{"product_id":"9780879103439","title":"Why Is That So Funny? A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWhy Is That So Funny?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Wright\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Acting \u0026amp; Auditioning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is co-founder of Trestle Theatre Company and Told by an Idiot. He is also an inspirational teacher, who has worked with many other theater companies, including Complicite.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLimelight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780879103439\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53973893578892,"sku":"9780879103439","price":22.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a960e979-08f3-4cd8-b62f-3dc4373e41df.jpg?v=1787713818","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780879103439","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}