Comedy Book Excerpt

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

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Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Good One host Jesse David Fox’s debut Comedy Book, a book of comedy criticism and history, is coming out today! To give listeners a taste of what to expect, this week we’re offering an exclusive first listen to the audiobook, read by Jesse. The excerpt answers the question: Has Jesse ever tried stand-up? Buy Jesse's book, Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook Buy tickets for Jesse’s November 7 Brooklyn book release comedy show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-very-good-show-to-celebrate-the-release-of-comedy-book-tickets-696148497897?aff=odwdwdspacecraft Buy tickets for Jesse’s November 13 Los Angeles book release comedy show: https://www.squadup.com/events/a-very-good-show-to-celebrate-the-release-of-comedy-book-w-chris-fleming-jay-jurden-joel-kim-booster-naomi-ekperigin-and-more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Good One a podcast about jokes.
0:12.9	I'm your host, Jesse David Fox.
0:15.4	We have something special for you this week to mark the release of my book,
0:18.6	Comedy Book, How Comedy Conquer Culture and the Magic that Makes It Work,
0:22.4	which came out today, November 7th.
0:25.6	We are offering you the first glimpse of the audiobook, read by me Jesse David Fox,
0:30.1	hosts a good one, A Podcast About Jokes, the podcast you are currently listening to.
0:34.4	If you're a fan of this podcast and I hope you are, I think I'll really enjoy comedy book.
0:39.2	It is based off of everything I've learned doing this show these past seven years conducting
0:45.2	I don't know 200 interviews I put my entire heart and brain into this book and it would
0:50.6	mean so much if you'd read it. Each chapter is built around an element of comedy
0:55.0	from truth to the line to laughter
0:58.0	and explores the concept from a variety of angles
1:00.0	using a bunch of comedy from the last 40 or so years.
1:03.0	The excerpt you are about to listen to comes from the book's second chapter,
1:07.0	audience, which discusses how uniquely important the audience is for the art form of comedy.
1:12.0	The chapter goes on to talk about the
1:14.4	rise of black comedy clubs and alternative comedy in the 90s and Chris Rock, but it
1:18.9	starts with me answering the question of if I have ever tried stand-up.
1:23.7	So here is Part 1 of Chapter 2 of Comedy Book.
1:30.0	Chapter 2. Audience.
1:37.0	Have you ever tried stand-up is the question I get most often from comedians.
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