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Reddit mentions of Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy
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Used Book in Good Condition
Specs:
| Height | 8.5 Inches |
| Length | 5.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | April 1998 |
| Weight | 0.60847584312 Pounds |
| Width | 0.53 Inches |
Comedy Writing Secrets is definitely a good book to read to learn about joke mechanics and stuff. I also recommend Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy.
This is a terrific book for teaching you one aspect of one style of jokewriting. It focuses on the setup-punch, 'misdirect' style joke (ie "For years I've been looking for my girlfriend's killer... but nobody will do it." -Jeselnik) and is a little dated, and it's just one guys creative process for writing a particular style of joke, but it's definitely worth a read. But it won't cover every aspect of writing and performing good comedy.
Also, this one is a great book about mindset and pretty much everything other than the actual jokewriting: http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Stand-Up-Comedy-Sankey/dp/0878300740
For stand up, Zen and the Art of Stand Up Comedy was a pretty simple approach to joke writing and what you’re sort of aiming to do. Easy read, structured but not rigid