Your Seventh Sense: How to Think Like a Comedian Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the Kindle version and I gotta say I quite enjoyed this. It didn't feel like a near-200 page book though. In fact, the whole thing just flew by.
I must admit I didn't feel as though I learned too much. I saw where the authors were going and for sure others will gain insight from the words. But the overall message is pretty simplistic.
Quite frankly you can hone your comedic instincts just as well (probably) with a far meatier book such as "Comedy Writing Secrets" by Melvin Helitzer.
For what it's worth though, I do believe the techniques in "Your Seventh Sense: How to Think Like a Comedian" are pretty sound. I would just like more... certainly more examples or even tidbits from individual comedians to try and tap into their insight.
I couldn't quite believe when I got to the end... it was over and I remember thinking "huh... is that it?"
But I did like it... and I have tried the techniques and can attest that they do work. I certainly have faith (following their advice) that it gets easier in the long run. However, I may be the wrong person to comment, as I've often spotted patterns myself and love humor in all its forms. So immersed and surrounding yourself with books and movies and tv sitcoms, you can't NOT have some of that rub off on you. :)

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Want to be the last comic standing? You can! Learn how to think like a comedian and find the funny in everyday life. For the last seven years Jay Arthur, a master practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) has been studying and reverse engineering how comedians think. With his co-author Karyn Ruth White, a standup comedian and professional speaker, they have refined the process and come up with the essential skills of how to think like a comedian. In Your Seventh Sense you'll find a step-by-step guide to creating and developing humor. There are four main steps: 1. Prospecting for Humor: First learn to develop your comedy radar. 2. Mining the Humor - The next step involves creative lateral thinking. Comedians ask themselves: "What's this like?" "How are women like cars?" "How is dating like a laundromat?" Learning comedy is a great way to develop your creativity. 3. Refining the Humor - Next, comedians distill their thinking down into the traditional joke format: setup-punchline-punchword. "Take my wife please!" 4. Presenting Humor: Finally, determine what point of view, attitude, and character would be best for this particular joke. Are you mad, sad, or glad? Is it hard, weird, scary, or stupid? What do you do when you bomb? This book also has detailed examples from actual workshops about how to develop a joke from start to finish. There is even a chapter about how to add humor to any speech; it's ideal for corporate executives or anyone who speaks to groups. Anyone can do it. It is up to you to decide how far you will take your comedy career...Maybe just to a backyard barbecue or all the way to a comedy club.

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