The eight characters of comedy a guide to sitcom acting and writing

The eight characters of comedy a guide to sitcom acting and writing

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sedita, Scott
Format:	Unknown
Published:	Los Angeles, Calif Atides Pub c2006
Subjects:	Situation comedies (Television programs) Situation comedies (Television programs) > Authorship Characters and characteristics in literature > Authorship Television acting
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Table of Contents:

Who's funny?
Sitcom history
Half hour technique: rhythm, words, punctuation, timing and pace, the turnaround, triplets
Acting technique
The four C's of comedy
The characters: the logical smart one, the lovable loser, the neurotic, the dumb one, the bitch/bastard, the womanizer/manizer, the materialistic one, in their own universe
Finding your comedic note
Appendix 1: Ten rules of comedy
Appendix 2: Who said that?
Appendix 3: Glossary (finding the funny).