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There is a feeling of pure delight that comes from laughing out loud while watching a hilarious movie or a TV show. Yet as funny as these lines may be, they are the work of people you will never see. The magic behind any comedy hit begins when an idea is hatched in the mind of a comedy writer and is then put down on paper. And while few of us are privy to this fascinating process, for writers Peter Desberg and Jeffrey Davis, the challenge of observing and understanding how comedy is born has culminated in a unique new book, Now Thats Funny! Desberg and Davis provide an intimate look into the minds of twenty-four of Hollywoods funniest comedy writers, who have given us such shows Saturday Night Live Monk Everybody Loves Raymond The Simpsons Frasier Maude Home Improvement Valerie Modern Family Cheers Theres Something about Mary The Honeymooners Suddenly Susan Newhart Sabrina the Teenage Witch Archie Bunkers Place The Tracey Ullman Show Wings Whos The Boss? and more How do you get to see the creative wheels turn? The authors premise was Using a Q and A format, they provided each writer with a story idea and let them run with it. Each of the writers was told there were no rules, no bo

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Author

Desberg, Peter, author; Davis, Jeffrey, author; Desberg, Peter. Show me the funny!

Publisher

Square One Publishers; Square One

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780757004452

Category

reference

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.2 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14