Review: Review of 101 Humor a Manual for Comedians
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2014
This book is a selfstudy course on how to tell jokes, good enough to put you on the path of a professional comedian.  If the reader wants to become a master of the stage, he can through this manual, receive a multitude of guidelines on how to approach his performance goals and how to  seek success  in his venture.  You will learn about the what, where, when and how of being a comedian. You will get tips on:*  finding and managing the material as honest, interesting and relevant as possible;*  how to construct a winning joke for success;*  how to learn from masters;*  techniques to deliver jokes;*  techniques to engage an audience through compelling content and performance skills;*  using your natural attributes like voice, posture, accents, facial expressions, attitude and comic looks;*  using aspects like timing, silence and movement;*  finding your niche through consistency,  physical humor, imitation, impressions, exaggeration,  etc;*  how to improve your stage and social skills;*  how to target material; props, audience and venue; and*  many examples of jokes.The reader is also informed of all the pitfalls in the business.Overall, it is a convincing and important training manual for a stand-up comedian or any performer of the stage. The written language is simple and the content easily absorbed, especially for an American audienceReviewed by Scarlett Jensen, South Africa on 12 April 2013.