Brian Luff
The Serious Business of Writing, Performing Selling Comedy...
This book contains numerous tips and tools for writing sketches, oneliners and sitcom scripts, as well as invaluable insights into scripting and performing standup and directing sketch comedy. Based on over 30 years in the entertainment industry including working as editor of the BBC comedy web site Brian also passes on a wealth of tactics and strategies for getting your comedy material in front of an audience and onto the desks of the right people in the industry. Brian has been lecturing on comedy writing since 2002 and is probably best known for creating the comedy series Pets for Channel 4. He has written for sketch shows on ITV and Channel 5 and has performed countless times on the Edinburgh Fringe. His film Refusal was nominated for Best Animated Short at the Paris Film Festival in 2021, and his comedy shows Monday Tuesday Banana and Space Planet won awards at the Lisbon Film Festival and the Prague International Film Festival in 2020. Feedback from Brians comedy workshops "Brilliant!" John Lloyd, creator QI and Blackadder "Sublime!" Phil Mathews, Senior Tutor, Bournemouth University "I got loads of useful tips, tools and motivation" Tim Reid, cowriter Peter Kays Car Share "Brian helped me learn the basics of how to write sketches." Imran Yusuf, Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee
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This book contains numerous tips and tools for writing sketches, oneliners and sitcom scripts, as well as invaluable insights into scripting and performing standup and directing sketch comedy. Based on over 30 years in the entertainment industry including working as editor of the BBC comedy web site Brian also passes on a wealth of tactics and strategies for getting your comedy material in front of an audience and onto the desks of the right people in the industry. Brian has been lecturing on comedy writing since 2002 and is probably best known for creating the comedy series Pets for Channel 4. He has written for sketch shows on ITV and Channel 5 and has performed countless times on the Edinburgh Fringe. His film Refusal was nominated for Best Animated Short at the Paris Film Festival in 2021, and his comedy shows Monday Tuesday Banana and Space Planet won awards at the Lisbon Film Festival and the Prague International Film Festival in 2020. Feedback from Brians comedy workshops "Brilliant!" John Lloyd, creator QI and Blackadder "Sublime!" Phil Mathews, Senior Tutor, Bournemouth University "I got loads of useful tips, tools and motivation" Tim Reid, cowriter Peter Kays Car Share "Brian helped me learn the basics of how to write sketches." Imran Yusuf, Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee
Binding: Paperback;280 pages; Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc.; Classification: N/A; Weight: 458.83 g; Dimensions: N/A
Free Delivery For A Year With Unlimited Delivery For £14.99
Super Saver Delivery
£2.99
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Evri ParcelShop | Next Day Delivery
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Northern Ireland Standard Delivery
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Unlimited Delivery
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Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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