Greg Dean. Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy

Heinemann Drama, 2000.—208 pages.—ISBN: 978-0325001791.
If you think you're funny, and you want others to think so too, this is the book for you! Greg Dean examines the fundamentals of being funny and offers advice on a range of topics, including:
- writing creative joke material
- rehearsing and performing routines
- coping with stage fright
- dealing with emcees who think they're funnier than you are
- getting experience
- and lots more.
Essential for the aspiring comic or the working comedian interested in updating his or her comedy routine, Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy is the most comprehensive and useful book ever written on the art of the stand-up comedian