Stand-Up Books

Can anyone recommend any good books about stand up comedy? I've read Peter Kay Saturday Night Peter and am looking for similar books either about writing or performing stand up.

Thanks

I wrote one on writing your first routine.

I think it's ok.

email me if you want a link.

I loved Logan Murray's Teach Yourself Stand-Up Comedy. I still do.

Quote: PurpleRonnie @ 18th March 2014, 6:54 PM GMT

Can anyone recommend any good books about stand up comedy? I've read Peter Kay Saturday Night Peter and am looking for similar books either about writing or performing stand up.

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Logan Murray's book is good. There's another on (writing?) comedy in the teach yourself series.

Whilst a million and one books will try and give an idea of how to write jokes/comedy, I'd say Sally Holloways 'serious Guide to Joke Writing' is one of the few worth getting.

If you're after stories/anecdotes about people at the lower end/starting out then I thought Andy Kind's Stand Up and Deliver was very good http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Up-Deliver-Nervous-Circuit/dp/0857210254

Or Try Chris Brooker's gig diary where he blogged a year of gigs http://chrisbrooker.eroscomedy.com/diary/

The books "Getting The Joke" by Oliver Double and "The Naked Jape" were interesting if you're maybe interested in the extra bits around stand-up, like the various theories of what makes something funny, comedy and culture/law/taboo etc.

And I know you said books but the Comedian's Comedian podcast is well worth a listen.

And if that's a freebie SootyJ I'd love to have a link to your book - I'm well past first set, but it'd be interesting to read...

would welcome your feedback so send us an email address

Quote: sootyj @ 21st March 2014, 9:02 AM GMT

would welcome your feedback so send us an email address

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Sent. Though now I've sent it I can't remember if I mentioned my email address... doh!

I'm happy to give Freedback as well

Quote: Steve Sunshine @ 21st March 2014, 10:49 AM GMT

I'm happy to give Freedback as well

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that steve is why you suck as a session musician

but do send me your email though I'm sure I have it somewhere

Got your book on kindle Sootyj good read so far, although one slight confusion - I got to the page 'Comedy Skills' about knowing when to be funny, having a notepad with you...then to 'Making your jokes work harder than you'. After that I get to the 'Storytelling' chapter but the next few pages are just a repeat of the previous few pages.

I had the damn thing edited twice and still errors, thanks, heads will roll

No worries, it's a good read.

Thanks always appreciate a positive review

hint hint

I'll send you a copy of the better sequel when its finished