Comments on: ACTUALLY READ IT: And Here’s The Kicker by Mike Sacks http://www.comicvsaudience.net/blog/2010/01/28/actually-read-it-and-heres-the-kicker-by-mike-sacks/ Your source for comedy in the 215. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:40:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Larry Y http://www.comicvsaudience.net/blog/2010/01/28/actually-read-it-and-heres-the-kicker-by-mike-sacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2560 Larry Y Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:51:01 +0000 http://www.comicvsaudience.net/blog/2010/01/28/actually-read-it-and-heres-the-kicker-by-mike-sacks/#comment-2560 You should also check out Brecher's own memoir, The Wicked Wit of the West. You should also check out Brecher’s own memoir, The Wicked Wit of the West.

]]> By: Patrick Foy http://www.comicvsaudience.net/blog/2010/01/28/actually-read-it-and-heres-the-kicker-by-mike-sacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2559 Patrick Foy Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:48:52 +0000 http://www.comicvsaudience.net/blog/2010/01/28/actually-read-it-and-heres-the-kicker-by-mike-sacks/#comment-2559 I bought this book in the fall and tore through it. It's incredible. It's got some great anecdotes, like the story about Al Franken punching Bob Odenkirk in the face for suggesting that they cast an actor to play Stuart Smalley instead of letting Franken do it. It's got great advice, like Jack Handey reminding writers to embrace outright silliness ("Most comedy writers want to do satire with a capital S.") And it's also got some horribly depressing moments, like Robert Smigel saying that most of the writers and performers he'd admired at Second City (and whom he considered more talented than him) are still waiting tables in Chicago. But yeah. Spot on review, Greg. Anyone he reads this website would do well to pick up And Here's The Kicker. I bought this book in the fall and tore through it. It’s incredible. It’s got some great anecdotes, like the story about Al Franken punching Bob Odenkirk in the face for suggesting that they cast an actor to play Stuart Smalley instead of letting Franken do it. It’s got great advice, like Jack Handey reminding writers to embrace outright silliness (”Most comedy writers want to do satire with a capital S.”) And it’s also got some horribly depressing moments, like Robert Smigel saying that most of the writers and performers he’d admired at Second City (and whom he considered more talented than him) are still waiting tables in Chicago.

But yeah. Spot on review, Greg. Anyone he reads this website would do well to pick up And Here’s The Kicker.

]]> By: John kensil http://www.comicvsaudience.net/blog/2010/01/28/actually-read-it-and-heres-the-kicker-by-mike-sacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2558 John kensil Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:44:30 +0000 http://www.comicvsaudience.net/blog/2010/01/28/actually-read-it-and-heres-the-kicker-by-mike-sacks/#comment-2558 Great!That's next on my amazon shopping cart. I just got done reading " I'm Dying Up here" about the comedy store in Late 70's which is a great companion piece to Comedy on the Edge which is about the 1970-to beginning of 80's comedians and mini bios. I also got "How to Draw Cats" but thats more of a tutorial than read. Great!That’s next on my amazon shopping cart.
I just got done reading ” I’m Dying Up here” about the comedy store in Late 70’s which is a great companion piece to Comedy on the Edge which is about the 1970-to beginning of 80’s comedians and mini bios.
I also got “How to Draw Cats” but thats more of a tutorial than read.

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