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9780977064106

The Eight Characters of Comedy: A Guide to Sitcom Acting and Writing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780977064106

  • ISBN10:

    0977064107

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-11-30
  • Publisher: Scb Distributors
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Summary

The Eight Characters of Comedy is a Hollywood "How-To" guide for actors and writers who want to break into the world of situation comedy. Renowned acting coach Scott Sedita will teach readers how to break down a comedy script, identify different types of jokes and deliver them with comedic precision. Readers will learn about sitcom history, specific sitcom acting and auditioning techniques and how to market themselves in this competitive industry. Most importantly, readers will be introduced to The Eight Characters of comedy, eight specific character archetypes used in sitcoms dating back to the advent of television.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introductionp. 1
Who's Funny?p. 3
Sitcom Historyp. 7
Half Hour Techniquep. 13
Rhythmp. 13
Wordsp. 14
Punctuationp. 18
Timing and Pacep. 21
The Turnaroundp. 22
Tripletsp. 27
Acting Techniquep. 37
The Four C's of Comedyp. 43
The Charactersp. 45
The Logical Smart Onep. 51
Who is The Logical Smart One?p. 52
A profile of The Logical Smart Onep. 55
The Logical Smart One...and morep. 65
The Lovable Loserp. 71
Who is The Lovable Loser?p. 72
A profile of The Lovable Loserp. 75
The Lovable Loser...and morep. 85
The Neuroticp. 91
Who is The Neurotic?p. 92
A profile of The Neuroticp. 95
The Neurotic...and morep. 108
The Dumb Onep. 115
Who is The Dumb One?p. 116
A profile of The Dumb Onep. 119
The Dumb One...and morep. 128
The Bitch / Bastardp. 133
Who is The Bitch / Bastard?p. 135
A profile of The Bitch / Bastardp. 140
The Bitch / Bastard...and morep. 150
The Womanizer / Manizerp. 159
Who is The Womanizer / Manizer?p. 161
A profile of The Womanizer / Manizerp. 163
The Womanizer / Manizer...and morep. 172
The Materialistic Onep. 177
Who is The Materialistic One?p. 178
A profile of The Materialistic Onep. 182
The Materialistic One...and morep. 190
In Their Own Universep. 195
Who is In Their Own Universe?p. 196
A profile of In Their Own Universep. 199
In Their Own Universe...and morep. 209
Epilogue: Finding Your Comedic Notep. 215
Ten Rules of Comedyp. 220
Who Said That?p. 220
Glossary (Finding the Funny)p. 223
Indexp. 231
About the author
Actor Notes
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