Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Todays Top Comedy Wri

ISBN: 0143123785

Author: Sacks, Mike

Condition: new

A NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPRAmy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories-from a day in the writers room at The Onion to why a sketch does or doesnt make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Pythons Flying Circus-Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.