{"product_id":"how-to-be-funny-9781573922067","title":"How to Be Funny","description":"No one knows more about comedy than Steve Allen. For more than five decades as a writer, performer, and keen observer of the social scene, he has looked into every aspect of who's funny, what's funny, and why. Allen shares his discoveries in How to Be Funny, the book designed to help everyone develop their special talent for funniness.Now reissued in paperback, How to Be Funny covers all the basics, including joke telling, ad-libbing, writing humorously, performing comedy, emceeing, and much more. Allen takes you inside the world of comedy, from the early writings of Mark Twain, to the more contemporary work of Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Maher. Allen even provides homework assignments for the budding comic!Yet How to Be Funny is far more than just a book for aspiring comedians it will help anyone who wants to be a more amusing conversationalist, a more effective public speaker, and everyone who just wants to be the life of the party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Allen \u003c\/b\u003e(1921-2000) was known as television's renaissance man. He authored more than fifty books and composed over 8,500 songs. Allen was the creator and original host of the \u003ci\u003eTonight show \u003c\/i\u003eand the award-winning PBS series \u003ci\u003eMeeting of Minds. \u003c\/i\u003eYou can learn more about this legendary entertainer by visiting his offical Web site at SteveAllenonline.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Wollman \u003c\/b\u003e(New York, NY) is a journalist who has written regularly for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855527776530,"sku":"9781573922067","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c55b5a08-55d0-4f7c-96b2-bd348573eb5a.jpg?v=1737483255","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-funny-9781573922067","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}