{"product_id":"9780879758370","title":"Make 'Em Laugh","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe success of Steve Allen's How To Be Funny led first to the republication of that book, and now occasioned a companion volume, Make 'Em Laugh. This new how-to book about the art of comedy includes an even richer assortment of examples of the author's unique humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Make 'Em Laugh, Allen laces his formal instruction with hilarious ad-libs, written jokes, TV comedy sketches, satires, song parodies, humorous essays, amusing autobiographical reminiscences, one-act plays, witty speeches, and stand-up monologues from his comedy concerts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoel Coward called Steve Allen the most talented man in America, and he is probably the most borrowed-from comedian of all time. The perceptive reader will recognize many of the comic ideas that Allen originated during the \"Golden Age\" of television comedy - ideas that are still influential in the 1990's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there were a college course in creating and performing comedy, Make 'Em Laugh would be the ideal textbook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50078789533936,"sku":"9780879758370","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780879758370_p0.jpg?v=1784734127","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780879758370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}