“…Graham makes plain that the intersection of the two is frequently black comedy…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Sit down, shut up, and split a gut -- Comic perspective : how to develop a comic voice -- How comedy works : the physics of funny -- The tenets of laughter -- Comedy is conflict and collision -- Comedy is conviction -- Comedy is deception -- Comedy is wish-fulfillment and worst fear -- Comedy is truth -- Comedy is chaos and anarchy -- Comedy and children -- Comic stories and their structures -- Fish-out-of-water -- Romantic comedy -- The sports comedy -- The crime/caper comedy -- The military comedy -- The teen/coming-of-age comedy -- The ensemble comedy -- Farce -- Black comedy -- Satire, parody and mockumentary -- The end of the laughter? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- How to write about what you don't know -- Aristotle in a bottle -- Chris Vogler: the bozo's journey -- Variety of action -- Exploring possibilities -- Observing characters -- Character point of view -- A character psi chart -- Protagonist vs. antagonist -- Hit and -mis -- Modes of comedic dialogue -- The importance of subtext -- Exposition -- Yiddish sound theory -- Inexplicable humor -- Alliteration as ally -- Character, location, and other names -- Fonetic spellings/phoreign words -- Satire -- Parody -- Black comedy -- Vulgarity and bad taste -- Poetry -- Songs -- The list -- The monologue -- Letters -- Other forms -- Thoughts on TV writing -- Thoughts on playwriting -- Thoughts on audio/radio writing -- The query letter -- Sales -- Promotion -- Syndication -- On reflection: being a writer…”