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001 2012051778
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008 130215t2013 ncu 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012051778
020 $a9780786471485 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN1992.8.C66$bL48 2013
082 00 $a08.2/523$223
100 1 $aLewellen, Scott,$d1964-
245 10 $aFunny you should ask :$boral histories of classic sitcom storytellers /$cScott Lewellen.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2013].
264 4 $c©2013
300 $avi, 220 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"This oral history of television sitcom offers the perspectives of 22 of the best and most prolific early comedy writers. The book documents insider knowledge and gives the reader a better understanding of what makes great television comedy. The writers' observations about the changes that took place and help explain why television comedy has evolved in recent years"--$cProvided by publisher.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aThe writers.i'm really a first baseman: getting the job -- Careening into a wall: writing the script -- We had to cut the laugh: classic series -- A spectacular idea: classic episodes -- This is good: more hits -- I'm going to acting school: flops -- Gold is what you're always going to get: working with actors -- Like a marriage: collaborators -- The end of it: retiring.
650 0 $aTelevision comedies$zUnited States$xAuthorship.
650 0 $aTelevision comedy writers$zUnited States$vInterviews.