tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post829370495826833803..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Recommended comedy readingBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88900136634113215632014-08-28T16:00:43.724-07:002014-08-28T16:00:43.724-07:00A book I'd highly recommend for future reading...A book I'd highly recommend for future reading lists is "Laughing Matters" by Larry Gelbart, who was part of Sid Caesar's legendary writing room and adapted "M.A.S.H." to TV.MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64777208840319499732014-08-25T15:38:59.508-07:002014-08-25T15:38:59.508-07:00Thank you, darling. It's nice to see that ther...Thank you, darling. It's nice to see that there are other books worth reading after they finish reading mine. Who knew? <br /><br />(I <i><b>knew</b></i> learning to read would pay off eventually!)<br /><br />(Mr. Hollywood, I agree with you about <i>SLIH</i>.)Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89913698636567294432014-08-25T07:00:43.091-07:002014-08-25T07:00:43.091-07:00You need to add SOME LIKE IT HOT to your film list...You need to add SOME LIKE IT HOT to your film list ... what I consider the best, most perfectly structured comedy ever made.Mr. Hollywoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53575560262425114462014-08-25T02:59:51.394-07:002014-08-25T02:59:51.394-07:00How could you miss Jean Shepherd? The first time ...How could you miss Jean Shepherd? The first time I read him in Playboy magazine back in the 1960's I laughed so hard tears came to my eyes.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26294390154059593862014-08-24T21:28:44.250-07:002014-08-24T21:28:44.250-07:00A good addition to any humor reading list: Comedy ...A good addition to any humor reading list: Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV by Joe Toplyn, Harvard grad who was head writer for Letterman, Leno and Chevy Chase. That's some comedy range.Waynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66599185700293358182014-08-24T18:02:05.821-07:002014-08-24T18:02:05.821-07:00I've already read nine books on the list. Now ...I've already read nine books on the list. Now I just need a way to enrol by tomorrow morning, and move to LA. Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23019991590142736112014-08-24T14:54:42.412-07:002014-08-24T14:54:42.412-07:00Awww, but I'm already supposed to finish a fea...Awww, but I'm already supposed to finish a feature-length script and write a 100-120 page pilot this semester!Dan Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865180000909831517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69655738458840374782014-08-24T12:20:21.955-07:002014-08-24T12:20:21.955-07:00"The Lady Eve" -- Required viewing wheth..."The Lady Eve" -- Required viewing whether you're studying comedy or not.DBensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46328473204140349762014-08-24T11:41:21.838-07:002014-08-24T11:41:21.838-07:00I remember comic genius John Vorhaus and his Comic...I remember comic genius John Vorhaus and his Comic Toolbox book came to New Zealand at great expense to set up a sitcom called 'Melody Rules'. It is known as the worst comedy ever produced in New Zealand and is still the butt of many jokes. I was sent a photocopied edition of The Comic Toolbox by the head of TVNZ Comedy which I thought was a sick joke.Frank Paradisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66501063937402721212014-08-24T11:06:42.862-07:002014-08-24T11:06:42.862-07:00I highly recommend a terrific book called "Fr...I highly recommend a terrific book called "From Fringe to Flying Circus" by Roger Wilmut, which chronicles that wonderful era of British comedy from Beyond the Fringe through Python. John Cleese told me that it's the only book about them that gets everything right.Bob Clasterhttp://www.bobclaster.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11020052437547831872014-08-24T11:02:50.355-07:002014-08-24T11:02:50.355-07:00Let's not forget some of the scripts written f...Let's not forget some of the scripts written for Ernst Lubitsch.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58706369428921601042014-08-24T10:26:03.724-07:002014-08-24T10:26:03.724-07:00Glad to see The Comic Toolbox on your list, what a...Glad to see The Comic Toolbox on your list, what a great book on comedy writing.<br /><br />Also, what about more on women and comedy? Highly recommend books and articles by Gina Barreca.Ceenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71830813637455779612014-08-24T10:11:38.982-07:002014-08-24T10:11:38.982-07:00The improv workshop in Guffman is brilliantly hila...The improv workshop in Guffman is brilliantly hilarious (as is the whole film.)Mr Whirlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761230218952467636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87204377819206921672014-08-24T09:34:35.125-07:002014-08-24T09:34:35.125-07:00Feydeau and Sheridan should be on that list.
Feydeau and Sheridan should be on that list.<br /><br />al smittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23770661344628769422014-08-24T09:32:58.301-07:002014-08-24T09:32:58.301-07:00I'm really excited about this class--just don&...I'm really excited about this class--just don't spoil the Emmys for us tomorrow night! Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32818999913094532652014-08-24T08:24:27.190-07:002014-08-24T08:24:27.190-07:00And there just happens to be a new book out from M...And there just happens to be a new book out from McFarland Publishing called THE ODD COUPLE ON STAGE AND SCREEN that traces the play from its Broadway roots to the silver screen, to television, to animation, and back again. Bob O'Brienhttp://www.bobobrien.tvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65075359925008827632014-08-24T06:42:52.673-07:002014-08-24T06:42:52.673-07:00You might consider adding this book on the Nation...You might consider adding this book on the National Lampoon and its diaspora to the reading list, esp. if Animal House is on the screening list. http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=24034solidismehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244298011065618978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6931087069777086792014-08-24T06:36:31.144-07:002014-08-24T06:36:31.144-07:00The dog ate my iPad.The dog ate my iPad.emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19209335483300442462014-08-24T06:10:55.524-07:002014-08-24T06:10:55.524-07:00And of course you won't be recommending Shakes...And of course you won't be recommending Shakespeare, Rabelais or Fielding because you can assume the kids have already downloaded them into their Kindles. Or Joe Miller, because that guy was a comedy volcano!Scooter Schechtmannoreply@blogger.com