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# Which comedy book actually changed how you write?

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MayaWritesTooMuch (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/MayaWritesTooMuch) 27 Aug

I’ve got enough general books about being funny. I’m more interested in the ones that made you change something practical — how you structure a premise, cut wording, find an angle, build a longer bit, whatever. If you could keep one comedy-writing book because it genuinely affected what you do at the desk, which one would it be and what did you take from it?

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