Funny: The Book - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comedy

A fun and fascinating read Loum There was once a Golden Age of Comedy in this country. No, we are not in it presently. For anyone interested in great comedy, you should read a great book on comedy, and that's David Misch's Funny: The Book--Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Co. Fred said I wish it was as good as the other reviewers seemed to think it was. This book was not nearly as interesting as I'd hoped it was, given Misch's background. I'm a fan of a lot of shows he's written for and/or produced, but this book just didn't do it for me. It should have just been called "funny people I like." His choic. John Lee Grogan Jr. said Smart, sharp, serious, sophisticated analysis of comedy and humor. I enjoyed reading this book, quite a deep examination of what is humor and comedy. Misch is a scholar and creator of comedy and has a comic mind. I enjoyed reading about the history of comedy, wasn't that familiar with the older forms or comics. This bo

Funny: The Book is an entertaining look at the art of comedy, from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings, with diversions into the worlds of movies (Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers), television ( The Office ), prose (Woody Allen, Robert Benchley), theater ( The Front Page ), jokes and stand-up comedy (Richard Pryor, Steve Martin), as well as personal reminiscences from the author's experiences on such TV programs as Mork and Mindy . With allusions to the not-always-funny Carl Jung, George Orwell, and Arthur Koestler, Funny: The Book explores the evolution, theories, principles, and practice of comedy, as well as the psychological, philosophical, and even theological underpinnings of humor, coming to the conclusion that (Spoiler Alert