Review: Learn to Tell Jokes for Less than Four Bucks
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
Thank you Danny Murphy for your comedic insights and first-hand experiences.Humor 101: How to tell jokes for power, prestige, profit, and personal fulfillmentThe Kindle edition's only $3.99. So skip a jumbo latte; and learn how to tell jokes! Become funny enough; and people will buy you lattes. If not, hang out with people who will.I enjoyed the book and highlighted lots of passages. Not only does Danny Murphy teach about comedy, What Is a Joke?, Types of Jokes, and Tricks of Telling Jokes, he answers FAQs and shares some of His Best Bits as well as his Adventures in Comedy, which culminates with his Ten Commandments of Comedy.He's also forthright in sharing his failures as well as his successes. Offering an honest look at a difficult business. But also offering practical tips on how to succeed and have more fun, with examples from his stage experiences.My favorite part being where he refers to my favorite comedian Brian Regan as "the best club comedian I ever saw". And shared what a great guy he is, taking the time to talk to the newer comics, sharing his comedy wisdom. That would be a blast!Whether you want to become a comedian, a better public speaker, or the life of the party, this book offers basic, and even some advanced, tips on how to tell jokes for Power, Prestige, Profit, and Personal fulfillment. At $3.99 for the Kindle edition, that's about a buck a P.