Death of a Comedian

Download or read book Death of a Comedian written by Owen McCafferty and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: what if i'm not funny though - what if i go out there and i'm not funny Steve Johnston, guided and inspired by his girlfriend, is a small-time comedian, raw, original and true. Until he's spotted by an agent, who suggests he could be so much more: his act just needs to change. It's a Faustian pact. As tension builds over the course of four gigs, so too do the audiences. But at what cost? Death of a Comedian by Owen McCafferty premiered at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, in February 2015 in a co-production with the the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and Soho Theatre, London.