PART I: Understanding Comedy Chapter 1: The Myths of Comedy Chapter 2: A Comedy Perception Test Chapter 3: The Theory of Comedy Chapter 4: The Comic Equation Chapter 5: Introducing the Tools PART II: The HiddenTools of Comedy Chapter 6: Tool #1 - Winning Chapter 7: Tool #2 - The Non-Hero Chapter 8: Tool #3 - ?Metaphorical ?Relationships Chapter 9: Tool #4 - ?Positive (ly Selfish) Action Chapter 10: Tool #5 - Active Emotion Chapter 11: Tool #6 - ?Straight Line/Wavy Line PART III: The Non-Hero's Journey Chapter 12: ?The 3,000-Year History of Comedy (in 15 minutes) Chapter 13: ?Tool #7- Archetype Casting Chapter 14: Tool #8 -The Comic Premise Chapter 15: ?Non-Hero's Journey PART IV: Nuts & Bolts Chapter 16: Take These Jokes, Please! Chapter 17: ?Get Me Re-Write Chapter 18: ?What I Really Want To Do Is Direct! and Act! Chapter 19: ?"You're a Producer; Come Up With Something!” Chapter 20: ?20 Great Comic Films and Sitcoms Chapter 21: ?When Comedy Goes Bad: What to Avoid PART V: The Punchline Chapter 22: ?OK, I've Saved a Cat; Now What? Chapter 23: Comedy FAQ Chapter 24: ?Additional Resources or Who to Steal From (but please, always call it homage!)