RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR THE SELF-ISOLATING

I CAN SEE YOUR LIPS MOVING: The History and Art of Ventriloquism by Valentine Vox
OTHER VOICES: Ventriloquism from B.C. to T.V. by Stanley Burns
ALL BY MY SELVES: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me by Jeff Dunham
THE SERIOUS GUIDE TO JOKE WRITING By Sally Holloway
THE COMEDY BIBLE By Judy Carter
IMPRO: Improvisation And The Theater By Keith Johnstone
BORN STANDING UP by Steve Martin
STEP BY STEP TO STAND-UP COMEDY by Greg Dean
HOW TO WRITE FUNNY By Scott Dikkers
THE CRAFT OF COMEDY WRITING by Sol Saks
THE COMEDY TOOLBOX By John Vorhaus
SHOWMANSHIP FOR MAGICIANS by Dariel Fitzkee
SICK IN THE HEAD By Judd Apatow
GREAT COMEDIANS TALK ABOUT COMEDY by Larry Wilde
MASTERING STAND-UP: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian by Stephen Rosenfield
GETTING THE JOKE: The Inner Workings of Stand-up Comedy by Oliver Double.
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