Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-Up Comedy by Franklyn Ajaye
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Book Reviews of Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-Up Comedy
Book Review: Got to get up there!
Summary: 2 Stars
All these books about Stand Up can not produce one good joke. Some of the techniques might come in handy when in front of an audience but laughter they will not bring. For that, one must be inspired and have a particular view of the world to attract people and share in a funny manner. Bought several books and fine and dandy to hear anecdotes and comedians in all kinds of situations but in the end, if you are really interested in pursuing Stand Up Comedy, a person must be willing to put themselves on the line. Attempt and fail, over and over, until one is recognized as a true comedian and has developed hers or his particular style of comedy. Taking an acting class might be beneficial for so many aspects of stand up comedy can be affected by theatrics. Kind of like wanting to play poker and become rich. You can read all the books you want but until you become one of the players you will not really know wether you are good enough or not. Practice makes perfect, theory does not accomplishes the same thing.Book Review: Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy
Summary: 2 Stars
Rather shallow and repetitive. Then again, comics are gifted humans and their art and skills come from practice, practice, practice and inherent gifts. You can't teach funny but it would be great if the author had included some who didn't say the same thing everyone else said! It is also dated.Book Review: I want my money back!
Summary: 1 Stars
This book was a disappointing waste of time and money. The author's introduction is a story of a man who was flunking out of law school. He speaks of his early failures in comedy and then says he eventually began to study comedians he liked. He writes of a very elementary analytical process he used to find what made each of his favorite comedians funny. The analysis is one anyone could easily put together and there is no need to buy this book for this insight. As the author continues, he gives advice on how to put together material. He tells us to work on timing and delivery and recommends studding your favorite comedians to best learn this aspect. All and all, there were fewer than 50 pages of the afore mentioned. After that, there are interviews with several comedians that although are interesting, do not provide much help in developing yourself as a comic. In short, if you're looking for a few short interviews with a few comics, you'll like this book. If you're looking for someone to help you learn to write your own stuff, the core of the few pages in this book is (1) Study your favorite comic (2) Tap into your own life experiences. (3) Use your "third eye" (whatever that means).....