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	The Comedy Bible: From Stand-Up to Sitcom: The Comedy Writer's Ultimate How-To-Guide by Judy Carter (New York: Fireside, 2001) In this book, Carter gives you the step-by-step instructions necessary to hone your skills regardless of your humor-writing goals: creating your own stand-up routine, writing a spec sitcom, providing jokes for radio, or selling one-liners for greeting cards.
	Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer Paperback - 325 pages (Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1992) This book will teach you lots of the theory behind what can make your writing funny; however, the examples are a bit dated -- not that you can't learn from the masters.
	How to Write Funny: Add Humor to Every Kind of Writing by John B. Kachuba (Editor) Paperback - 228 pages (Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2001) In this book, 28 humorists teach you the business of being funny. It's like getting personal instructions from such heavyweights as Dave Barry, P.J. O'Rourke, Jennifer Crusie, Tom Bodett, Bill Bryson, Joe R. Landsdale, Roy Blount, and others.
	Business Humor: Jokes & How to Deliver Them by Gene Perret Pageperback - 192 pages (London, UK: Sterling Publications, 1998) If you plan on doing any public speaking, you need this book!
(No image available)	Comedy Writing Workbook by Gene Perret Paperback Players Press; (October 1994) Another book by a writer on The Carol Burnett Show, as the title implies, this is a workbook of exercises to help you improve your humor-writing skills.
	Comedy Writing Step by Step by Gene Perret and Carol Burnett Paperback (New York and Hollywood, CA: Samuel French Trade, 1990) This book was originally published in 1982. It still has lots of useful information, but the examples are a bit dated -- from shows that you can catch in syndication like Happy Days and older comedians like Phyllis Diller.
	Comedy Writing: Teach Yourself by Jenny Roche Paperback - 192 pages (New York: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 1999) In this book, you'll learn the nature of comedy, plus plenty of practical humor-writing exercises -- and outlets for your results, including markets you may have overlooked like copywriting, radio, and spot cartoons.
	The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not by John Vorhaus Paperback - 200 +/- pages Publisher: Silman-James Press; (July 1994) Lots of 5-star reviews on this book that will teach you the skills necessary to be a great comedy writer. Especially useful for those who want to write humor for television or film.
	Laughing Out Loud: Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay by Andrew Horton Paperback: 230 pages University of California Press; (January 2000)
	What Are You Laughing at: How to Write Funny Screenplays, Stories, & More by Brad Schreiber Paperback: 304 pages Michael Wiese Productions; (December 2003) Six 5-star reviews for this book!
	Writing Humor: How to Write Funny Articles, Columns & Letters for Profit & Pleasure by Ken Pearson Paperback: 144 pages How to Books Ltd; (June 1998) (Note: Out of print; limited availability)
	Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind by Mary Ann Rishel Hardcover - 288 pages (Wayne State University Press, 2002) This is a college textbook that will teach you the basics of humor writing -- from comedy to a satirical essay to a joke monologue.
	Writing the Comedy Film: Make 'Em Laugh by Stuart Voytilla, Scott Petri Paperback: 180 pages Michael Wiese Productions; (March 2003)
	Writing the Romantic Comedy by Billy Mernit Paperback: 304 pages HarperResource; (August 1, 2001)

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