Episode #10 - Interview With Gene Perret
Monday, September 24th @ 5:26 AM
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Comedy Tips From A Living Legend! What skills must you have (or learn) in order to be funny? What should you do if you've got something hilarious to say, but it just might cross the line? What can we learn from the so-called "old school" comedians? (Hint: a LOT!)
The legendary Emmy Award winning Gene Perret joins us on today's episode, to explore these questions and more. Gene shares wisdom with us from his incredible career as a writer for Bob Hope, and on the writing staff of Laugh-In, The Carol Burnett Show, and Three's Company. We discuss Gene's book The New Comedy Writing, Step by Step, which he originally wrote 25 years ago, and recently revised and updated for 2007.
About our guest: Gene Perret has won several Emmys for his work on The Carol Burnett Show. He was Bob Hope's head writer for 12 years and has written many books about humor. Check out his website, where he offers e-mail courses on comedy writing and more: http://www.writingcomedy.com/. Or, you can call the offices of Round Table at 818-865-7833.
