{"product_id":"creating-comedy-narratives-for-stage-and-screen-9781350155763","title":"Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage and Screen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis accessible and engaging text covering sketch, sitcom and comedy drama, alongside improvisation and stand-up, brings together a panoply of tools and techniques for creating short and long-form comedy narratives for live performance, TV and online.Referencing a broad range of comedy from both sides of the Atlantic, spanning several decades and including material on contemporary internet sketches, it offers all kinds of useful advice on creating comic narratives for stage and screen: using life experience as raw material; constructing comedy worlds; creating comic characters, their relationships and interactions; structuring sketches, scenes and routines; and developing and plotting stories.The book's interviewees, from the UK and the USA, feature stand-ups, sketch comics, improvisers and TV comedy producers, and include \u003cb\u003eSteve Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e, Hollywood comedy guru and author of The Hidden Tools of Comedy, \u003cb\u003eWill Hines\u003c\/b\u003e teacher and improviser from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHead's style is refreshingly breezy and simultaneously substantial ... In this remarkable manual, Head demonstrates what Horace Walpole once observed, namely that life is a comedy to those who think. And Head helps each comedic persona think. * CHOICE (USA) on \"A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up\" *\u003cbr\u003eChris Head’s book does something very important, by showing how comedy can be built into long and satisfying stories. He offers clear and helpful advice which will be particularly useful for budding sitcom writers, but also relates to other forms like stand-up and improvised comedy. I know I’ll be recommending this to my students. * Oliver Double, University of Kent, UK *\u003cbr\u003eChris not only takes apart comedy, but - thankfully - he puts it back together again. This is a great cross-genre guide for all comedians confidently exploring different styles, structures and inspiration. * Katy Schutte, Improviser and Theatre-Maker, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  PART 1: INSPIRATION  Chapter 1: The Comedy of Your Life Chapter 2: People Watching Chapter 3: Write what you Know and Love (or Hate)  PART 2: ACTION  Chapter 4: Games \u0026amp; Worlds Chapter 5: SREP: Set-up, Reveal, Escalation, Payoff Chapter 6: Character Behaviour \u0026amp; Awareness Chapter 7: ‘What if?’ in Online Comedy \u0026amp; Beyond  PART 3: STORY  Chapter 8: Bosses, Strivers \u0026amp; Fools Chapter 9: Characters Driving the Narrative Chapter 10: Story Structure  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019631493463,"sku":"9781350155763","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350155763.jpg?v=1750780845","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creating-comedy-narratives-for-stage-and-screen-9781350155763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}