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Off the mic : the world's best stand-up comedians get serious about comedy / by Deborah Frances-White, Marsha Shandur.
Van Pelt Library PN1969.C65 F73 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frances-White, Deborah, interviewer.
- Series:
- Performance books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stand-up comedy.
- Comedians--Interviews.
- Comedians.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK ; New York : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015.
- Summary:
- "What is it to be a stand-up comedian? To be funny, solo? You have no character-role, no double-act partner, and nowhere to look but out into the darkness, with just a microphone, an audience and your imagination. This is a job without an annual appraisal; a job where you are publicly appraised every ten seconds. The results are harsh and obvious: if the audience isn't laughing, you 'died'; if they can't stop, you 'killed'. Deborah Frances White and Marsha Shandur unpack the inner-workings of the minds of comics, sharing their secrets, insecurities and successes; their bete noirs and their biggest fears. Featuring interviews with a host of comedians including Stephen K Amos; Mick Foley; Andrew Maxwell; Mark Watson; Greg Davies; Richard Herring; Phill Jupitus; Jim Jeffries; Marc Maron; Brendon Burns; Nathan Caton and Judah Friedlander, this excellent book lets you in to the hearts and minds of celebrated comedians, away from the stage and off the mic"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Preparation 1
- 1 Inspiration 3
- 2 Material 35
- Deborah Frances-White talks to Paul Provenza 68
- 3 Persona 76
- Deborah Frances-White talks to Marcus Brigstocke 103
- 4 Structuring your Set 111
- Deborah Frances-White talks to Sarah Millican 126
- Part 2 Performance 137
- 5 Getting Started 139
- Marsha Shandur talks to Stewart Lee 154
- 6 Developing your Comedy 167
- Deborah Frances-White talks to Robin Ince 185
- Part 3 Mastering more than the Basics 193
- 7 Owning the Room: John-Luke Roberts on the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society 210
- 8 The Best-laid Plans 213
- Part 4 Lifestyle 237
- Phill Jupitus talks to Eddie Izzard 256.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472526380
- 1472526384
- 9781472527196
- 1472527194
- OCLC:
- 900568508
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