Attitude - Wanna Make Something of It The Secret of Stand-Up Comedy

Tony Allen is a brilliant stand-up comedian and seminal figure in the history of British comedy. Currently running workshops and gigs all over the country and at festivals, this is the first volume of what he calls, 'the fruits of at least 25 years full-time work, play and mischief'. Founder of Alternative Cabaret, he massively extended the possibilities of the stand-up format by challenging the cheap bigotry of the comedy scene, making it wild, confrontational and absurd. The bravery and inventiveness of his work has led comedians to describe him as 'the master', while The Independent called him 'a sell-out alternative who has not sold out'. Lenny Bruce finished his career, out of his head on drugs, hassled by the police, and dying in a toilet. That's how I started off. The one thing to understand about suicide bombers is they have totally exhausted writing to their local MPs. In a liberal society to suggest that there are still taboos is almost taboo. Me? I'm a militant agnostic - I don't know! I'll go further - I know I don't know! I reckon that the Bush People of the Kalahari should charge an evolution tax on the rest of humanity. But the kids drop an E and they go off dancing - some of 'em claim to be dancing with God. Now I don't know about you but if I'm going to dance 'with God', I want the sounds turned down. Cos I've got questions. If you have ever wanted to feel the fear and do it anyway, be wild, inventive, anarchic and confrontational to a live audience, here's how. Full of mischief, this is humour at the cutting edge. Book jacket.Allen, Tony is the author of 'Attitude - Wanna Make Something of It The Secret of Stand-Up Comedy' with ISBN 9780906362563 and ISBN 0906362563.