Skip to Content

Writing Comedy (Writing Handbooks) - John Byrne | Work

amazon_http_request failed; op=ItemLookup, parameters=Array ( [ResponseGroup] => Variations,Images,ItemAttributes,OfferFull,Large,EditorialReview [ItemId] => 0709047703 [MerchantId] => All ) .

John Byrne breaks down the basics of writing comedy into simple steps and show you how to make the most of your individual comedy writing abilities.  Starting with the basics of writing jokes and short pieces, the book moves on to sitcoms and full length routines.  The author shows how to tailor material for radio, TV and print, and how to make contacts in the business and follow them up.  Fully updated to cover new markets from the Internet to broadband and interactive TV.

Play and Script-Writing

Browse Writing Comedy (Writing Handbooks) - John Byrne

0713663790
9780713663792
30-09-2002
£9.99
£9.19
176
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
2,388,938

Writers Bookstall

Title Author(s) Publisher
Novel and Short Story Writer's Market 2003 (Novel & Short Story Writer's Market) Anne Bowling Writer's Digest Books £16.99
Increase Your Word Power: How to find the right word when you need it, structured exercises to boost your word power, clear explanations for everyday vocabulary problems Angela Burt How To Books £9.99
New Author's Handbook David Bolt Peter Owen £9.99
The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors Robert Ritter Oxford University Press £15.99
One Step Ahead: Editing and Revising Text Jo Billingham, John Seely OUP Oxford £7.99
The Copyright Permission & Libel Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (Wiley Books for Writers) Lloyd J. Jassin, Steven C. Schechter Wiley £13.99
Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing Claire Kehrwald Cook Modern Language Association £10.77
Fulford: The Forgotten Battle of 1066 Charles Jones The History Press £12.99
The Cambridge Association for the Care of Girls Christina Paulson-Ellis WritersPrintShop £14.95
Creative Writing Workbook John Singleton Palgrave HE UK £21.99
Journalism Online Mike Ward Routledge £34.99
A Short Guide to Writing About History (The Short Guide Series) Richard A. Marius (late), Melvin E. Page Longman £13.99
Can't Live Without Joanne Phillips Mirrorball Books £7.99
The Complete Book of Scriptwriting J.Michael Straczynski Titan Books Ltd £16.99
Writing for the Web: Geeks' Edition (Self-Counsel writing series) Crawford Killian Roundhouse Publishing Ltd £16.99
Fowler's Modern English Usage (Re-Revised 3rd Edition) R. W. Burchfield Oxford University Press £20.00
Writer Tells All Robert Massello Henry Holt & Company Inc £10.99
The Poet's Manual and Rhyming Dictionary (Stillman) Frances Stillman Thames & Hudson £10.95
A Broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen's Secret Chord Liel Leibovitz Sandstone Press
Revision: An Author's Guide Michael Legat Robert Hale Ltd £9.99

Search work