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Comedy rules
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- Book Synopsis
- 150 essential rules from the award-winning co-writer of Yes Minster and Yes Prime Minister, Hollywood movie director, producer, novelist and actor. A host of hugely enjoyable examples drawn from Lynn's varied and successful career bring these rules to life, covering everything from inspiration, collaboration and the Seven Deadly Sins to the perils of unmotivated comic business, pitching screenplays in LA, sexist jokes and lunch with the Inland Revenue. Along the way, we meet a cast of luminaries including Leonard Rossiter, John Landis, Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, Jack Rosenthal and Jonathan's long-time co-writer, Antony Jay. As we travel with him from his first digs in Coventry to the sushi bars of Hollywood, Comedy Rules offers an enlightening journey into the world of comedy and an indispensible companion to the elusive art of its creation.
- About The Author
- Jonathan Lynn's London theatre debut was as Motel the Tailor in the original West End cast of Fiddler on the Roof. His London directing credits include The Glass Menagerie, Songbook (Best Musical - Olivier Award and Evening Standard Award), Anna Christie (RSC, Stratford and Donmar), The Unvarnished Truth, Loot, Eric Idle's Pass the Butler, Arms and the Man, Tonight at Eight-Thirty, David Wood's The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner and The Gingerbread Man (twice, at the Old Vic). At the National Theatre: Feydeau's A Little Hotel on the Side translated by John Mortimer, Jacobowsky and the Colonel and Three Men on a Horse (Olivier Award, Best Comedy). He has directed ten feature films, notably My Cousin Vinny, Clue, Nuns on the Run and The Whole Nine Yards. His many TV performances include the memorable plays Barmitzvah Boy, The Knowledge and Outside Edge. He has written dozens of episodes of TV comedy series and is best known for the multi-award winning Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, created and written with Antony Jay. He co-wrote and directed the stage play Yes, Prime Minister and wrote the best-selling books The Complete Yes Minister and The Complete Yes, Prime Minister, still in print after more than forty years. He wrote and directed the play The Patriotic Traitor. His books include the novels Mayday and Samaritans, and Comedy Rules, a sort of memoir.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571277964
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (05 April 2012)
- Number of Pages
- 199
- Weight
- 169 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 200 x 130 x 15 mm
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