Acknowledgements | |
Preface | |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Who's Funny? | p. 3 |
Sitcom History | p. 7 |
Half Hour Technique | p. 13 |
Rhythm | p. 13 |
Words | p. 14 |
Punctuation | p. 18 |
Timing and Pace | p. 21 |
The Turnaround | p. 22 |
Triplets | p. 27 |
Acting Technique | p. 37 |
The Four C's of Comedy | p. 43 |
The Characters | p. 45 |
The Logical Smart One | p. 51 |
Who is The Logical Smart One? | p. 52 |
A profile of The Logical Smart One | p. 55 |
The Logical Smart One...and more | p. 65 |
The Lovable Loser | p. 71 |
Who is The Lovable Loser? | p. 72 |
A profile of The Lovable Loser | p. 75 |
The Lovable Loser...and more | p. 85 |
The Neurotic | p. 91 |
Who is The Neurotic? | p. 92 |
A profile of The Neurotic | p. 95 |
The Neurotic...and more | p. 108 |
The Dumb One | p. 115 |
Who is The Dumb One? | p. 116 |
A profile of The Dumb One | p. 119 |
The Dumb One...and more | p. 128 |
The Bitch / Bastard | p. 133 |
Who is The Bitch / Bastard? | p. 135 |
A profile of The Bitch / Bastard | p. 140 |
The Bitch / Bastard...and more | p. 150 |
The Womanizer / Manizer | p. 159 |
Who is The Womanizer / Manizer? | p. 161 |
A profile of The Womanizer / Manizer | p. 163 |
The Womanizer / Manizer...and more | p. 172 |
The Materialistic One | p. 177 |
Who is The Materialistic One? | p. 178 |
A profile of The Materialistic One | p. 182 |
The Materialistic One...and more | p. 190 |
In Their Own Universe | p. 195 |
Who is In Their Own Universe? | p. 196 |
A profile of In Their Own Universe | p. 199 |
In Their Own Universe...and more | p. 209 |
Epilogue: Finding Your Comedic Note | p. 215 |
Ten Rules of Comedy | p. 220 |
Who Said That? | p. 220 |
Glossary (Finding the Funny) | p. 223 |
Index | p. 231 |
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