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What Are You Laughing At? : a Comprehensive Guide to the Comedic Event.

If you're looking for a book that will teach you how to write comedy, we suggest you keep moving. You still have time to pick up a copy of Writing Big Yucks for Big Bucks before the store closes. However, if you want to understand the bigger picture -- what is comedy, why do we respond to it th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Shannon, Dan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Pub., 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:If you're looking for a book that will teach you how to write comedy, we suggest you keep moving. You still have time to pick up a copy of Writing Big Yucks for Big Bucks before the store closes. However, if you want to understand the bigger picture -- what is comedy, why do we respond to it the way we do -- then you've come to the right place. What Are You Laughing At? presents an entirely new approach to comedy theory. It challenges long-held beliefs and shows how the three main theories of comedy (incongruity, superiority, and relief) are not in conflict; but rather, work as parts of a larg.
Notas:Final thoughts and acknowledgmentsIndex.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (321 pages)
ISBN:9781441114952
1441114955