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Summary: Love what you do
Review: "Love what you do." They say the same thing about song writing and lyric writing, and about all the performing and creative arts..As to turning the love into money, she certainly names plenty of ways to try, with some useful tips on how to do it..There was a publication called "Comic Bible," which doesn't seem to be publishing anymore, which in their last issues complained about her using the name "Comedy Bible." That's an interesting professional ethics issue of which this reviewer only knows what he read. It was a helpful publication and so is this book. Best wishes to all.
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Summary: Comic energy flows from this gem
Review: An insider reveals the nuts and bolts of the craft. Judy is a natural. . .and she gives back by sharing the path to authenticity no matter what the genre of comedy performance or writing.
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Summary: Covers comedy from stem to stern
Review: An outstanding read. Anyone who even thinks they might want to get into comedy should read this book. The Comedy Bible is a step-by-step how-to guide to get into the comedy industry.
Judy thoroughly covers the art of comedy as well as comedy as a business. She helps you avoid some of the pitfalls, endure some of the travails of this crazy business and gives you advice on how to be successful in a business where many have fallen.
Many of the principles in this book could be applied to any business including consulting, freelance work and sub-contracting. Judy gives you a primer on how to network in the industry, build contacts and to put yourself in a position such that you'll be prepared when "luck" happens.
I found this a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable read.
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Summary: Comedy: For Those That Need To Know How Something Works
Review: For many reasons this is a well done book. Judy Carter interviewed and studied many famous comedy people for this book. Quotes by the dozens throughout the book powerfully build on the point made in the text. Stand up comedians are not the only ones that need to be funny. The most widely used clique about professional speaking is: "You don't need to be funny unless you want to get paid." Reading this book is more useful than reading all the joke books you can find. Carter says it the most clearly and the most forcefully. You need to first get your message sorted out completely and then make it funny or at least entertaining. Your personal message is more critical to your success than copying other successful people no matter what you field of speaking, entertaining or communication.The book seemed like one giant personal conversation with the author Judy Carter. You may not break out laughing very often reading this book. Carter would have made a good engineer or scientist, she breaks down into the tiniest imaginable pieces what makes something funny and then puts it back together. Reading and working with this book will make you funnier, it is by far the most promising book I have found so far. That is the good news. The bad news is that you can not just read this book. It is more like a highly serious work book. While it is ultra easy to read, it is very demanding to work your way through the book--- At least in the manner Judy Carter expects the book to be used. The book benefits from the years that Judy Carter has taught comedy performance and writing. If you are interested in writing comedy, jokes, sit com or speeches this is the book to buy. Be ready to roll up you sleeves and really work with this book. It is designed and written to the full range of people that are serious about entertaining other people with humor. In another book on comedy Steve Allen wrote in a foreword: "How to books on comedy are a dime a dozen." For the intensely thinking person on comedy that craves an in depth understanding, I will be surprised if a better book can be found. I will search for that potential gem, but my suspicions are as follows. When a better book is written on comedy, it is likely to be written by Judy Carter. As you can see by my review I thought her original book was outstanding and this one is even better. While I have read it once through carefully, the big pay off is going to come by doing the exercises and the introspective work laid out in this book.
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Summary: Dean Ricca
Review: Hey Judy, you're a goddess. But then again, you know how I feel about you. Why did we break up? Oh ya, I ate your cat. And once again, I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THAT! Love ya & the BOOK!
Dean
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Summary: A re-hash of her other book, Stand-Up Comedy
Review: I have Judy Carters older 1989 book, Stand-Up Comedy The Book. This is a great workbook on the comedy scene of that time. And a lot of the material would still work today. Its not the best but its okay. I would recomend Zen and the Art of Stand Up Comedy By Jay Sankey instead. Thats a brilliant starter comedy book that will see you through your professional career. So I was very disappointed to buy the Comedy Bible only to find that basically its a revision/rehash of her original book Stand-Up Comedy The Book!!!! So now I have two books with pretty much exactly the same material. The Bible does have a few extras on writing for TV comedies etc. Overall I was very disappointed. There are much better books out there. If she had just re-vised her original book it wouldnt have been so bad but i feel ripped off at having bought this twice. And thats not very funny at all!
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Summary: Long and boring
Review: I ordered this book because I saw so many good reviews. I found this book to be boring, and full of contridictions. The author tells you all these "no no's " that you can't do in stand up comedy, that I hear comedians doing all the time. Over complicated explanations of how jokes work. The "Comic Toolbox" is a much better book. To sum up, this book is long and boring.
1 star!!!
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Summary: Best Comedy Writing Book Ever!
Review: I've read just about every book on writing comedy and this is the best one by far. It's fun and easy to read (and do), chock-full of all kinds of useful advice, and best of all, the techniques really work! I am living proof that this system works if you do it. I went through the standup writing program she lays out, and at the end of it had some really solid material -- and am writing more every day. Tried out the material at an open mike and the audience reception was ten times better than I'd ever gotten before. If you're willing to put in the time and the effort, and follow her joke-writing structure, there's no way you won't come up with some really funny stuff.
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Summary: Informative and motivates you
Review: I've read this book and it is full of good information. Some the ideas require a comedy buddy, so try to see if you can find one before you get the book... because if you're in B.F.E like me it's hard to find other people interested in comedy.
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Summary: humor from 20 years ago
Review: I've recently been doing stand-up comedy but I never really understood the format for telling jokes. The Comedy Bible helped me to do so! From the moment I read it, I began to do so much better with organizing my routine. This is a wonderful How-To guide, and I suggest that all aspiring comedians read it.
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