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What is it to be a stand-up comedian? To be funny, solo? You have no character-role, no double-act partner, and nowhere to look but out into the darkness, with just a microphone, an audience and your imagination. This is a job without an annual appraisal; a job where you are publicly appraised every ten seconds. The results are harsh and obvious: if the audience isn't laughing, you 'died'; if they can't stop, you 'killed'. Deborah Frances White and Marsha Shandur unpack the inner-workings of the minds of comics, sharing their secrets, insecurities and successes; their bete noirs and their biggest fears. Featuring interviews with a host of comedians including Stephen K Amos; Mick Foley; Andrew Maxwell; Mark Watson; Greg Davies; Richard Herring; Phill Jupitus; Jim Jeffries; Marc Maron; Brendon Burns; Nathan Caton and Judah Friedlander, this excellent book lets you in to the hearts and minds of celebrated comedians, away from the stage and off the mic.

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Book category Books in English The arts Dance & other performing arts Other performing arts

• Full title: Off the Mic
• Author: Frances-White, Deborah (Stand-up Comedian, UK), Shandur, Marsha (Networking Mentor, UK)
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• EAN: 9781472526380
• ISBN: 1472526384
• ID: 04805418
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 398 g
• Dimensions: 142 × 216 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. August 2015

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