Comedy category: 18107 books
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Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
British comedy cinema has been a mainstay of domestic production since the beginning of the last Century and arguably the most popular and important genre in British film history.
This edited volume will offer the first comprehensive account of the rich and popular history of British comedy...
Getting the Joke
The Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
'This is the kind of book that troubles grey-suited committees of academic peers. It's too enjoyable. But that, given its subject, is just what it ought to be, and it treats that subject seriously . . . There isn't a "dull†? page anywhere in the book.' – Professor Peter Thomson, Studies in...
The Comic Event
Comedic Performance from the 1950s to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018
The Comic Event approaches comedy as dynamic phenomenon that involves the gathering of elements of performance, signifiers, timings, tones, gestures, previous comic bits, and other self-conscious structures into an "event†? that triggers, by virtue of a "cut,†? an expected/unexpected...
Ernie Kovacs & Early TV Comedy
Nothing in Moderation
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Among the pioneers of television, Ernie Kovacs was one of the most original and imaginative comedians. His zany, irreverent, and surprising humor not only entertained audiences throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, but also inspired a host of later comedies and comedians, including Monty Python, David...
Hysterical!
Women in American Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Amy Schumer, Samantha Bee, Mindy Kaling, Melissa McCarthy, Tig Notaro, Leslie Jones, and a host of hilarious peers are killing it nightly on American stages and screens large and small, smashing the tired stereotype that women aren't funny. But today's funny women aren't a new phenomenon—they have...
Now That's Funny!
The Art and Craft of Writing Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
There is a feeling of pure delight that comes from laughing out loud while watching a hilarious movie or a TV show. Yet as funny as these lines may be, they are the work of people you will never see. The magic behind any comedy hit begins when an idea is hatched in the mind of a comedy writer and...
by Pete Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest, Comedy Sex God is a hilarious, profound, and enlightening romp around the fertile mind of stand-up stand-out, podcast king, and HBO superstar Pete Holmes.
Pete Holmes is a sold-out-every-night stand-up comedian with two...
Seriously Funny
The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
The comedians of the 1950s and 1960s were a totally different breed of relevant, revolutionary performer from any that came before or after, comics whose humor did much more than pry guffaws out of audiences. Gerald Nachman presents the stories of the groundbreaking comedy stars of those years, each...
The Todd Glass Situation
A Bunch of Lies about My Personal Life and a Bunch of True Stories about My 30-Year Career in Stand-Up Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
A “triumphant” (The New York Times) memoir from beloved comedian Todd Glass about his decision at age forty-eight to finally live openly as a gay man, and the support from his illustrious collection of comedy pals, from Louis CK to Sarah Silverman.
As Todd Glass tells it, growing up in...
by Cindy Vincent
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2013
As a young girl Griffin went to St. Bernadine's Elementary School, and began to establish a dislike for coordinated religion due to the punishments of the nuns towards her and additional "prone" students. After graduation, she went to Oak Park and River Forest Highschool and sought refuge...
The Girl in the Show
Three Generations of Comedy, Culture, and Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
This history of the women who make us laugh is “a piercing, smart, and essential read for students and fans of comedy” (Booklist).
“I’m not funny at all. What I am is brave.” —Lucille Ball
The Girl in the Show explores how comedy and feminism have grown hand in hand to give...
by Ellin Stein
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2013
"Smart, knowing, and deeply reported, the definitive history of one of modern American humor’s wellsprings." —Kurt Andersen, author of Fantasyland, host of NPR’s Studio 360
Labor Day, 1969. Two recent college graduates move to New York to edit a new magazine called The National...
Homey Don't Play That!
The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
“A fascinating inside look at the trailblazing series” (Entertainment Tonight)—discover the behind-the-scenes stories and lasting impact of the trailblazing sketch comedy show that upended television, launched the careers of some of our biggest stars, and changed the way we talk, think, and...
Take My Spouse, Please
How to Keep Your Marriage Happy, Healthy, and Thriving by Following the Rules of Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
In love as in comedy, timing is everything. One bad night doesn’t mean it’s time to quit. Have patience: great marriages, like a successful comedy career, take time. Turns out the cardinal rules of comedy have an uncanny resemblance to the "rules" of building a strong marriage. With...