Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy(1st Edition) by JaySankey Paperback, 214 Pages, Published 1998 by Routledge/Theatre Arts Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87830-074-7, ISBN: 0-87830-074-0
"The sound of one hand clapping may be the performer's worst nightmare. In this engaging and disarmingly frank book, comic Jay Sankey spills the beans, explaining not only how to write and perform stand-up comedy, but how to improve an perfect your work. This unique insider's look explores the finer points of stand-up comedy, including sources for ideas and writing the jokes; taking the stage, delivery and timing; dealing with nerves; ..."
Zen and the Art of the Monologue(1st Edition) (Theatre Arts Book) by JaySankey Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2000 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-87830-094-5, ISBN: 0-87830-094-5
"Jay Sankey--stand-up comic, magician, and cartoonist--is back with another book for performers. Building on the success of his Zen and the Art of Stand-up Comedy, Jay is moving further into the uncharted wilds of solo performance."
"In this engaging and disarmingly frank book, comic Jay Sankey spills the beans, explaining not only how to write and perform stand-up comedy, but how to improve and perfect your work. Much more than a how-to manual Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy is the most detailed and comprehensive book on the subject to date."
"Interestingly, though perhaps not coincidentally, the most militant expression of
maroons comes in a “fake” slave narrative. Archy Moore, The White Slave; or,
Memoirs of a Fugitive (1855) written by white, northern abolitionist Richard
Hildreth, ..."
"Sure, if people laugh at something one can say, "It's funny," and if people don't
laugh at something one can say, "It isn't funny ... That's because, though stand-up
is a kind of performance open to great art and inspiration, it is primarily a skill with
..."
"Early studies of Vietnams relationship with the West tended to focus on the countrys political and military responses to the aggressions of foreign powers, such as those marking the French colonial period (18621954) and the U.S.Vietnam war. The nine essays in this volume take a different approach. Rather than assuming a clash between Vietnamese and Western civilizations, they examine the ways in which the Vietnamese have reformulated co ..."
"In February 1998 Paul McConvey, one of the company's executive producers,
was kind enough to take some time out of his extremely busy schedule for a short
interview. How long have you been involved in the production of monologues for
..."
"Jay Sankey--stand-up comic, magician, and cartoonist--is back with another book for performers. Building on the success of his Zen and the Art of Stand-up Comedy, Jay is moving further into the uncharted wilds of solo performance."