01860cam a2200265 a 450000100090000000300050000900500170001400800410003101000170007202000350008904000180012404200080014205000260015008200150017610000220019124501520021325000120036526000540037730000290043150000200046050509810048065000310146170000240149285600780151613979172Nust20170110152235.0050523s2005    ohua          001 0 eng    a  2005014368  a1582973571 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  apcc00aPN6149.A88bH445 200500a808.7bHEL1 aHelitzer, Melvin.10aComedy writing secrets :bthe best-selling book on how to think funny, write funny, act funny, and get paid for it /cMel Helitzer with Mark Shatz.  a2nd ed.  aCincinnati, Ohio :bWriter's Digest Books,c2005.  a342 p. :bill. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes index.0 aPt. I. The basics of humor writing ; 1. The importance of humor writing ; 2. Why we laugh ; 3. The anatomy of humor -- Pt. II. Humor writing techniques ; 4. POW : play on words ; 5. More play on words : the simple truth and the take-off ; 6. Play on words : brainstorming techniques ; 7. The next giant step : reverses ; 8. The harmony of paired elements : synonyms, homonyms, and antonyms ; 9. Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered : triples preparation + anticipation + payoff = funny ; 10. Exaggerated and understated realism ; 11. Funny words and foul language -- Pt. III. Writing for specific humor markets ; 12. Testing-one, two, three-writing humor for speeches ; 13. Stand-up or sit down : humor for live entertainers ; 14. Print humor: columns, articles, and fillers ; 15. Saw the picture, loved the gag : humor for cartoons and greeting cards ; 16. The scarce comedy-ty : writing for TV sitcoms ; 17. We mean business ; 18. Teach, learn, and laugh ; 19. That's a wrap. 0aWit and humorxAuthorship.1 aShatz, Mark,d1955-413Table of contentsuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005014368.html