Comedy category: 18107 books
Late-Night Talkers: The Playboy Interview
50 Years of the Playboy Interview
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Who needs sleep anyway? The men (and woman) who established a genre of television—comedy after dark—are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From pioneers Dick Cavett and Tom Snyder to the original meta-hosts David Letterman and Garry...
500 Dates
Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Online Dating Wars
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
A veteran of the comedy business—and the dating scene—offers a laugh-out-loud guide to navigating twenty-first-century relationships.
In Mark Miller’s career as a stand-up comic and sitcom writer, he’s worked with pros from Garry Shandling to Joan Rivers and many more. But after his...
by Retta
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
In her hilarious book of essays*,* Parks and Recreation star Retta shares the stories that led to her success in Hollywood.
In So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know*,* Parks and Recreation star Retta takes us on her not-so-meteoric rise from roaches to riches (well, rich enough...
The Smartest Book in the World
A Lexicon of Literacy, A Rancorous Reportage, A Concise Curriculum of Cool
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
From the bold, beloved comic and podcast star Greg Proops comes a “terrifically random appreciation of cultural touchstones” (Publishers Weekly) that is electrifying, thought-provoking, and unrelenting, full of rapid-fire references, historical name-checking, Satchel Paige bon mots, and genuine...
Comic's Bedpan
A Lobotomy Patient's guide to joke writing, performing, and selling.
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
A Lobotomy Patient's guide to joke writing, performing, and selling. An entertaining, easy to follow text and workbook that offers a comprehensive step by step formula for creating jokes as well as performing a stand-up routine.
Class room tested exercises for defining your stage character....
by Andrew Dice Clay, David Ritz
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
From Andrew Dice Clay, the “Undisputed Heavyweight Comedy King,” comes the unapologetic and uncensored autobiography fans have been waiting for.
Andrew Dice Clay’s raw and uncensored stand-up comedy has shocked and entertained audiences for decades and continues to do so to this day....
by Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
Forty years of living can teach you a lot. And four years of cigar smoking can give you a lot of time to reflect on that knowledge. This is a series of essays about the meaning of life: the lessons learned, the details you catch along the way, and of course the smoking of some damn good cigars in...
by Cross Williams
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2013
This book covers several topics including:
-How To Develop A Style Of Comedy -Beginning Steps -How To Find Your Comedic Voice -How to Write Stand Up Jokes -How To Polish Your Stand-Up Routine
and so much more!
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by LOL Funny Jokes Club
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
The Funniest Blonde Jokes in the World!Did you know that laughing can have a positive physical and mental effects on the body! Laughter can lower blood pressure, lighten tense situations, and help you bond with friends and family. Jokes, humor, and comedy come in many forms. Whether it is a...
Turned Out Nice Again
The Story of British Light Entertainment
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
With a cast of thousands, including Peter Cook, Ken Dodd, Dusty Springfield, Spike Milligan, Rolf Harris, Bruce Forsyth, and Reeves and Mortimer, this book reveals a world of comedians and cavorters, dancing girls, and crooners. From the early days of vaudeville, via the golden age of radio, live...
It's Not Easy Bein' Me
A Lifetime of No Respect but Plenty of Sex and Drugs
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009
An American comic icon tells the story of his second–act rise from obscurity to multimedia stardom.
"When I was a kid," writes Rodney Dangerfield, "I worked tough places in show business––places like Fonzo's Knuckle Room. Or Aldo's, formerly Vito's, formerly Nunzio's. That...
by Marcus Stuart
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
George Carlin was much more than a mere stand-up comedian, actor, author and social critic. Truly great comedians like George are more like great philosophers whose words have the ability to shape and influence public thought.
Great comedy — at its best — pushes our buttons and challenges...
by Louis Barfe
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
The first ever narrative biography of a towering figure in British comedy
Les Dawson, more than any other comedian, spoke for the phlegmatic, pessimistic British way of life. A Northern lad who climbed out of the slums thanks to an uncommonly brilliant mind, he was always the underdog,...
by Steve Coogan
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an early age he entertained his family with impressions and was often told he should 'be on the telly'. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, he accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic...