The Art of Comedy: Getting Serious About Being Funny - Softcover

Ryan, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823084671 ISBN 13: 9780823084678

Publisher: Back Stage Books, 2007

Synopsis

Dyin' out there? Learn how to act funny from a top Hollywood expert.
Want to know a secret? Sssshhhh. Great comedy actors aren't born...they're made. Who makes them? Paul Ryan, that's who. Now Ryan, the top comedy acting coach in Hollywood, shares his secrets in The Art of Comedy, a step-by-step guide for turning actors into comedy actors. Packed with exercises, The Art of Comedy explains exactly how to build a character, how to incorporate improvisation into a written scene, where to turn for comic inspiration, and how to increase your comedic imagination. Also included is a technical analysis of comedy greats from Milton Berle to Jerry Seinfeld. For anyone who wants to work in film, in television, or in community theater, here's the complete guide to acting funny.
· Written by Hollywood's top comedy acting coach
· Packed with practical step-by-step exercises
· Gives actors at every level an edge at comedy auditions

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Ryan has been Hollywood’s top comedy acting coach for more than twenty years; his studio is at CBS Television. A correspondent at KTLA Morning News In Los Angeles, he has created, produced, and hosted more than 700 in-depth TV talk shows with such stars as Robin Williams, Jay Leno, Gene Hackman, and Sophia Loren. He recently finished a TV comedy, Hollywood Alive, featuring his CBS students. He lives in Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Back Stage Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0823084671
• ISBN 13: 9780823084678
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208