Veteran comedy writer Dave Cohen has been a stand-up comedian and has written for shows such as Have I Got News For You and Not Going Out so knows a fair bit about the nuts and bolts of making people laugh. He was also a founding member of the Comedy Store Players alongside Paul Merton, Neil Mullarkey and some bloke called Mike Myers (whatever happened to him?). And now he is about to share some of his insider secrets.

Cohen's new book The Complete Comedy Writer is the how to guide to end all how to guides, taking the reader through every aspect of the creative process. The subtitle of the book says that it will "make your sitcom, stand-up, screenplay, sketches and stories 62% funnier". Although he doesn't offer a money-back guarantee.

The Complete Comedy Writer is published on November 28. Order here soon.