{"product_id":"9781630640118","title":"And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers--The New Unexpurgated Version!","description":"DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT ?\u003cp\u003eEvery great joke has a punch line, and every great humor writer has an arsenal of experiences, anecdotes, and obsessions that were the inspiration for that humor. In fact, those who make a career out of entertaining strangers with words are a notoriously intelligent and quirky lot. And boy, do they have some stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this entertaining and inspirational book, you'll hear from 21 top humor writers as they discuss the comedy-writing process, their influences, their likes and dislikes, and their experiences in the industry. You?ll also learn some less useful but equally amusing things, such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow screenwriter Buck Henry came up with the famous \"plastics\" line for The Graduate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow many times the cops were called on co-writers Sacha Baron Cohen and Dan Mazer during the shooting of Borat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat David Sedaris thinks of his critics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat creator Paul Feig thinks would have happened to the Freaks \u0026amp; Geeks crew if the show had had another season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Jack Handey considers his favorite Deep Thoughts.?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Todd Hanson and the staff of The Onion managed to face the aftermath of 9\/11 with the perfect dose of humor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais created the original version of The Office.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it's really like in the writers? room at SNL. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny and informative, And Here's the Kicker is a must-have resource - whether you're an aspiring humor writer, a fan of the genre, or someone who just likes to laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Writers House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50094338834672,"sku":"9781630640118","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781630640118","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}