Mengapa Kelucuan Pelawak Tak Bertahan Lama?

Oleh Odios Arminto

Jawabnya cuma satu: manajemen. Manajemen apa? Manajemen semua yang terkait dengan diri sang pelawak itu sendiri.

Sebelum ke mana-mana, mari kita “bedah” dulu bagaimana sebuah acara di TV terjadi? Pertama, dimulai dari brainstorming di internal produser atau dengan pihak rekanan (rumah produksi). Mereka berdiskusi dan berdebat seru tentang sebuah acara baru (berbasis humor) yang akan diajukan ke manager produksi (tiap TV kadang punya istilah yang berbeda-beda). Pihak yang mengajukan acara selain harus mempresentasikan dengan gamblang dan lengkap, juga harus menyertakan proposal berikut kalkulasi selling point yang diyakini kuat dan dapat “diterawang” secara instingtif maupun nalar logika umum.

Kabar Baik buat Para Mahasiswa, Peneliti, dan Peminat Studi Humor

Oleh Odios Arminto

Humor itu energi budaya. Keberadaannya dirasakan umat manusia di seluruh jagad raya. Ia menyelinap, mengendap-endap dan menyatu ke dalam urat nadi tradisi dan kehidupan manusia. Terekspresi dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Dirasakan manfaatnya oleh kita semua.

Dalam ungkapan yang lain, humor menembus fungsi ke seluruh bidang yang mau mengakomodasinya. Sehingga tak pelak, ia dapat dikaji dengan pendekatan multidisiplin ilmu dan multiprofesi.

Apa yang tak bisa diwacanakan humor? Dari filsafat, budaya, masalah sosial, politik, ekonomi, hingga bahkan agama. Hanya saja, humor yang asasinya bersifat netral dan tak berpretensi, dengan kepintaran manusia, ia dapat dijadikani senjata untuk kepentingan-kepentingan pragmatis sempit.

Fitrahnya, humor itu tak mengenal justifikasi SALAH dan BENAR, karena humor memang tidak perlu pembuktian. Hal terpenting yang diapresiasi dalam humor adalah LUCU dan TIDAK LUCU.  Di situlah martabat dan nilai “ideologi” humor dikaji, diapresiasi dan diperdebatkan; namun karena nilai-nilai sosial masyarakat berbeda-beda (etika), maka gesekan-gesekan persepsi bisa terjadi, sehingga estetika dasar harus mengalah pada dominasi etika.

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Why is That So Funny?: A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy (Softcover) Paperback – April 1, 2007
by John Wright (Author)

(Book). This unique exploration of the principles and practice of physical comedy starts with a discussion of the various types of laughter that can be provoked by performance. It then presents graduated sequences of over a hundred games and exercises devised to demonstrate and investigate the whole range of comic possibilities open to a performer. The result is an intensely practical and thoroughly stimulating investigation of how comedy works in physical terms.

About the Author
John Wright is co-founder of the highly successful, award winning Hertfordshire based Trestle Theatre Company.

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The Wall Street Journal Portfolio of Women in Business Cartoons Paperback – September 1, 2000
by Charles Preston (Editor)

A book of cartoons about women in business collected from the Wall Street Journal. Subjects of the cartoons vary from sexual harassent to promotions. Softcover.

Product Details
    Paperback: 80 pages
    Publisher: Dow Jones & Co; First Edition edition (September 1, 2000)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 1881944271
    ISBN-13: 978-1881944270
    Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
    Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces

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The Wall Street Journal Portfolio of Business Cartoons Paperback – November 1, 1999
by Charles Preston (Editor)

This book is full of hilarious cartoons and stimulating text. Cartoons are clear and bright, literally and figuratively. Don't miss this opportunity to own this clever cartoon collection.

Good chuckles on the business of life
By A Customer on March 30, 2000
Format: Paperback
This cartoon collection makes a good coffee-table book or gift. Organized by decade from the Fifties through the Nineties, the cartoons can be timeless or topical. Humor that brings back memories of changes in our society (women moving into the workplace, merger mania, stock market fluctuations) puts life in perspective and gives a chuckle every page.

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The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of An American Icon Hardcover – September 1, 2002
by Ronald K. L. Collins (Author), David M. Skover (Author)

Lenny Bruce’s words had the power to provoke laughter and debate-as well as shock and outrage. It was the force of his voice that would place him on the wrong side of the law in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.

Lenny committed his life to telling the truth. But the truth he told infuriated those in power, and authorities in the largest, most progressive cities in the country worked relentlessly to put him in jail. To them, Lenny’s words were filthy, depraved. But to his fans-the hip, the discontented, the fringe-his words were not only sharp and hilarious, they were a light in the dark to the repressed society of the early 1960s.

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The Earth's Visual Diary: What if The Earth could make a visual diary out of its observations? Exile makes you feel apart and attached to nowhere and ... is your home and you observe everywhere. Paperback – August 14, 2014
by Kianoush Ramezani (Author, Illustrator, Cover Design)

What if The Earth could make a visual diary out of its observations?... I always have this image of the Earth observing everything. Exile makes you feel apart and attached to nowhere and everywhere, no country and no border. Then you feel the Earth is your home and you observe everywhere. This is the concept of this book as the first collection of my drawings created between 2010 and 2014. I categorized them according to their theme, Human Rights, World conflicts, Peace, Information Technology and Environment.

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Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? Paperback – September 16, 2014
by Billy Crystal (Author)

Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America’s favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable career

Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he’s not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like “Buying the Plot” and “Nodding Off,” Crystal not only catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards.

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Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up (Sather Classical Lectures) Hardcover – June 25, 2014
by Mary Beard (Author)

What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear—a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena?

Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing—from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book—Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves. From ancient “monkey business” to the role of a chuckle in a culture of tyranny, she explores Roman humor from the hilarious, to the momentous, to the surprising.  But she also reflects on even bigger historical questions. What kind of history of laughter can we possibly tell? Can we ever really “get” the Romans’ jokes?

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Humor in Craft Hardcover – April 28, 2012
by Brigitte Martin (Author)

What happens when professional craft artists are allowed to let loose when they get to explore their mischievous and irreverent sides? Find out in this groundbreaking book, which, for the very first time, reveals an entirely different side of serious craft. Hundreds of images and essays from all over the world allow you to gain insight into the creative minds of contemporary artists like never before.

A variety of traditional craft media are shown, such as furniture, ceramics, glass, fiber, jewelry, and metal, as well as a number of unique, nontraditional techniques. Even a bus shelter in London gets a creative make-over that s sure to make you smile!

The topics range from the playful to the serious, but the message is always most enjoyable. Humor in Craft is a treasure trove for craft aficionados and humor enthusiasts alike.

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God told me to draw these Paperback – October 17, 2013
by John F De Salvio (Author)
ISBN-13: 978-1492862963 ISBN-10: 1492862967

Political cartoons, columns, interviews, histories, feature stories and other selected writings in support of gay and lesbian communities by a former Benedictine monk and journalist - revised to biblical proportions.

Product Details
    Paperback: 220 pages
    Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2 edition (October 17, 2013)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 1492862967
    ISBN-13: 978-1492862963
    Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8 x 10 inches
    Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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Finding Your Funny Bone! The Actor's Guide to Physical Comedy And Characters Paperback – August 30, 2007
by Nancy Gold (Author)

Finding Your Funny Bone! The Actors Guide to Physical Comedy and Characters is a wonderful new how-to approach to creating physical comedy and finding the creative comic within you. Written for both teachers and performers, this easy-to-read text, punctuated by outstanding photos and illustrations, gives you all the practical tools you need to create a combination that works for you.

Explore, experience, and enjoy games and exercises for:

* mime

* mask

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Cosby: His Life and Times Hardcover – September 16, 2014
by Mark Whitaker (Author)

The first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, it is a frank, fun and fascinating account of his life and historic legacy.

Far from the gentle worlds of his routines or TV shows, Cosby grew up in a Philadelphia housing project, the son of an alcoholic, largely absent father and a loving but overworked mother. With novelistic detail, award winning journalist Mark Whitaker tells the story of how, after dropping out of high school, Cosby turned his life around by joining the Navy, talking his way into college, and seizing his first breaks as a stand-up comedian.

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Bossypants Mass Market Paperback – January 29, 2013
by Tina Fey (Author)

Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV.

She has seen both these dreams come true.

At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon -- from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.

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Behind the Curtain: An Insider's View of Jay Leno's Tonight Show Hardcover – July 10, 2014
by Dave Berg (Author)

Jay Leno's Tonight Show comes alive in this book by insider Dave Berg, who spent 18 years as Jay's co-producer.  There were always two shows: the one on stage and the one behind the curtain. This narrative weaves both together, featuring the show's most legendary moments, including Hugh Grant's game-changing mea culpa, Arnold Schwarzenegger's shocking political announcement, and the historic booking of Barack Obama as the first sitting president ever to do a late-night show. But it doesn't stop there.  Every page is full of zany, wacky and serious moments with celebrities, political and sports figures at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Foreword by Jay Leno and endorsements by Laura Bush, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Maher,  Gary Sinise, James Carville & Mary Matalin, Larry the Cable Guy and more.

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Portfoolio 22: The Year's Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons (Portfoolio: Year's Best Editorial Cartoons) Paperback – January 1, 2006
by Guy Badeaux (Author)

Product Details
    Series: Portfoolio: Year's Best Editorial Cartoons
    Paperback: 204 pages
    Publisher: McArthur & Company (January 1, 2006)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 1552786080
    ISBN-13: 978-1552786086
    Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
    Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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Portfoolio 21 Paperback – Nov 3 2005
by Guy Badeaux (Author)

Cartoonist Guy Badeaux has compiled the year's best editorial cartoons from Canadian cartoonists that reflect the major events of the past year: 2005.

Product Details
    Paperback: 160 pages
    Publisher: McArthur & Co (Nov. 3 2005)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 1552785343
    ISBN-13: 978-1552785348
    Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 20.8 x 1.3 cm
    Shipping Weight: 340 g

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Portfoolio 20: The Year's Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons Paperback – January 1, 2004
by Guy Badeaux (Author)

Product Details
    Paperback
    Publisher: McArtur & Company (2004)
    ISBN-10: 1552784460
    ISBN-13: 978-1552784464
    Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
    Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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Portfoolio 19 Paperback – Oct 2 2003
by Guy Badeaux (Author)

As you are reading this, Paul Martin could already be prime minister of Canada, Arnold Schwarzenegger could be governor of California and Saddam Hussein either dead or captured by the Americans. On the other hand, what we do know is that you will find in this book “freedom fries,” “roadmaps to peace,” Miss World contestants but no weapons of mass destruction. From the ludicrous claims of Clonaid to the outcry over same-sex weddings, from the excitement of both the PC and Liberal leadership races (we’re only kidding!) to the sober pronouncements of Mel Lastman (there we go again!), PORTFOOLIO 19 offers you Canada’s best editorial cartoonists’ take on an eventful year.

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Portfoolio 18: The Year's Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons Paperback – November 5, 2002
by Guy Badeaux (Compiler)

What’s the connection between the war in Afghanistan and the break-up of the Alliance? Between the death of Peter Gzowski and the passing of the Queen Mum? Mike Harris bowing out and Gordon Campbell wading in? The Enron bust and the Liberal cabinet shuffle? Mel Lastman’s Hell’s Angel handshake and the Olympic figure skating scandal? They were all deserving targets of Canada’s top editorial cartoonists.

From the celebrated (Aislin, Corrigan, Gable, Raeside) to the unheralded, Portfoolio 18 offers a 12-month round-up of the funniest, the smartest, the most wicked cartoons published in 2001/2002.

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Portfoolio 17: The Year's Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons Paperback – November 1, 2001
by Jay Stone (Author), Guy Badeaux (Editor)

Product Details
    Paperback
    Publisher: Mcclelland & Stewart Ltd (November 2001)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 0771010532
    ISBN-13: 978-0771010538
    Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
    Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

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Portfoolio 16 Paperback – Sep 1 2000
by Guy Badeaux (Author)

Question: What’s the connection between Céline’s wedding and the Pokémon craze, Y2K and Pinochet, Mafiaboy and Conrad Black, the Halifax perfume ban and Farm Relief, Adrienne Clarkson and genetically modified foods, sky-high gas prices and Human Resources, Hitler’s limo and Chrétien’s tour of the Middle East? Answer: They were all deserving targets of Canada’s top editorial cartoonists.

From the celebrated (Aislin, Corrigan, Gable, Raeside, Wicks) to the unheralded, Portfoolio 16 offers a twelve-month round-up of the funniest, the smartest, the most wicked cartoons published in 1999-2000. Editorial cartoonist Guy Badeaux has selected the best work of 50 of his peers, and each section (on Canada, the U.S., Sports, Society, and The World) is introduced by movie critic and humorist Jay Stone.

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Portfoolio 15: Canada's Best Editorial Cartoons Paperback – Sep 1 1999
by Guy Badeaux (Author), Jay Stone (Author)

Product Details
    Paperback: 160 pages
    Publisher: CDG Books Canada (September 1999)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 0771576722
    ISBN-13: 978-0771576720

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This Year's Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons: Portfoolio 14 Paperback – January 1, 1998
by Guy Badeaux (Editor)

"...the 14th annual collection of the best from fifty of Canada's best cartoonists."

Product Details
    Paperback: 159 pages
    Publisher: MacMillan Canada; 1sr edition (1998)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 0771576145
    ISBN-13: 978-0771576140
    Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
    Shipping Weight: 12 ounces

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Portfoolio 10 : The Year's Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons Paperback – Jan 1 1994
by Guy; MacQueen, Ken Badeaux (Author)

Product Details
    Paperback
    Publisher: Macmillan (1994)
    ISBN-10: 077159089X
    ISBN-13: 978-0771590894
    ASIN: B0031EQFR4

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Portfoolio 8 The Year in Canadian Caricature Paperback – Jan 1 1992
by Guy Badeaux (Author)

Product Details
    Paperback
    Publisher: MACMILLAN OF CANADA (1992)
    ISBN-10: 0771591845
    ISBN-13: 978-0771591846
    Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.1 x 2 cm
    Shipping Weight: 454 g

Brian Gable, 1992 caricature in the Globe and Mail newspaper, cover of the following book:
Guy Badeaux and Charles Gordon, 1940-, Portfoolio 8 : the year in Canadian caricature / edited by Guy
Badeaux; text by Charles Gordon; foreword by Josh Freed, [Toronto] : Macmillan Canada, 1992, 190 p. :ill., ISBN: 0771591845; Gable, Bria.

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Portfolio 6: The Year in Canadian Caricature. Paperback – Jan 1 1990
by Guy. Badeaux (Author)

Product Details
    Paperback
    Publisher: Macmillan (1990)
    ISBN-10: 0771591136
    ISBN-13: 978-0771591136
    Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.9 x 1.9 cm
    Shipping Weight: 358 g

In Memoriam: Priyanto Sunarto Kartunis Majalah Tempo

 

Priyanto Sunarto (10 Mei 1947 - 17 Sept 2014)

Rekaman Wawancara tentang Doktor Kartun yang Tidak Bisa Nyuntik 


Oleh Darminto M. Sudarmo

Sosok kartunis Pri S tentu tidak asing lagi bagi Anda penggemar kartun Indonesia. Terutama bagi mereka yang sering menyimak karya-karyanya di Majalah Tempo. Kartunis yang bernama lengkap Priyanto Sunarto, kelahiran 10 Mei 1947, wafat 17 Sept 2014 ini, ternyata bukan hanya kartunis beken; ia juga seorang pengajar di Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), pegrafis yang andal, penulis dan konseptor visual yang membanggakan. Usai menyelesaikan S3-nya dengan disertasi “Metafora Visual Kartun Editorial pada Surat Kabar Jakarta 1950-1957” suami dari seorang istri bernama Euis Sukmadiana ini, pernah mengalami sakit serius. Orang menyebutnya stroke; tetapi berkat upaya yang gigih untuk sembuh, diketahui kesehatannya semakin membaik.

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The Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy Off the Bridge?: A Philosophical Conundrum Hardcover – September 10, 2013
by Thomas Cathcart (Author)

A trolley is careering out of control. Up ahead are five workers; on a spur to the right stands a lone individual. You, a bystander, happen to be standing next to a switch that could divert the trolley, which would save the five, but sacrifice the one—do you pull it? Or say you’re watching from an overpass. The only way to save the workers is to drop a heavy object in the trolley’s path. And you’re standing next to a really fat man….

This ethical conundrum—based on British philosopher Philippa Foot’s 1967 thought experiment—has inspired decades of lively argument around the world. Now Thomas Cathcart, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, brings his sharp intelligence, quirky humor, and gift for popularizing serious ideas to “the trolley problem.” Framing the issue as a possible crime that is to be tried in the Court of Public Opinion, Cathcart explores philosophy and ethics, intuition and logic. Along the way he makes connections to the Utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham, Kant’s limits of reason, St. Thomas Aquinas’s fascinating Principle of Double Effect, and more.

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The Ten Commandments of Comedy Hardcover – January 22, 2013
by Gene Perret (Author)

Beginning comedy writers and performers may think funny can't be taught, but legendary comedy writer Gene Perret, winner of three Emmy Awards, tells otherwise in this guide to what makes a good joke work. Outlining the 10 commandments of comedy, the unbreakable rules that every gag must follow in order to be funny, this book liberates readers and allows them to immediately begin writing better and funnier comedy material. By following Perret's commandments, readers will better understand how to write jokes that connect with audiences and discover why unsuccessful material isn't working and how it can be fixed. From the First Commandment (""Thou Shalt Surprise"") to the Tenth (""Thou Shalt Be Clever""), this work stands as a fast guide to the essentials of humor that is perfect for business presenters, after-dinner speakers, professional comedians, and anyone who wants to be funny.

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The Everything Big Book Of Jokes: Hundreds of the Shortest, Longest, Silliest, Smartest, Most Hilarious Jokes You've Never Heard! Paperback – July 11, 2014
by Evan C. Thomas (Author)

Have you heard the one about...

You'll laugh yourself silly with The Everything Big Book of Jokes! Inside this sidesplitting collection, you'll find only the most popular kinds of jokes, riddles, and funnies from a dynamic professional comedian, including:

    Short jokes, one-liners, and puns
    Jokes about spouses, in-laws, kids, and grandparents
    Office and sports jokes
    Animal humor
Classics, including "Guy walks into a bar..." blonde jokes, priest and rabbi jokes, even knock-knock jokes

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The Comedy Bible: The Complete Resource for Aspiring Comedians Hardcover – October 1, 2011
by Brian McKim (Author), Traci Skene (Author)

Readers who have both the ambition and the desire to get started on a career in comedy will find advice, information, and direction in this unusual new book. The authors--both successful standup comics--discuss the different forms of comedy and help readers determine which style of humor matches their personalities. An early chapter analyzes things that make people laugh, such as surprise, incongruity, embarrassment, and absurdity. Chapters that follow explain the fundamentals of comic writing and comic performance, and then go on to focus on comedy's different forms: standup performance, variety acts, musical comedy, sketch writing, sitcom writing, and print humor, which includes everything from cartoon art to comedy nonfiction books. A final chapter looks at comedy's business side--contacts, agents, venues, and the challenges of making a living at comedy. More than 300 illustrations.

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Now That's Funny!: Jokes and Stories from the Man Who Keeps America Laughing Paperback – August 16, 2012
by Andy Simmons (Author)

Every year, Reader’s Digest readers send in tens of thousands of jokes and funny anecdotes, in their quest for a $100 check and, as an extra benefit, eternal glory: to have their joke published in the world’s best-read magazine. One man is stopping them from their quest. Andy Simmons.

It takes a sense of humor. And Andy certainly has that. Not only is he the arbiter of all things funny in Reader’s Digest; he is their Mark Twain, Bill Cosby, and even their David Sedaris. In other words, Andy is the guy Reader’s Digest turns to whenever they need a funny story all of America can appreciate. He’s perfect for the job. Andy takes great delight in the funny and oddball side of everyday life. In Now That’s Funny!, Andy presents his most popular, funniest writings on all things America, some exclusive and all-new, some taken from the award-winning pages of Reader’s Digest.

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Satire and Dissent: Interventions in Contemporary Political Debate Paperback – February 16, 2011
by Amber Day (Author)

In an age when Jon Stewart frequently tops lists of most-trusted newscasters, the films of Michael Moore become a dominant topic of political campaign analysis, and activists adopt ironic, fake personas to attract attention—the satiric register has attained renewed and urgent prominence in political discourse. Amber Day focuses on the parodist news show, the satiric documentary, and ironic activism to examine the techniques of performance across media, highlighting their shared objective of bypassing standard media outlets and the highly choreographed nature of current political debate.

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Performing Live Comedy Paperback – 13 Sep 2012
by Chris Ritchie (Author)

Performing Live Comedy is for anyone who has ever thought about getting up onstage and being funny or for those who have already started. It offers a breakdown of the process of live comedy and provides a basic toolbox for the student and aspirant comedian, covering all aspects of live comedy such as stand-up, music, double acts, ventriloquists and magicians. Gender, sexuality, ethnicity and disability are also covered in this book as well as ethical considerations on what we should or should not joke about. The book breaks down the entire process of live comedy from writing a simple one-liner to creating a complete act, from organizing an open spot at the local comedy club to getting into the Edinburgh Festival and running your own venue.

Performing Live Comedy is full of advice and original interviews with comedians and writers currently involved in the comedy industry such as Shazia Merza, Henning Wehn, Ed Aczel, Paul Zerdin and Lucy Greaves.

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Anatomi Lelucon di Indonesia
By Darminto M Sudarmo

LELUCON, lebih-lebih humor, adalah energi budaya yang kandungan pengertiannya amat rumit. Maka sangat menarik kalau di negeri kita diartikan sebagai lucu-lucuan, badut-badutan, guyon, sindiran, bahkan sinisme dan apologisme. Tak ada yang salah dengan ini. Hanya saja terkesan menyederhanakan masalah.

Beberapa catatan tentang anatomi lelucon yang dimajukan ini, bertolak dari keinginan untuk mengenalkan ruang tempat proses kreatif lelucon dilahirkan.

About the Author
Selain aktif menggambar kartun, Darminto juga aktif menulis. Dari artikel, cerita pendek, puisi hingga laporan jurnalistik.

Tulisan dan artikel/kolomnya tentang masalah sosial-budaya, di antaranya tentang lawak dan  humor dimuat di Kompas, Kontan,  Jawa Pos, Surabaya Post, Suara Merdeka, Wawasan, Kedaulatan Rakyat, Pikiran Rakyat, Sinar Harapan, Suara Pembaruan, Solopos, Vista TV, Panji Masjarakat, Gatra, Horison, Multi*2000, Tokoh, HumOr dan lain-lain (sejak tahun 1982 hingga kini).

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Mad Magazine The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (So Far) 2014 Single Issue Magazine – January 1, 2014
by Various (Author)

Mad Magazine Special ~100 Dumbest People Events & Things of the Century [2014]

Right on target!
By newdoc on August 26, 2014
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Excellent, as almost all MAD Special Issues have always been!!!

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Low: The Twentieth Century's Greatest Cartoonist
By BBC History Magazine and Political Cartoon Society - Soft Cover, £25.00

The cartoonist David Low (1891-1963) chronicled and commented on many of the great events of the 20th century. Loved and loathed by his audience and his subjects alike, adored by Churchill and banned by the Nazis, Low captured the absurdity and heroism of British social and political life. This book, a catalogue of the exhibition in Westminster Hall, brings together his most unforgettable cartoons and caricatures, as well as an assessment of his art and historic importance.

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Laughter Still is the Best Medicine
Our Most Hilarious Jokes, Gags and Cartoons
By Editors of Reader's Digest

Paperback | 216 pages | PB/ 5 1/4 x
US$9.99 | CAN$10.99
Publication Date: 2014-01-02
ISBN: 9781621451372
EPUB: 9781621451488

This hilarious collection offers up some of the funniest moments that get us through our day, in the form of jokes, gags and cartoons that will have readers laughing out loud.

Editors have mined the Reader's Digest archives to bring readers Laughter the Best Medicine, All-Time Faves, a collection of the most hilarious jokes and anecdotes we've come across over the years. As you turn the pages of our newest collection, you'll realize once again that laughter is always the best medicine.

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Laugh Your Way to Happiness: The Science of Laughter for Total Well-Being Paperback – June 17, 2014
by Lesley Lyle (Author), Dr. Madan Kataria (Foreword)

Lesley Lyle presents the surprising scientific evidence that reveals the importance of laughter for our mental and physical health, our prosperity, our relationships, our careers – in fact, every aspect of our lives. Drawing inspiration from Laughter Yoga, a movement founded in India by Dr Madan Kataria that uses laughter and breathing exercises to bring about amazing changes in the health and well-being of thousands of individuals, Lesley reveals:

The scientific evidence of laughter's beneficial effects on our health, including lowering blood pressure and improving concentration

The emotional aspects of laughter and how it can alleviate anxiety, stress and depression

The spiritual aspects of laughter and how it can help provide a sense of connection and wholeness

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In the Era of Wars and Revolutions. American socialist cartoons of the mid-twentieth century.
Edited by Sean Matgamma

“Although in some places, notably in the Untied States, Trotskyism is able to attract a fairly large number of adherents, and develop into an organised movement with a petty Fuehrer of its own, its inspiration is essentially negative. The Trotskyist is against Stalin just as the Communist is for him, and, like the majority of Communists, he wants not so much to alter the external world as to feel that the battle for prestige is gaining in his own favour.”

George Orwell. Notes on Nationalism. 1945. ( Orwell and Politics. Page 355. Penguin 2001.)
In the Era of War and Revolutions publishes American left-wing cartoons for the most part long unavailable (even on the Web). They are largely from the papers of what became the Trotskyist American Socialist Workers’ Party, and their publications, such as Labor Action, the Militant, Socialist Appeal and New Militant, although there are some from the Communist Party (US), Daily Worker.

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Improvisation for the Spirit: Live a More Creative, Spontaneous, and Courageous Life Using the Tools of Improv Comedy Paperback – August 1, 2008
by Katie Goodman (Author)

"A practical, fascinating, and funny guidebook. I've already begun applying hints from
Improvisation for the Spirit, and I'm hoping that from now on, when people point and laugh at me, it will be for more appropriate reasons. A delightful read, filled with wonderful strategies."
- Martha Beck, Life Coach Columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, and author of Steering by Starlight

Wish you could gag your Inner Critic? Feeling blocked creatively? Want to make a big change, but fear taking the leap?

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The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2010 Edition Paperback – September 14, 2009
by Daryl Cagle (Author), Brian Fairrington (Author)

 The Best of the Year in Editorial Cartoons

The best cartoonists in the world contributed to this collection of the best cartoons of 2009, from Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoonists Index, the most popular cartoon site on the Web (www.cagle.com). More than 600 cartoons cover the major topics of the historic year when America saw its first black president sworn into office. The economy sank despite humungous bailouts and unemployment hit new highs--not to mention the drama of Octomom, Sotomayor, Swine Flue, GM's bankruptcy, Iran's election chaos and the death of Michael Jackson. This cool book chronicles the history of the year 2009 with cartoons you'll never forget.

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The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2009 Edition Paperback – December 21, 2008
by Daryl Cagle (Author), Brian Fairrington (Author)

The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2009 Edition

The Best of the Year in Editorial Cartoons

All of the top political cartoonists in the world contributed to this collection of the best cartoons of 2008, from Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index website, the most popular cartoon site on the web (www.cagle.com). More than eight hundred cartoons cover the major topics of the year, from the election to the Crash on Wall Street! We have McCain, Obama, Sarah Palin, Michael Phelps, Eliot Spitzer, Gas Prices, Lipstick on a Pig, Killer Tomatoes and much, much more! News junkies and cartoon fans won't want to miss this great cartoon history of the year 2008!

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The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2008 Edition Paperback – November 17, 2007
by Daryl Cagle (Author), Brian Fairrington (Author)

The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2008 Edition

The Best of the Year in Editorial Cartoons

All of the top political cartoonists in the world contributed to this collection of the best cartoons of 2007, from Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index website, the most popular cartoon site on the web (www.cagle.com). More than eight hundred cartoons cover the major topics of the year, from lovesick diaper astronauts to the surge in Iraq. We have cartoons on Barry Bonds, Michael Vick, Paris Hilton in jail, Senator Larry Craig in the bathroom, the presidential candidates, poison Chinese toys and much, much more! News junkies and cartoon fans won't want to miss this great cartoon history of the year 2007!

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The Best Political Cartoons of the Year 2007 Edition Paperback – December 8, 2006
by Daryl Cagle (Author), Brian Fairrington (Author)

Political cartoons convey ideas with a power and impact that could never be achieved with words; they tell our history as it is shouted from newspaper editorial pages, recording our feelings as America responds to the news of the day. Political cartoons have an impressive history from Ben Franklin's cartoons through hundreds of years and scores of Pulitzer Prize winners who have made our nation laugh and cry. Political cartoons have legions of fans from news wonks to Social Studies teachers throughout the country, as political cartoons are required curriculum in every state. Our books are a visual history like no other and are the premier journal of record for a great American art-form. The topics in this book include the major news stories of the year, with an emphasis on the topics that are most popular on Daryl's Web site. The chapters include topics such as: Gas Prices, Immigration Debate, Da Vinci Code, War in Iraq, Iran Nukes, Milosevic Dies, DeLay Steps Down, FEMA Follies and much more.

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The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2005 Edition Paperback – December 23, 2004
by Daryl Cagle (Author), Brian Fairrington (Author)

Relive 2004 with humor. The Best Political Cartoons of the Year is a compilation of the best editorial cartoons from 2004. Handpicked by Daryl Cagle, America's most widely read editorial cartoonist and host of http://cagle.slate.msn.com, the cartoons feature the top editorial cartoonists in the world, as well as special contributions from Howard Dean and Michael Reagan. Remember such moments as Janet Jackson's Super Bowl incident, Martha Stewart's trial and conviction, the Iraqi prison scandal, Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 and more. It's the illustrated version of the "best of 2004" — don't miss out!

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Best Of Britain's Political Cartoons 2013 Paperback – 7 Nov 2013
by Tim Benson (ed) (Author)

Curated by Tim Benson, Britain's leading political-cartoon expert, this inaugural edition of The Best of Britain's Political Cartoons is a comprehensive and hilarious look at the last 12 months of British life including the Olympics, the Leveson Inquiry, and the horsemeat scandal. A tribute to the art, power, and intelligence of our finest cartoonists working today, such as Steve Bell, Chris Riddell, Peter Brookes, and many more, The Best of Britain's Political Cartoons 2013 is sure to be the perfect collection for the curious mind.

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HQ - Humor Quotient - Kecerdasan Humor
By Darminto M Sudarmo (Author), Danny Septriadi (Editor)

Mengenal dan membangkitkan kecerdasan humor Anda sebagai pembicara profesional.

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BEST EDITORIAL CARTOONS OF THE YEAR - 2005 Edition
by Charles Brooks (editor)

Book Description
“A good overall look at the history of the previous year through the eyes of some of the most brilliant cartoonists in the country.”

—Hollywood Inside Syndicate

The 2004 presidential election was the climax of a year filled with accusations, revelations, hope, terror, and finally, triumph for the incumbent administration. In this thirty-third annual volume, leading editorial cartoonists capture this energized year, one in which even the apolitically bent found themselves unusually motivated and engaged.