Title: Poking a dead frog
Description: Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories, from a day in the writers room at The Onion to why a sketch does or doesnt make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Pythons Flying Circus? Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
Subjects: Stand-up comedy, Interviews, Comedians, Anecdotes, HUMOR / Form / Anecdotes, PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy, nyt:humor=2014-09-07, New York Times bestseller, Comedians, biography, Comedians, united states
Places: United States