Playfully Inappropriate : The Fun Way to Write Comedy
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2019
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- Title
- Playfully Inappropriate : The Fun Way to Write Comedy
- Author
- Volle, Jared
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1098949323
- ISBN 13
- 9781098949327
- Item weight
- 0.913 pounds
- Dimensions
- N/A
Playfully Inappropriate (2nd Edition) will be released on AUGUST 12, 2025
Make standup comedy writing just as fun and easy as hanging out with hilarious friends!
“I know all the tricks. I assume everybody does. But people like me because I won’t use them… and if I do, they can tell.” – Richard Pryor, on the art of stand-up comedy
In Playfully Inappropriate, author and comedian Jared Volle, an expert in the psychology of humor and creativity, offers comedians and actors a radically different approach to writing comedy. You will discover how to recognize comedic opportunities and quickly respond with hilarious punchlines, using a method that’s so fast it even works for improvisational comedy and daily conversations.
In this complete guide to writing and performing stand-up comedy, you will learn:
- The most effective comedy strategies and techniques for mastering comedic storytelling, utilizing a hilarious step-by-step approach for taking any experience, observation, or opinion and creating engaging stories guaranteed to make people laugh
- Examples and quotes from the best comedians in the business, analysis of why they consistently make audiences laugh… and how you can use their skills to improve your stand-up comedy delivery and performances
- How to make your comedy writing and storytelling authentic and consistent with your hysterical off-stage personality
- The psychology behind why people laugh and how audiences judge funny jokes and stand-up comedy stories – the 5 stages of how punchlines “create” humor
- 3 types of triggers guaranteed to make your joke punchlines ‘pop’ and trigger spontaneous laughter from even the toughest audiences
- How to troubleshoot common comedy issues, including stagefright and performance anxiety, weak tension and writer’s block, with 4 helpful walk-through examples
Whether you are a struggling stand-up comedian or comedienne, a gifted and experienced edgy Black comedian, or you use subtle sarcasm or parody in your comedy performances, Playfully Inappropriate will give you proven tools to expand your comedy writing skills and incorporate innovative new approaches for authentic storytelling and delivering funny punchlines.
“There’s no doubt that reading this book will improve your comedy and comedy writing to the point that it becomes a superpower.” - Comedypreneur.com
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