101 Comedy Games for Children and Grown-Ups (eBook)

Leigh Anne Jasheway (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
168 Seiten
Turner Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-89793-703-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Award-winning comedian Leigh Anne Jasheway has written 101 Comedy Games for Children and Grown-Ups specifically to make readers laugh. Laughter provides great health benefits, reducing tension and improving overall mood. Jasheways book connects readers of all ages with their inner five-year-old, providing 101 games and activities to increase their laugh quota and decrease the pressure in their stress-o-meters. With Jasheways help, readers can improve their emotional health and have a great time doing it.101 Comedy Games for Children and Grown-Ups includes eight different sections, each geared toward a different genre of comedy. The first section concentrates on introductory games for getting to know fellow participants and familiarizing oneself with the basic rules of comedy. Later chapters introduce games geared toward a specific type of comedy. Each section includes numerous games, which are presented with a general description of the activity, the purpose behind it, a list of supplies (if necessary), helpful hints, and rule variations. Jasheway also provides a key to indicate the target ages for each activity, making it easier to pick the best games for the participating group. Jasheways book promises to provide fun times and lots of laughs for anyone that picks it up!

Autor

Leigh Anne Jasheway says that, after she discovered her own inner comedian, she became "a happier, healthier, saner, and more fun person to be around." Now she is a stand-up comic, stress management and humor expert, and comedy writer and instructor who was awarded the Erma Bombeck Award for Humor Writing in 2003 and who organizes a comedy benefit every spring. Jasheway has been teaching comedy for over 20 years and has written several books. Her work has also appeared in various anthologies, including the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. She lives in Eugene, OR.

Inhalt

PrefaceIntroduction: Laughing Out Loud: Why A Chuckle and a Snort are So Much FunGirls (and Boys and Women and Men) Just Wanna Have FunA Banana Peel, a Silly Word, and Two Marshmallows up the Nose: The Basic Ingredients for FunnyWhy Everyone Should Be the Class ClownChief Court Jester Job DescriptionKey to the Icons Used in the GamesThe Games: Finding Your Inner FunnyCracking the Ice What's Funny About MeHello! And You Are?Faking ItFunny AuditionSilly Non-HandshakesVoice-oversFollow the Body PartFractured ClichésWords are FunnyLet’s Get PhysicalFunny FacesStuck on YouDuck, Duck, MooseSilly ShamblesBody SwitchMirror MirrorThe Eyes Have ItBigger/SmallerFunny CheersMachineBad Exercise InstructorHop to ItStuck in...So You Think You Can't Dance Comedy WritingWho's That Knocking?Riddle Me ThisThat's So ClichéRead My BumperThe Stories My Bumper Can TellI am Spam; Spam I AmThe Group Poetry SocietyWeird Holidays, Weird CardsThen This HappenedRent My Bedroom/Don't Get PersonalFunny Fortune CookiesIt Was So Funny...How Funny Was It?Word UpWhy Ask "Why"?What Does Webster Know?You Ought to Have a MottoInsert Caption HereFive-Word FunnyTop Ten Reasons to Do a Top-Ten ListDear Sir or MadamFirst Line/Last LineUnfinished BusinessHalf the ScriptRewrite It Funny Stand-Up ComedyEntrances and ExitsSound OffYou're Quite a CharacterImpress MeCourt GesturesSplit PersonalityCatchphrasesSave Me Sketch ComedyInfomercialFairy Tale Mix-UpGone CountryWhat Are You Doing Here?Third Time's a CharmBad Museum TourWho Wants to Be a Game Show Host?It's Not MagicA Day in the Life of a VampireFast and Funny MoviesFunny Scary StoriesVideo Game Game Improv ComedyThis to ThatWell, That's UnexpectedI'm Sorry, But...Weird Thing in the ClosetRemember When You...Odd Patient/Bad TherapistHey! Can You Lend Me a Hand?Interview with a Fairy Tale CharacterTeach a Blank to BlankMy Lips are SealedOpposites Stuck in an ElevatorTwo Words/Ten WordsMovie Character in Another MovieMusical ComedyToo Fast Sing-alongParody, Sweet ParodySingin' in the BlankRap the MenuThe "I Love You" SongWhose National Anthem is That? Prop ComedyIn My Country This Is...Dress Me!Model/PhotographerCan I Get a Patent?Wiggin' OutMoustaches and TiarasNow What?Human PropsSee the Prop; Be the PropHead Puppet TheaterHow Did This Get Here?Prop StoryClowning AroundTribute to Jonathan Winters Tech Comedy (Bonus Games)Sound EffectsPhoto BombingTalking Tom Cat AppMouthOff AppCartoon It!Lights, Camera, Action Alpha List of Games

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.3.2014
• Reihe/Serie: SmartFun Activity Books
• Reihe/Serie: SmartFun Activity Books
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Bilderbücher
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Quiz / Rätsel
• Schlagworte: Activity Book • board game • books for children • books for teens • books for toddlers • books for tweens • charades • children • comedians • Comedy games • Entertainment • family bonding • family books • Family healing • fun books • Fun games • game ideas • game night • healthy games • Icebreaker • Improv • kid entertainment • Kids • mood boosting book • party games • pictionary • reducing tension • team building exercises • team building games
• ISBN-10: 0-89793-703-1 / 0897937031
• ISBN-13: 978-0-89793-703-0 / 9780897937030