Funny: The Book: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comedy

by David Misch

The Book is an entertaining look at the art of comedy, from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings, with diversions into the worlds of movies (Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers), television ( The Office ), prose (Woody Allen, Robert Benchley), theater ( The Front Page ), jokes and stand-up comedy (Richard Pryor, Steve Martin), as well as personal reminiscences from the author's experiences on such TV programs as Mork and Mindy .

With allusions to the not-always-funny Carl Jung, George Orwell, and Arthur Koestler, The Book explores the evolution, theories, principles, and practice of comedy, as well as the psychological, philosophical, and even theological underpinnings of humor, coming to the conclusion that (Spoiler Alert!) Comedy is God.

204 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2012

About the author

David Misch is a screenwriter (“Mork & Mindy”, “The Muppets Take Manhattan”, “Saturday Night Live”) and playwright ("Pretty Naked People"). His latest book is "A Beginner's Guide To Corruption" ("David Misch is one funny mother" – Penn Jillette); his less latest is "Funny: The Book" ("Brilliant" – The Chicago Reader). More Misch at www.davidmisch.com.

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