Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today s Top Comedy Writers
| AUTHOR | Sacks, Mike; Sacks, Mike; Sacks, Mike et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Books (06/24/2014) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories--from a day in the writers' room at The Onion to why a sketch does or doesn't make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus--Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories--from a day in the writers' room at The Onion to why a sketch does or doesn't make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus--Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
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ISBN-13:
9780143123781
ISBN-10:
0143123785
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
480
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
5.47 x 1.24 x 8.70 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Humor | Form - Anecdotes, Epigrams & Quotations
Humor | Comedy
Humor | Popular Culture
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
792.702
Library of Congress Control Number:
2014005646
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories--from a day in the writers' room at The Onion to why a sketch does or doesn't make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus--Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories--from a day in the writers' room at The Onion to why a sketch does or doesn't make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus--Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
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Introduction by:
Sacks, Mike
Mike Sacks has written for such publications as "The Believer", "Esquire", "GQ", "Maxim", "McSweeney's", "The New Yorker", "Premiere", "Radar", "Salon", "Time", "Time Out New York", "Vanity Fair", "Vice" and "Women's Health". He has worked at "The Washington Post", and is currently on the editorial staff of "Vanity Fair".
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