And Here's the Kicker - by Mike Sacks (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT ? Every great joke has a punch line, and every great humor writer has an arsenal of experiences, anecdotes, and obsessions that were the inspiration for that humor. In fact, those who make a career out of entertaining strangers with words are a notoriously intelligent and quirky lot. And boy, do they have some stories. In this entertaining and inspirational book, you'll hear from 21 top humor writers as they discuss the comedy-writing process, their influences, their likes and dislikes, and their experiences in the industry. You?ll also learn some less useful but equally amusing things, such as: <ul> <li>How screenwriter Buck Henry came up with the famous "plastics" line for The Graduate. <li>How many times the cops were called on co-writers Sacha Baron Cohen and Dan Mazer during the shooting of Borat. <li>What David Sedaris thinks of his critics. <li>What creator Paul Feig thinks would have happened to the Freaks & Geeks crew if the show had had another season. <li>What Jack Handey considers his favorite Deep Thoughts.? <li>How Todd Hanson and the staff of The Onion managed to face the aftermath of 9/11 with the perfect dose of humor. <li>How Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais created the original version of The Office. <li>What it's really like in the writers? room at SNL. </ul> Funny and informative, And Here's the Kicker is a must-have resource - whether you're an aspiring humor writer, a fan of the genre, or someone who just likes to laugh.
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