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Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: Comedy Can Be Taught

Chapter 2: Self-Taught Is the Best Taught

Chapter 3: Two Concepts You Can Teach Yourself Immediately

Chapter 4: Learn the Business

Part One: Joke Writing

Chapter 5: Learn What Good Comedy Is

Chapter 6: Learn to Be Good by Not Being Bad

Chapter 7: Selecting Your Mentor

Chapter 8: What and How You Should Learn from Your Mentor

Chapter 9: What Do You Write About?

Chapter 10: Preparation and Research Are Part of Learning

Chapter 11: Teach Yourself to Write Routines

Chapter 12: Find and Study Joke Formulas

Chapter 13: Do Comedy Writing Exercises

Chapter 14: You May Want to Skip This Chapter, But Don’t

Part Two: Sketch Writing

Chapter 15: Your Best Mentor Is in Your Den

Chapter 16: How to Watch Sketches

Chapter 17: Sketch Endings

Chapter 18: Sketch Writing Exercises

Part Three: Sitcom Writing

Chapter 19: How to Watch Sitcoms

Chapter 20: Sitcom Writing Exercises

Chapter 21: Develop a Situation Comedy Story and Outline a Script

Chapter 22: Write a Situation Comedy Script

Chapter 23: Errors to Avoid in Writing a Spec Script

Part Four: Graduation