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Brad Ashton was born in 1931 in London and worked on various TV shows and movies as a writer, script editor and story editor. He is known for Cooperama, Die Didi-Show and The Ugliest Girl in Town.
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An enjoyable read. The book provides a useful cross section of advice on scripted comedy. If you accept the date it was printed and the type of jokes which were allowed, the information for writing comedy still works well today.
- Getting started with writing. This will help you choose from writing for stand-up, sketch shows, tv shows and sitcoms.
- Performance. There’s nothing in it on actually performing jokes themselves, if that’s your thing. - If you feel you might be offended. Some things in the book are not acceptable in today’s world.
I like the way this book goes into its subject. If you want an example of a book with minimal padding, this is a great example.
6 jokes on the subject of children and some associated words: Kids toys are so cheap these days. They come with plastic thinner than a book on the health benefits of sugar. And the amount of toys in a gift set. One or two. What’s it trying to match? The amount of retained promises in a government manifesto? Then you pick up a kid’s cars. Really fut...
A book review of a 1983 guide to comedy writing by Brad Ashton, a veteran of the business. The review covers the book's contents, examples, strengths and weaknesses, and gives some personal opinions.
Brad Ashton is a 91-year-old retired writer who worked on Doctor Who, The Avengers, and The Professionals. He was born in London, England, and wrote the novelization of The War Games.
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Brad Ashton, Don Douglas, Joe Steeples & Peter Robinson 27 November 1967 ( 1967-11-27 ) Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with Malcolm Clare, Audrey Bayley, Alix Kirsta, Frances Pidgeon & Christine Pockett.
Jul 7, 1999 · Listen to Brad Ashton, a prolific comedy writer for radio and TV, talk about his career and influences in this 1999 interview. He shares stories about Life With the Lyons, Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper and more.
Brad Ashton. Palmers Green u3a, London. I have recently retired after half a centuiry of writing tv comedy for seven different countries. I have had my name on the writing credits of well over 1,000 TV shows and over 400 BBC Radio shows. I have written comedy scripts for the UK, America, Canada, South Africa, Holland & Germany.
Jan 1, 1983 · How to write comedy. Hardcover – January 1, 1983. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
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