plots Sitcom Day 3: Turning Current Events into Sitcom Stories Sitcom Day 4: Honing in on Your Sitcom Plot Sitcom Day 5: From Joke Structure to Story Structure Sitcom Day 6: The Story Arc Sitcom Day 7: The Outline Sitcom Day 8: Detailing Your Outline Sitcom Day 9: Writing the Burn Draft Sitcom Day 10: The Story Pass—Trimming Sitcom Day 11: The Story Pass—Heighten the Obstacles Sitcom Day 12: The Story Pass—Structure Sitcom Day 13: Punch-up Pass—Getting It Funny Sitcom Day 14: Getting It Funnier Sitcom Day 15: Color Pass Sitcom Day 16: Read-through Sitcom Day 17: Rewrite Sitcom Day 18: Getting Read Sitcom Day 19: Final Rewrite

Other Comedy Fields

Writing for Other Comics Writing and Performing for Radio Shows Improv TV Warm-up Humor Essays, Opinion Pieces, and Articles Motivational Humorist

Part Three: Funny Money

Carter’s 3-Step Comedy Business Strategy

Comedy Menu

Step 1: Get Good

Step 2: Get Noticed

Getting Noticed Tip #1: Highlight Your Persona Getting Noticed Tip #2: Have Professional Materials Getting Noticed Tip #3: Find Your Audience Getting Noticed Tip #4: Work the Media Getting Noticed Tip #5: Showcasing and Comedy Festivals

Step 3: Get Paid

Appendix

Comedy Services U.S. Comedy Clubs College Showcases College Bookers The Writers Guild Registration Service