Book description
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: How
screenwriter Buck Henry came up with the famous "plastics"
line for "The Graduate."How many times the cops were called on
co-writers Sacha Baron Cohen and Dan Mazer during the shooting of
"Borat."What David Sedaris thinks of his critics. What creator
Paul Feig thinks would have happened to the "Freaks &
Geeks" crew if the show had had another season. What Jack Handey
considers his favorite "Deep Thoughts." How Todd Hanson and
the staff of The Onion managed to face the aftermath of 9/11 with the
perfect dose of humor. How Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais created
the original version of "The Office." What it's really like in
the writers' room at SNL. 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.
