{"product_id":"a-directors-guide-to-the-chris-head-9781350035522","title":"A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up","description":"Stand-up: it's the ultimate solo art form. Yet, behind the scenes, you will increasingly find the shadowy figure of a director. For comics themselves and for those who support them, this is the first book to give the director's perspective on creating and performing stand-up comedy. Drawing on his own experience of directing stand-up alongside speaking to comedians and their directors, Chris Head produces a revealing perspective on the creative process, comic persona, writing stand-up, structuring material and delivering a performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirectors interviewed include Logan Murray, John Gordillo and Simon McBurney, who between them have directed Eddie Izzard, Michael McIntyre, Milton Jones, Lenny Henry and French \u0026amp; Saunders. With a foreword by BBC arts editor Will Gompertz and contributions from many other interviewees including Oliver Double (author of \u003ci\u003eGetting the Joke\u003c\/i\u003e), this is the only book that goes all the way from one-liners to theatre via comedy club sets and full-length shows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for stand-ups from newbies to pros, students of comedy, academics studying and teaching stand-up and for directors themselves, \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDirector's Guide to the Art of Stand-up\u003c\/i\u003e offers hundreds of inspiring practical insights and shows how creating the comedian's highly personal, individual act can be a deeply collaborative process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Head\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350035521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350035522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019","brand":"Chris Head","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057405096191,"sku":"9781350035522","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8f2879f-1808-4cff-a95d-dfba7e4f163c.jpg?v=1685046784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-directors-guide-to-the-chris-head-9781350035522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}