This entertaining and sharply written guide--for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers--examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C.
K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up.
As a pioneer in the field of teaching comedy, he founded the American Comedy Institute, the premier stand-up comedy school in the United States, in 1989..
Rosenfield has directed, coached, and/or written for these and hundreds of other comedians.
His alumni include some of today\'s most prominent comedians and comedy writers, such as Lena Dunham, Jim Gaffigan, Eric Slovin, and Jessica Kirson.
The New York Times heralded Stephen Rosenfield as probably the best known comedy teacher in the country.
You will be a pro.
Including a 12-item Successful Comedian\'s To-Do List, Rosenfield states, Get undeniably good at each of these and you can kiss your day job good-bye.
Here, Stephen Rosenfield lays out a clear plan for achieving success, candidly explaining what works, what doesn\'t, and why.
This entertaining and sharply written guide--for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers--examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C.
K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up
