How to Write Funny Lyrics: The Comedy Songwriting Manual

Even the chapter titles in this book will make you smile! How to Write Funny Lyrics: The Comedy Songwriting Manual takes the reader step-by-step from concept to finished product, showing the way to create lyrics that get laughs. Pollock?s clear, friendly style of instruction is entertaining and easy to understand. This is a great gift for the aspiring or professional songwriter, and an essential addition to any lyricist?s library.

This is a good book. Michael Pollock is a brilliant instructor. It wouldn?t surprise me if he taught a rock to write funny lyrics. -- Lee Costello Executive Director, The Second City Los Angeles

After a comedy lyric writing workshop with Michael Pollock, cast members in the show I directed at The Second City were inspired and said, ?Wow, we can do this!? Later, audiences died laughing at their song. -- Holly Wortell, actress/comedienne, ABC?s Life With Bonnie more

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Posted: Oct-10-2007

INSTANT EASY COMEDIC MENTORING FROM A PRO

I've been an internationally recording artist for too many years to mention, and have written, produced and starred in a Rock Opera with Rod McKuen & Mary Jo Catlett. After moving my musical to Las Vegas, I became an assistant musical director of Second City here and was inspired to take my...

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Posted: Sep-23-2007

Good for beginners... only

Michael's previous two books were great, but somehow "how to write funny lyrics" missed the mark for me. Maybe it's because I already knew that comedy should be unexpected, or maybe it's because I already knew how to pick rhyming words. Either way, I didn't learn much from this book.The book...

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Posted: Dec-29-2006

So Good It's Required

As the head of the Music Program at The Second City in Chicago, I've read a lot of books on songwriting. This is the simplest, most effective and inspiring text on the fundamentals of comedic lyric writing available. Michael's approach is dead-on. So dead-on, in fact, that "How to Write Funny...

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Posted: Dec-23-2006

Okay, but superficial

This is hardly a 'book'. It's merely a handful of worthwhile ideas and insights, with a good number of exercises attached to them. By all means have a look at it if you're interested in the subject, but personally I'd hoped for something better. I particularly find the coverage of humorous...

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Posted: Nov-01-2006

a great tool

Michael has done it again with The Comedy Songwriting Manual. The rhyming word banks alone are worth getting the book.Going about writing for the very specific area of sketch comedy can be quite a task, and it is unlike writing for anything else.This book cuts out everything you don't need to...

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Posted: Oct-23-2006

A book all songwriters should have

This is really an amazing book! It breaks songwriting down in a fun and logical way. It addresses the basics of songwriting, but also how to make a song funny. I also found ideas that helped me write more effectively and quickly when I'm not feeling inspired. Everyone who wants to start...

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Posted: Oct-06-2006

The Bible for Musical Comedy

I'm a musical comic who's been searching for the courage to move away from parody songs, to writing fully original numbers: this book lays it out so simply I'm kicking myself for having put it off for so long.From the technical aspects of structure to just plain old coming up with ideas, Michael...

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