The eight characters of comedy : a guide to sitcom acting and writing / by Scott Sedita.
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TextPublisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Atides Pub., c2006Description: 243 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 0977064107Other title: 8 characters of comedySubject(s): Situation comedies (Television programs) | Situation comedies (Television programs) -- Authorship | Characters and characteristics in literature | Television actingDDC classification: 808.2523 LOC classification: PN1992.8.C66 | S43 2006| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index.
Who's funny? -- Sitcom history -- Half hour technique: rhythm, words, punctuation, timing and pace, the turnaround, triplets -- Acting technique -- The four C's of comedy -- The characters: the logical smart one, the lovable loser, the neurotic, the dumb one, the bitch/bastard, the womanizer/manizer, the materialistic one, in their own universe -- Finding your comedic note -- Appendix 1: Ten rules of comedy -- Appendix 2: Who said that? -- Appendix 3: Glossary (finding the funny).
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