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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Isy Suttie wakes up one day in her late twenties to discover that the deal she'd struck with her friends, to put off growing up for as long as possible, had been entirely in her head. Everyone around her is suddenly into mortgages, farmers' markets, and going off the Pill, rather than running naked into the sea or getting hammered in a country pub with eighty-year-old men. After a particularly crushing breakup precipitated by Isy's gifting of a human-size...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Some of the best stand-up comedians in the business share tips of the trade and full-fledged stories to impart the lessons they learned treading the boards, hitting the road, and of course, on occasion, bombing. Featuring interviews with Jonah Ray, Howard Kremer, Marcella Arguello, Jimmy Pardo, Bill Dwyer, Wayne Federman, Rick Overton, Matt Braunger, Nick Thune, Andrew Michaan, Sean Conroy, Erica Rhodes, David Borry, Arden Myrin, Amy Miller, Subhah...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The Defendant: Frank Conniff. Comedian, writer, gout sufferer, and prolific tweeter, who understood that his incendiary social media posts might one day lead to calls for his head, but never suspected that the calls would be coming from inside his house. The Plaintiffs: Millie & Barney. Indoor cats. Eaters, sleepers, poopers, bladder emptiers. Frequent subjects of Conniff's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram timelines, until they finally decided that...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Heard the one about the Rabbi and the cow from Minsk? Look no further than this witty compendium, a fascinating and revealing celebration of the great Jewish Joke. Comedy is full of famously funny Jews, from Groucho Marx to Sarah Silverman, from Larry David to Jerry Seinfeld. This smart and funny book includes tales from many of these much-loved comics, and will appeal to their broad audience, while revealing the history, context and wider culture...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This extended session of Laughter Therapy explores the history of all things funny, presenting a cornucopia of comedy from the pioneers of vaudeville and the silent film era, to the wildly creative innovators that transformed television in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, to the modern practitioners that continue to bend the boundaries of comedy today. Chronically serious? Prepare to be cured by this collection of revealing profiles and interviews with...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Tom Segura is known for his twisted takes and irreverent comedic voice. But after a few years of crazy tours and churning out podcasts weekly, all while parenting two young children, he desperately needs a second to himself. It's not that he hates his friends and family -- he's not a monster -- he's just beat, which is why his son's (ruthless) first full sentence, "I'd like to play alone, please," has since become his mantra. In this collection...
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