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Packed with gags and examples of comedy at its best, Be Funny or Die is a fascinating investigation into how our species has developed and mastered this essential art form.
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Packed with gags and examples of comedy at its best, Be Funny or Die is a fascinating investigation into how our species has developed and mastered this essential art form.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Boundless Publishing Group Ltd
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 221mm x 149mm x 40mm
- Gewicht: 488g
- ISBN-13: 9781800183100
- ISBN-10: 1800183100
- Artikelnr.: 69431529
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- Verlag: Boundless Publishing Group Ltd
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 221mm x 149mm x 40mm
- Gewicht: 488g
- ISBN-13: 9781800183100
- ISBN-10: 1800183100
- Artikelnr.: 69431529
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
Joel Morris is a BAFTA-winning comedy writer. A long-time collaborator with Charlie Brooker and the co-creator of dimwit pundit Philomena Cunk, he has written for countless TV and radio shows, including Mitchell and Webb, Miranda and Murder in Successville, as well as the Paddington films. He co-created cult spoof newspaper The Framley Examiner, the hit Bollocks to Alton Towers tourist guides and the chartbusting Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups. Joel lives in London, UK.
Disclaimer - 1
Comedy is Important - 3
PART ONE: COMEDY IS HUMAN
The Funniest Joke in the World - 11
Human Laughter - 14
Human Comedy - 19
Freud Never Played Glasgow Empire - 25
What Clever People Have Reckoned - 32
Surprise! - 39
What’s Brown and Sticky? - 45
No Harm Meant - 49
Play-Fighting - 57
Typing ‘5318008’ on a Calculator - 61
Pretty Patterns - 66
The Rule of Three - 73
PART TWO: COMEDY IS MUSIC
The Rhythm of Comedy - 81
The Music of Comedy - 84
The Comedy Keyboard - 89
Comedy Piano For Beginners - 95
Confuse: The Bum Note - 102
The Howl of Confusion - 108
Shaggy Dogs - 115
Sheer Nonsense - 120
The Lure of the Brillig - 126
The Bucket - 132
PART THREE: COMEDY IS US
Laughing Together - 141
Mike is a Wanker - 147
Laughing Together - 151
The Tribe - 157
Anyone in From 1991? - 162
The Specifics - 169
These Robots Are Funny - 174
Shared Values - 178
Reading the Room - 183
Dangerous Laughs - 189
Only Teasing - 197
Comic Relief - 202
Woke Me Up Before You Go Go - 207
Raise the Right Flag - 211
PART FOUR: COMEDY IS CHARACTER
Comedy is Fractal - 221
I Haven’t Learned a Thing - 230
Confirmation Bias - 234
I Wouldn’t Do That, If I Were Me - 239
A Dramatic Pause - 243
Patterns of People - 247
Character Pieces - 252
Double Act - 256
Marge & Dorothy & Velma & Ringo - 259
PART FIVE: COMEDY IS STORY
Building the Clown Car - 271
The Shape of Story - 278
The Straight Story - 285
The Big Questions - 291
Is This the Right Room For an Argument? - 296
An Incredible Story - 303
Plot vs Story - 311
. . . AND THE PUNCHLINE
The Secret of Comedy - 319
A Joke Amongst Friends - 322
Comedy is Big and Clever - 329
Hack Comedy - 331
Her Majesty - 334
Acknowledgements - 337
Epigraph Sources - 341
Resources - 349
A Note on the Author - 359
Supporters - 361
Comedy is Important - 3
PART ONE: COMEDY IS HUMAN
The Funniest Joke in the World - 11
Human Laughter - 14
Human Comedy - 19
Freud Never Played Glasgow Empire - 25
What Clever People Have Reckoned - 32
Surprise! - 39
What’s Brown and Sticky? - 45
No Harm Meant - 49
Play-Fighting - 57
Typing ‘5318008’ on a Calculator - 61
Pretty Patterns - 66
The Rule of Three - 73
PART TWO: COMEDY IS MUSIC
The Rhythm of Comedy - 81
The Music of Comedy - 84
The Comedy Keyboard - 89
Comedy Piano For Beginners - 95
Confuse: The Bum Note - 102
The Howl of Confusion - 108
Shaggy Dogs - 115
Sheer Nonsense - 120
The Lure of the Brillig - 126
The Bucket - 132
PART THREE: COMEDY IS US
Laughing Together - 141
Mike is a Wanker - 147
Laughing Together - 151
The Tribe - 157
Anyone in From 1991? - 162
The Specifics - 169
These Robots Are Funny - 174
Shared Values - 178
Reading the Room - 183
Dangerous Laughs - 189
Only Teasing - 197
Comic Relief - 202
Woke Me Up Before You Go Go - 207
Raise the Right Flag - 211
PART FOUR: COMEDY IS CHARACTER
Comedy is Fractal - 221
I Haven’t Learned a Thing - 230
Confirmation Bias - 234
I Wouldn’t Do That, If I Were Me - 239
A Dramatic Pause - 243
Patterns of People - 247
Character Pieces - 252
Double Act - 256
Marge & Dorothy & Velma & Ringo - 259
PART FIVE: COMEDY IS STORY
Building the Clown Car - 271
The Shape of Story - 278
The Straight Story - 285
The Big Questions - 291
Is This the Right Room For an Argument? - 296
An Incredible Story - 303
Plot vs Story - 311
. . . AND THE PUNCHLINE
The Secret of Comedy - 319
A Joke Amongst Friends - 322
Comedy is Big and Clever - 329
Hack Comedy - 331
Her Majesty - 334
Acknowledgements - 337
Epigraph Sources - 341
Resources - 349
A Note on the Author - 359
Supporters - 361
Disclaimer - 1
Comedy is Important - 3
PART ONE: COMEDY IS HUMAN
The Funniest Joke in the World - 11
Human Laughter - 14
Human Comedy - 19
Freud Never Played Glasgow Empire - 25
What Clever People Have Reckoned - 32
Surprise! - 39
What’s Brown and Sticky? - 45
No Harm Meant - 49
Play-Fighting - 57
Typing ‘5318008’ on a Calculator - 61
Pretty Patterns - 66
The Rule of Three - 73
PART TWO: COMEDY IS MUSIC
The Rhythm of Comedy - 81
The Music of Comedy - 84
The Comedy Keyboard - 89
Comedy Piano For Beginners - 95
Confuse: The Bum Note - 102
The Howl of Confusion - 108
Shaggy Dogs - 115
Sheer Nonsense - 120
The Lure of the Brillig - 126
The Bucket - 132
PART THREE: COMEDY IS US
Laughing Together - 141
Mike is a Wanker - 147
Laughing Together - 151
The Tribe - 157
Anyone in From 1991? - 162
The Specifics - 169
These Robots Are Funny - 174
Shared Values - 178
Reading the Room - 183
Dangerous Laughs - 189
Only Teasing - 197
Comic Relief - 202
Woke Me Up Before You Go Go - 207
Raise the Right Flag - 211
PART FOUR: COMEDY IS CHARACTER
Comedy is Fractal - 221
I Haven’t Learned a Thing - 230
Confirmation Bias - 234
I Wouldn’t Do That, If I Were Me - 239
A Dramatic Pause - 243
Patterns of People - 247
Character Pieces - 252
Double Act - 256
Marge & Dorothy & Velma & Ringo - 259
PART FIVE: COMEDY IS STORY
Building the Clown Car - 271
The Shape of Story - 278
The Straight Story - 285
The Big Questions - 291
Is This the Right Room For an Argument? - 296
An Incredible Story - 303
Plot vs Story - 311
. . . AND THE PUNCHLINE
The Secret of Comedy - 319
A Joke Amongst Friends - 322
Comedy is Big and Clever - 329
Hack Comedy - 331
Her Majesty - 334
Acknowledgements - 337
Epigraph Sources - 341
Resources - 349
A Note on the Author - 359
Supporters - 361
Comedy is Important - 3
PART ONE: COMEDY IS HUMAN
The Funniest Joke in the World - 11
Human Laughter - 14
Human Comedy - 19
Freud Never Played Glasgow Empire - 25
What Clever People Have Reckoned - 32
Surprise! - 39
What’s Brown and Sticky? - 45
No Harm Meant - 49
Play-Fighting - 57
Typing ‘5318008’ on a Calculator - 61
Pretty Patterns - 66
The Rule of Three - 73
PART TWO: COMEDY IS MUSIC
The Rhythm of Comedy - 81
The Music of Comedy - 84
The Comedy Keyboard - 89
Comedy Piano For Beginners - 95
Confuse: The Bum Note - 102
The Howl of Confusion - 108
Shaggy Dogs - 115
Sheer Nonsense - 120
The Lure of the Brillig - 126
The Bucket - 132
PART THREE: COMEDY IS US
Laughing Together - 141
Mike is a Wanker - 147
Laughing Together - 151
The Tribe - 157
Anyone in From 1991? - 162
The Specifics - 169
These Robots Are Funny - 174
Shared Values - 178
Reading the Room - 183
Dangerous Laughs - 189
Only Teasing - 197
Comic Relief - 202
Woke Me Up Before You Go Go - 207
Raise the Right Flag - 211
PART FOUR: COMEDY IS CHARACTER
Comedy is Fractal - 221
I Haven’t Learned a Thing - 230
Confirmation Bias - 234
I Wouldn’t Do That, If I Were Me - 239
A Dramatic Pause - 243
Patterns of People - 247
Character Pieces - 252
Double Act - 256
Marge & Dorothy & Velma & Ringo - 259
PART FIVE: COMEDY IS STORY
Building the Clown Car - 271
The Shape of Story - 278
The Straight Story - 285
The Big Questions - 291
Is This the Right Room For an Argument? - 296
An Incredible Story - 303
Plot vs Story - 311
. . . AND THE PUNCHLINE
The Secret of Comedy - 319
A Joke Amongst Friends - 322
Comedy is Big and Clever - 329
Hack Comedy - 331
Her Majesty - 334
Acknowledgements - 337
Epigraph Sources - 341
Resources - 349
A Note on the Author - 359
Supporters - 361







