Why Is That So Funny?
by John Wright
A practical investigation of how comedy
works, by a well-respected practitioner and teacher.
Comedy is recognized as one of the most
problematic areas of performances. For that reason, it is rarely written
about in any systematic way. John Wright, founder of Trestle Theatre
and Told by an Idiot, brings a wide range of experience of physical
comedy to this unique exploration of comedy and comedic techniques.
The book opens with an analysis of the
different kinds of laughter that can be provoked by performance. This
is followed by the main part of the book: games and exercises devised
to demonstrate and investigate the whole range of comic possibilities
open to a performer.
“A welcome relief from the flood
of performance studies theory, being firmly based in a lifetime of practice
… a must for any budding physical comedy performers
– and an inspiration for everyone who treads the boards, whether they
think of themselves as ‘comedic’ or not.”
—Total Theatre Magazine
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