February 2013 Trade Releases Currency Press

The Cheeky Monkey: Writing Narrative Comedy Tim Ferguson

The Cheeky Monkey is written by one of Australia’s most accomplished performers and writers of comedy. The book is an analytical study and practitioner’s guide to the art and provides useful exercises to aid developing writers’ comedy-writing skills. It explores the seven distinct principles that have evolved for sitcom and takes the reader through each stage and how to apply it to their own writing.