Comedy
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Blazing Saddles Meets Young Frankenstein: The 50th Anniversary of the Year of Mel Brooks
$29.95 Read moreAn in-depth look at the 1974 releases of Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein that will leave cinephiles enthralled.
1974 was a busy year for Mel Brooks. Although still recovering after
- Author: Hallenbeck, Bruce G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1493078003
- Language: English
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Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–And the Magic That Makes It Work
$20.00 Read moreOne of NPR’s Best Books of 2023. A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture, Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions, and Lit Hub.
“Comedy Book changes the way- Author: Fox, Jesse David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1250338093
- Language: English
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Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children: Charming Tales of Wealth and Entitlement for Tots Who Were Simply Born Better
$16.99 Add to cartA whip-smart, funny and very of the moment parody of uber-rich extravagance from brilliant, upcoming comedian Daniel Foxx.
Author and comedian Daniel Foxx presents a wonderful collection of stories e- Author: Foxx, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1800962096
- Language: English
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Sick in the Head: Conversations about Life and Comedy
$21.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE A.V. CLUB – Includes new interviews
From the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a c… [more below]- Author: Apatow, Judd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: May 31 2016
- ISBN10: 0812987284
- Language: English
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You’re Funny for A…: The Illustrated Guide to Trans Comedians, Non-Binary Comics, & Funny Women in the Comedy Scene
$13.99 Read moreLooking for your next laugh? This illustrated guide to women, non-binary, and trans comedians has what you’re looking for! Showcasing emerging talent along with well-loved icons, you’re certain to dis… [more below]
- Author: Zarders, Sophia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1945509996
- Language: English
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Sidesplitter: How to Be from Two Worlds at Once
$36.40 Add to cart, *A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*
‘A hilarious breath of fresh air’ AMY SCHUMER ‘A razor-sharp dissection of cultural differences. And yes, it’s side-splittingly funny’ ADAM KAY ‘I’ve laughed out loud at l- Author: Wang, Phil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 152935031X
- Language: English
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Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage
$34.95 Read moreAn updated paperback version of the book heralded as “a new benchmark in Marx scholarship” by the Los Angeles Times
Before film made them international comedy legends, the Marx Brothers developed the- Author: Bader, Robert S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0810145758
- Language: English
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Humour
$15.00 Add to cartA compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture–by one of its greatest exponents
Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the natur- Author: Eagleton, Terry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0300255020
- Language: English
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The Principles of Comedy Improv: Truths, Tales, and How to Improvise
$25.00 Read moreThe Principles of Comedy Improv is an authoritative handbook for beginners and experts alike. More than just entertainment, improv’s tenets enable you to change every moment of your life. Your guide i… [more below]
- Author: Blank, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 261
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1609388852
- Language: English
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Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die: And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life
$29.00 Read moreOne of this generation’s hottest and boldest young comedians presents a transgressive and hilarious analysis of all of our dysfunctional relationships, and attempts to point us in the vague direction … [more below]
- Author: Sloss, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 0525658149
- Language: English
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Inside Comedy: The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades
$27.95 Read moreThe world of comedy and comedians of the last five decades. By the man the New York Times calls a comic institution himself, the only comedian (twenty-six years in stand-up) to have made Elie Wiesel l… [more below]
- Author: Steinberg, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0813197562
- Language: English
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The Seagull
$18.95 Read more“Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English.” –James Wood, New Yorker
The Seagull, in this new translation for TCG’s Russian Drama Series, includes lines
- Series: Tcg Classic Russian Drama
- Author: Chekhov, Anton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1559365498
- Language: English
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Poor Helpless Comics!: The Cartoons (and More) of Ed Subitzky
$29.95 Read moreThe first-ever collection of comics by Ed Subitzky–comedy writer, National Lampoon legend, Atari spokesperson, “The Impostor” on The David Letterman Show, and an enduring influence on an entire gener… [more below]
- Author: Subitzky, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 168137787X
- Language: English
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The Perfect Amount of Wrong: The Rise of Alt Comedy on Chicago’s North Side
$24.99 Read moreIn just over a decade, a tiny, do-it-yourself stand-up scene on the North Side of Chicago produced some of the most successful and influential stand-up comedians of their generation. Hannibal Buress,
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Mike Bridenstine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154075
- Language: English
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Live from New York: The Little Guide to Saturday Night Live
$8.95 Read moreSince Chevy Chase first uttered the phrase “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night,” Saturday Night Live has grown from the vision of Canadian comedian Lorne Michaels to be a cultural institution.
A
- Series: Little Books of Film & TV #10
- Author: Hippo!, Orange
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1800692005
- Language: English
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Planet Funny: How Comedy Ruined Everything
$17.00 Add to cartA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
The witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings relays the history of humor in “lively, insightful,- Author: Jennings, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1501100602
- Language: English
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Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times
$20.00 Add to cartWork is a joke. Laughing at it is political.
Humor, Groucho Marx asserted, is “reason gone mad.” For Walter Benjamin, laughter was “the most revolutionary emotion.” In a moment when great numbers of pe… [more below]
- Author: Lane-McKinley, Madeline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1942173709
- Language: English
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We Killed
$25.99 Add to cartNew York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
We Killed shines in its details and its anecdotes….Well crafted and entertaining.–The Boston Glob
A Very Oral History
With a New Introduction by the Author- Author: Kohen, Yael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1250037786
- Language: English
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Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-Ins
$21.99 Add to cartFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Griffin, an A-Z compendium of her celebrity run-ins, and the jaw-dropping, charming, and sometimes bizarre anecdotes only she can tell about them.
Kathy- Author: Griffin, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1250115647
- Language: English
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Monologues for Kids and Tweens: 100 Original Comedy and Drama Monologues for Young Actors
$17.99 Add to cartMonologues for Kids and Tweens is a collection of 100 original comedy and drama scripts on a wide range of topics. They are easily relatable to young actors’ real-life roles as students, daughters, so
- Author: Kimmel, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: April 11 2019
- ISBN10: 0998151327
- Language: English
