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Comedy - Britannica
Type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It is contrasted on the one hand with tragedy and on the other with farce.
https://www.britannica.com/art/comedy
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Evolution of Comedy
Evolution of Comedy Dramatic comedy grew out of the boisterous choruses and dialogue of the fertility rites of the feasts of the Greek god.
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/entertainment/comedy-evolution-comedy.html
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Comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In a modern sense, comedy refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or to amuse by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film and stand-up comedy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy
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What Is Comedy?
What is comedy and what makes something funny are in fact two different things.
http://katherinephelps.com/2011/09/what-is-comedy/
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What Is Comedy For? - The Book of Life
What Is Comedy For? - The Book of Life is the 'brain' of The School of Life, a gathering of the best ideas around wisdom and emotional intelligence.
http://www.thebookoflife.org/what-is-comedy-for/
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Comedy Writing - How To Be Funny
When it comes to writing comedy, every syllable counts. Host Scott Simon talks to Mike Sacks, author of And Here's the Kicker.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111456667
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Breaking Into Stand-Up: 10 Tips for Beginning Comedians
Check out this list of helpful tips on improving your act and getting over failure for new and struggling stand-up comedians.
http://comedians.about.com/od/breakingin/tp/breakintostandup10tips.htm
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How To Be A Comedian Who Succeeds - Connected Comedy
Did you know that more than 3 million people a month search Google in an attempt to figure out how to be a comedian?
http://connectedcomedy.com/how-to-be-a-comedian/
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6 Ways to Not Suck at Stand-Up Comedy - Cracked.com
Now that I have an official Cracked list of tips for not sucking on stage, I give you six mistakes to avoid in comedy:
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-ways-to-not-suck-at-stand-up-comedy/
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How to Be a Comedian - How to Write Comedy Your First Time
This How to Be a Comedian Series summarize the free stand-up comedy guide available on this site.
http://www.creativestandup.com/how-to-be-a-comedian-writing-comedy
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10 Things No One Tells You About Stand-up Comedy - Telegraph
Think you could get up on a stage in front of a room of strangers and deliver gag after gag, day after day and week after week? Think again, says Bruce Dessau
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11013908/10-things-no-one-tells-you-about-stand-up-comedy.html
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How To Be A Comedian - How To Write Comedy - YouTube
25-year veteran stand up comedian and writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jerry Corley, teaches you the tricks to laughter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXX2Jgn1M84
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How to Be a Comedian: 8 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
How to Be a Comedian. Are you interested in becoming a great comedian? Remember that a good joke consists of three things - audience, timing, and the comedian.
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Comedian
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How to Be Funny: 7 Comedians Give Awesome Advice - IFC
To help jump start your career in comedy, we've compiled a list of established comics giving advice on how to write, perform, and make it in the funny business. Most of this advice applies to any occupation, so read on and get inspired.
http://www.ifc.com/2013/09/comedy-advice-from-comedians
