Comedy category: 18107 books
Improv Nation
How We Made a Great American Art
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
A finalist for the 2017 George Freedley Memorial Award
“A compelling, absolutely unputdownable story . . . And, in case you’re wondering, yes, the book is funny. In places, very funny. A remarkable story, magnificently told.” — Booklist
In this richly reported, scene-driven narrative,...
by Ian Frazier
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2002
Twenty-two humorous essays on topics ranging from Joseph Stalin's theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy, to a commencement address given by a Satanist college President, to the opening statement of an attorney representing Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes.
2,000 Sure-Fire Jokes for Speakers
The Encyclopedia of One-Liner Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
A Bonanza of Short, Sharp, Topical Jokes for Speakers, Toastmasters, Performers, and Communicators
Flash Nonfiction Funny
71 Very Humorous, Very True, Very Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
The seventy-one flash essays collected here are hilarious proof that you don’t need more than 750 words to laugh out loud. Featuring both established and up-and-coming writers, these essays are no flashes in the pan—they demonstrate careful attention to craft and exploration: everything you want...
World's Best 15 Second Jokes
A huge library of jokes for your Kobo
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2014
One huge book of jokes that takes around 15 seconds to say...
Some examples: A cop saw a young blonde woman down on her knees under a streetlight. "Can I help you?" he asked. Replied the womanˏ "I dropped my diamond ring and I'm looking for it." Asked the cop "did...
by Paul Krassner
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
The pieces in Pot Stories for the Soul are funny, whimsical, bizarre, poignant, informational, shocking, and, yeah, soulful. They are about love, hate, escape, reality, the paranormal, Allen Ginsberg, Ken Kesey, Michelle Phillips, Hunter Thompson, Abbie Hoffman, Wavy Gravy and peanut butter. Ultimately,...
Schadenfreude
A Handy Guide to the Glee Found in Others' Misery
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
A witty volume for anyone who’s ever asked, “Is it wrong that I’m smiling?”
The Germans may have come up with the word for it, but schadenfreude—the taking of pleasure in someone else’s misery—is a pretty universal human tendency. This book takes a look at the phenomenon with...
That Is Priceless
Art's Greatest Masterpieces... Made Slightly Funnier
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Thirty-two million Americans consider themselves artists, and nearly 100 million consider themselves art lovers. They--along with anyone else who enjoys a good laugh--will appreciate the edgy blend of art, comedy, and pop culture inside comedian Steve Melcher's popular blog-turned-book, That Is Priceless:...
by Margaret Radisich Sleasman
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Ever wonder about people who are always laughing? They are usually remembering stories they have read in the TWENTY FUNNY STORIES books. Do you Want to know what to look for in a toilet seat; find out why men should listen to their wives; what to do about annoying phone calls? ...
by Johnny Leblanc
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
John Leblanc claims that he has a degree in Typewriter Maintenance from Harvard, but it is more likely that he has a slight degree of neurosis causing him to think of these funny observations about people and life and then post them on Facebook. Ever since Johnny opened his Facebook account he has...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Comics and graphic novels have recently become big business, serving as the inspiration for blockbuster Hollywood movies such as the Iron Man series of films and the hit television drama The Walking Dead. But comics have been popular throughout the 20th century despite the significant effects of the...
Wacky Chicks
Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2003
Most of us know a wacky chick. She's a true nonconformist, a woman who dares to be different. On any ordinary day she might be found performing a citizen's arrest, running a concession stand at a swingers' convention, or wearing a tiara on top of a cowboy hat. Even when conservatively dressed, wacky...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Funniest Male Comedians of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating...
101 Classic Jewish Jokes
Jewish Humor from Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 1997
Jewish humor has defined comedy in 20th-century America.