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| COMIC
INSIGHTS |
| The
Art of Stand-up Comedy |
| Franklyn
Ajaye, 289 pages, 6x9, illus., 1-879505-54-1, $18.95
paper |
“There
aren’t enough good books on comedy written by the
people who create it; Franklyn’s book helps fill
that void. Anyone who has an interest in comedy should
own this.”
— George Carlin
“Franklyn Ajaye is the Miles Davis of comedy.”
—
Keenen Ivory Wayans “Franklyn Ajaye is himself a great artist in
the form, and he asks his fellow comedians just the
right questions. Reading these interviews was a pure
pleasure!”
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David Milch, writer/producer “Ajaye has Pryor’s insights, Cosby’s
cool!”
—
San Francisco Chronicle
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If you want
to make it in stand-up comedy, this book is a must-read.
If you want to write comedy, this book is a must-read.
If you simply enjoy comedy, this book is a must-read.
Comic Insights contains fascinating, candid, insightful
interviews with today’s top comedians, who discuss
at length why and how they do what they do.
Louie Anderson, Richard Belzer, Elayne Boosler, George
Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres, Rich Jeni,
Jay Leno, Richard Lewis, Bill Maher, Paul Reiser, Chris
Rock, Roseanne, Jerry Seinfeld,
Gary Shandling, Sinbad, George Wallace, Jonathan Winters.
And interviews with noted comedy club owners Budd Friedman
and Jamie Masada, agent Irving Arthur, and personal manager
Buddy Morra, who discuss careers in stand-up.
Comic Insights also contains Frankyn Ajaye’s essential
advice and professional tips about the fundamentals of
stand-up, studying other comedians, finding your own
style, writing your own material, working the live performance,
and appearing on television. Crammed with the wisdom
of today’s finest talents, in terms of quality,
quantity, and timeliness of information, this book is
without peer.
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Franklyn
Ajaye is an Emmy-nominated writer/producer/actor/comedian.
His many television writing and producing credits include
The Parent’Hood, In Living Color, Roc, NYPD Blue,
and Politically Incorrect. Among his acting credits are
Carwash, Hollywood Shuffle, The Burbs, and Stir
Crazy.
As a noted comedian, he has appeared on The Tonight
Show, Politically Incorrect, The David Letterman Show, and
The Arsenio Hall Show and worked everywhere—from
small clubs to the big Las Vegas hotels, as well as the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In addition, he has had three
recordings of his comedy work released by A&M and
Little David Records and has taught stand-up comedy at
UCLA. Known internationally as “The Jazzcomedian,” Franklyn
now splits his time between Los Angeles, California,
and Melbourne, Australia, where he teaches writing, plays
clarinet, and performs with his musician brother Eric
in comedy and music festivals. |
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