Bøger af Gene Perret

Kick off your retirement on the right foot and with some laughs. Comedy writer, Gene Perret provides this collection of jokes to make this new chapter in your life a little bit easier and lot more fun. The perfect gift for someone about to retire from the workforce.

"If I miss practice one day, I notice it; if I miss practice for two days, my wife notices it; if I miss practice for three days, the public notices it." That quote has been attributed to many artists from Paderewski to Rubenstein. Even legendary golfer Ben Hogan supposedly said it. Regardless of who originated it, the advice is valid-practice is necessary to develop and perfect skills and to keep them sharp. "Comedy Writing Workbook" is a full volume of practice sessions.The 87 different workouts cover various facets of comedy writing--from structuring a joke to organizing a monologue to working with story plots and more. The workouts can help a writer learn new comedy-writing techniques or devote some practice time to skills that may need fine-tuning. These workouts teach the writer the process of "thinking funny" and more importantly, putting it on paper.

Gene Perret left a successful career as an electrical engineer to pursue his dream of being a comedy writer. He left Philadelphia, PA for Hollywood and since then has worked for many legendary comedians including Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller, won three Emmy Awards for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show," and has authored over 50 books. The secret of switching from what you're doing to what you want to do is a steady, persistent, "doing" . . . but doing what? This book will answer that question for the readers. It offers practical, doable, step-by-step suggestions. The author recognizes the value of self-improvement books and recommends several of them early in this volume. But the inspiration of those books, sooner or later, requires action. Someone has to take the steps that produce achievement. That someone, the author explains, is you. This book presents sixteen specific steps that will guide the reader in a career change. These steps take time and effort. They require patience, persistence, perseverance, along with a hard-nosed acceptance of reality. But they will enable you TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IF WHAT YOU'RE DOING AIN'T WHAT YOUU WANT TO DO.

This is the HARDBACK version. Two questions that people ask television comedy writers repeatedly are: "How do you guys ever think them up?" and "Is writing for a television show anything like it was on the old Dick Van Dyke Show?" Tales from the Script invites you inside the writing rooms and into the writers meetings for such legendary television shows as The Carol Burnett Show, Laugh-In, Mama's Family, Welcome Back Kotter, Three's Company, the variety shows of Bill Cosby and Tim Conway. You'll also be part of the planning, preparation, and production of almost all of the Bob Hope Specials, including his Christmas shows entertaining America's troops around the world. As a reader, you'll step onto the stage with the writing teams to accept "your" Emmy for "Outstanding writing in a Comedy-Variety Series." You'll also know what it feels like to be nominated, but have to sit in the audience and try to look gracious while another team steps up to accept the award. After reading Tales from the Script, you'll be able to answer for yourself whether it was anything like the old Dick Van Dyke Show or not. As to the second question - "How do you guys ever think them up?" - you'll discover...well...you'll probably discover, as most comedy writers already have, that nobody knows the answer to that question. Foreword by Jim Nabors!

In Damn! That''s Funny!, readers learn from a true pro what makes readers laugh, how to write humorous pieces, how to add humour to serious articles, and how to market their material. Written by television comedy writer Gene Perret, a three-time Emmy Award-winner and long-time head writer for Bob Hope.

Three-time Emmy Award-winner Gene Perret''s Comedy Writing Step by Step has been the manual for humour writers for 25 years. In this new book, his first update, Perret offers readers a treasure trove of guidelines and suggestions covering a broad range of comedy writing situations, along with many all-important insights into the selling of one''s work. Perret covers all aspects of comedy writing in his uniquely knowledgeable and anecdotal fashion.

Two questions that people ask television comedy writers repeatedly are: "How do you guys ever think them up?" and "Is writing for a television show anything like it was on the old Dick Van Dyke Show?" Tales from the Script invites you inside the writing rooms and into the writers meetings for such legendary television shows as The Carol Burnett Show, Laugh-In, Mama's Family, Welcome Back Kotter, Three's Company, the variety shows of Bill Cosby and Tim Conway. You'll also be part of the planning, preparation, and production of almost all of the Bob Hope Specials, including his Christmas shows entertaining America's troops around the world. As a reader, you'll step onto the stage with the writing teams to accept "your" Emmy for "Outstanding writing in a Comedy-Variety Series." You'll also know what it feels like to be nominated, but have to sit in the audience and try to look gracious while another team steps up to accept the award. After reading Tales from the Script, you'll be able to answer for yourself whether it was anything like the old Dick Van Dyke Show or not. As to the second question - "How do you guys ever think them up?" - you'll discover...well...you'll probably discover, as most comedy writers already have, that nobody knows the answer to that question. Foreword by Jim Nabors!