How the Great Comedy Writers Create Laughter The consummate work on the craft of creating comedy, straight from the mouths of the masters. Personal in-depth interviews with Goodman Ace, Mel Brooks, Art Buchwald, Abe Burrows, Bill Dana, Selma Diamond, Jack Douglas, Hal Kanter, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner and Neil Simon. Learn from the comedic geniuses how a beginner can get started, what shapes a comic, the rules for writing humor, and how you know what has been written will make an audience laugh. There are profound answers, amusing anecdotes, fascinating inside information and gossip. A rare chance to eavesdrop on the successful old pros.

"...frank, witty, intensive ... a fine portrayal of what makes comedy writers tick." -- Publishers Weekly

How The Great Comedy Writers Create Laughter
Jester Press, Carmel, CA
Hardcover, 286 pgs.
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Books by Larry Wilde:   When You're Up to Your Eyeballs in Alligators The Larry Wilde Treasury of Laughter The Larry Wilde Library of Laughter How the Great Comedy Writers Create Laughter Great Comedians Talk About Comedy

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