munchman reads “Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV” by Joe Toplyn

by munchman

The Good:

  • This is a serious and very well-intended book packed with useful tips
  • It breaks the late-night TV genre down to its basic elements and tells the reader exactly what to prepare for when writing monologues, desk bits, sketches, parodies, audience bits, remotes and the like – the staples of late-night TV
  • In other words, you won’t find anything anywhere that’s more complete

The Not So Good:

  • This thing is so serious and well-intended that it’s only available as a paperback. That’s right – no Kindle version yet, which means it’s kind of expensive ($20.69 at Amazon as ze munchedman writes this)
  • Joe spends a lot of time telling us what he’s going to tell us until he finally gets around to actually telling it, which if you’re a ADHD kinda person can getcha kinda…restless

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