Humour Comedy category: 17948 books

If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour. So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour,...

“Humour of the philosophical pedigree can ‘bring us up short’, break us out of our commonplace acceptance, our slumber dogmatic, and require us to reassess what we thought we knew, or ask questions about that which had previously lain fallow in our thinking. Humour may awaken the ‘sleeping metaphors’...

As the heady promise of the 1960s sagged under the weight of widespread violence, rioting, and racial unrest, two young men--one black and one white--took to stages across the nation to help Americans confront their racial divide: by laughing at it. Tim and Tom tells the story of that pioneering...

Allais par lui-même et ceux qui l'ont connu : tout l'esprit irrévérentieux et fantaisiste de l'inventeur de l'humour moderne. Voici l'autobiographie qu'Alphonse Allais n'a pas écrite ; puisant dans ses innombrables contes, chroniques ou poèmes, dans les témoignages de ses contemporains, Jean-Pierre...

From one of Australia’s most successful comedians comes *The Cheeky Monkey, a practitioner’s guide to the art of comedy writing. Both insightful and practical, The Cheeky Monkey explains the principles of sitcom writing and guides the reader in how to apply them. Seeded with exercises to aid the...

The king of radio comedy from the Great Depression through the early 1950s, Jack Benny was one of the most influential entertainers in twentieth-century America. A master of comic timing and an innovative producer, Benny, with his radio writers, developed a weekly situation comedy to meet radio’s...

With a Foreword by John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its BBC debut, a revised and updated edition of the complete oral history of Monty Python—an insightful, in-depth portrait of the brilliant and hysterically funny show that transformed modern...

The Wicked Wit of England is celebration of British humour, featuring a collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes that capture the various idiosyncrasies of the English character. If there is one thing that first-time visitors to England find mystifying – along with our fondness for eating...

In 1958, former circus aerialist Dudley Riggs opened a Minneapolis coffeehouse with a stage for performers and created an American comedic institution. What started as a way to draw customers on slow nights became the Brave New Workshop, a comedy theater sinking its satirical talons deep into the...

Canadian Wit, Wisdom & Humour collects the very best of humorous quotes, witty observations and funny one-liners from famous--and not-so-famous--Canadians. Collecting over 1000 of the wittiest remarks, deepest thoughts and side-splitting one-liners ever attributed to a Canuck, Canadian...

The MUGGS Book of Humour for Those Who carry the World on Their Shoulders By: Muggs K. Dewar Want a laugh? This is a wonderful compilation of jokes that are sure to tickle your funny bone and brighten even the worst of days. Whether you are feeling blue or just need to giggle, there’s a story...

Devinette : Combien de zombies faut-il pour repeindre un mur ? Ça dépend avec quelle force on les lance ! Citation : – Tu as mangé Chuck ? – Pas en entier ! (My Boyfriend’s back, 1993) Comment réagir en cas d’attaque zombie dans votre salle de bain ? Comment reconnaître...

Les enfants aussi ont leur Officiel de l'humour avec plus de 1000 blagues interdites aux parents ! Pour finir l'année scolaire dans la bonne humeur, les petits et grands enfants ont enfin leur Officiel de l'humour ! Toc Toc Toc, blagues de Toto, dernières blagues qui font fureur dans les...

De l'humeur à l'humour, il n'y a souvent que l'espace d'un bon mot, un peu de satire, beaucoup d'ironie et encore plus d'esprit. Longtemps, Jean-Loup Chiflet s'est levé de bonne heure, pour se plonger dans le monde jubilatoire de l'humour. De Montesquieu à Coluche, de Feydeau à Frédérique...