"This [Standup Comedy: The Book]
is a fine book and can improve your stand-up comedy as long as
you don't take it up on-stage with you!" -- Garry Shandling
Stand-up Comedy:
The Book
(Dell Trade Paperback) by Judy Carter
The book considered to be the "bible" for standup comics!
Now in it's 27th Printing!
With over 100,000 copies sold worldwide,
Judy's book has become the definitive book on stand-up comedy.
This book gives you the same hands-on, step-by-step instruction
she's taught to thousands of students in her comedy workshops.
She shows you how to do it all: create an act, perform it, make
money with it and realize your dream.
Whether you're just starting out or you've
been standing up for so long that you're jokes are really tired,
this book can show you:
how to turn your problems into punchlines
how to create premises
how to get paying gigs
Advice from Jerry Seinfeld, Paula Poundstone,
Larry Miller and more..