{"product_id":"9781350035522","title":"A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up","description":"Author: Head, Chris\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350035522\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Jul 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 200 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStand-up- it's the ultimate solo art form. Yet, behind the scenes, you will increasingly find the shadowy figure of a director. For comics themselves and for those who support them, this is the first book to give the director's perspective on creating and performing stand-up comedy. Drawing on his own experience of directing stand-up alongside speaking to comedians and their directors, Chris Head produces a revealing perspective on the creative process, comic persona, writing stand-up, structuring material and delivering a performance.\u003cbr\u003eDirectors interviewed include Logan Murray, John Gordillo and Simon McBurney, who between them have directed Eddie Izzard, Michael McIntyre, Milton Jones, Lenny Henry and French \u0026amp; Saunders. With a foreword by BBC arts editor Will Gompertz and contributions from many other interviewees including Oliver Double (author of \u003ci\u003eGetting the Joke\u003c\/i\u003e), this is the only book that goes all the way from one-liners to theatre via comedy club sets and full-length shows.\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for stand-ups from newbies to pros, students of comedy, academics studying and teaching stand-up and for directors themselves, \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDirector's Guide to the Art of Stand-up\u003c\/i\u003e offers hundreds of inspiring practical insights and shows how creating the comedian's highly personal, individual act can be a deeply collaborative process.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619416297630,"sku":"UBD-9781350035522","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350035522.jpg?v=1773898938","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350035522","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}