Teaching Comedy

The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling. "Dialogue is a masterwork. There's nothing harder to teach. Now this book exists. McKee has written an essential book akin to The Elements of Style for...

No Script, No Problem: A Practical Guide to Embracing the Unexpected Unleash your creativity, build confidence, and find joy in the spontaneous! This comprehensive guide, born from 20 years of improv experience, is your ticket to mastering the art of improvisation. Whether you're a teacher looking to inspire your students, a performer seeking to hone your skills, or simply someone eager to embrace life's unscripted moments, this book has you covered. Inside, you'll discover: The Fundamentals of Improv: Learn the core principles and techniques that make improv work, from "Yes, And..." to ...

When the popular crowd at Brentwood High votes me Most Likely to Marry a Math Book, I’m ready to put my ruler into the eye of any egotistical jock who comes near me. Including the idolized Bobcats quarterback, Connor Bray, when he asks me to tutor him. His only requirement? Our tutoring sessions must be secret—meaning that because Connor is too embarrassed to be seen with the resident math geek, I can’t even tell my boyfriend I’m helping Brentwood High’s all-star player. And when Connor begins to give me lessons in love, it starts to feel like I’m the one getting schooled.

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a...

A captivating comedy about a man—rooted in the Sixties—who must choose between his career and the people he loves.

A retired Marine steps into middle school. Chaos salutes back. After twenty years of deployments, firefights, field chow, and unpredictable missions, Jax Sable trades the battlefield for a small town middle school. He expected schedules and lesson plans. What he gets is something far more unpredictable. He expected pencils. He gets improvised projectiles. He expected quiet hallways. He gets full scale hallway CQ. He expected normal. He gets teenagers. Enough said. Inside these pages you will find: Pencils treated like weapons Lockers decorated like Vegas Meme language that requires a ...

STRUGGLING IN SPAIN is the light-hearted account of a young Englishman’s eventful new life in Spain. A feeling of restlessness drives Chris Dexter to accept a dubious teaching post in the small Valencian town of Canals, and despite the crummy school and its maverick owner, Marcelo, he’s determined to make the best of it. In the meantime he befriends a congenial but peculiar lawyer called Pablo and through him his social life begins to expand. At work, however, things go even less smoothly than expected and he soon has to use his wits to avoid a premature return to his family home in ...

What happens when you put a stand-up comedian in a classroom full of middle schoolers, not as an entertainer, but as their teacher? A bit of hilarity ensues, as you’d expect. But more importantly, you get a glimpse of the American education system from an unexpected source — a system that’s startling in contrast to just a few years ago. Students sitting back, having their work done for them by “para-professionals.” Teachers bound by a code of behavior that makes quieting a disruptive classroom near-impossible. And a fear of inappropriate touching so pervasive that substitute ...

He won’t rest until she’s his…completely. Elias has resisted his attraction to Jayne, assuming his dominance in the bedroom would send her running for the hills. Alone in a snowstorm, Elias tests the waters and is blown away by Jayne’s innate submissiveness. Ice play? Bondage? Flogging? Bring it on. Soon it’s no longer a question of whether or not Elias should pursue Jayne, even if she’s not sure she’s brave enough to submit to him forever. She’s made for him, and this determined alpha male will stop at nothing until he’s claimed her....forever.