Improvisation & Comedy
1. 
The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond
by:
Tom Salinsky
3.99 avg rating — 222 ratings 2. 
Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book
by:
T.J. Jagodowski
4.32 avg rating — 261 ratings 
2. 
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
by:
Matt Besser
4.42 avg rating — 1,263 ratings 
9. 
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
by:
Steve Kaplan
4.24 avg rating — 862 ratings 
12. 
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City
by:
Kelly Leonard
3.66 avg rating — 1,311 ratings 12. 
Sitcom Writers Talk Shop: Behind the Scenes with Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, and Other Geniuses of TV Comedy
by:
Paula Finn
4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings 12. 
Whose Improv Is It Anyway?: Beyond Second City (Studies in Popular Culture Series)
by:
Amy E. Seham
3.50 avg rating — 22 ratings 15. 
Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
by:
Rachel Dratch
3.62 avg rating — 26,630 ratings 
