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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Tom Segura is known for his twisted takes and irreverent comedic voice, but after a few busy years of work and parenting, he just wants to hide from everything. A collection of hilarious tales to make anyone want some peace and quiet.
23) Sea monsters
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the funniest monster fish in the sea contest is announced in the town of Schmert, Charlie and his pals Mucus and Frankfish decide to enter the competition in hopes of comedic glory. However they have one big problem, none of them are funny. The crew's only hope is to set out on an adventure to locate a monster fish legend known as 'The Masestro' who can teach them comedy and help them win the contest to become the funniest fish in all of Schmert!...
24) Bossypants
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Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL" (Sunday Telegraph).
Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had...
Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had...
25) Out of the loop
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Comics talk about the trials and tribulations of starting a comedy career in Chicago, where the comedy scene is as polarized and segregated as the city itself.
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After four years of chasing his stand-up comedy dream in Los Angeles, 34-year-old Scott Rollins (Ben Schwartz, Parks And Recreation) has crashed and burned. Left with little money and a fledging "career," Scott has no choice but to regroup, lick his wounds, and return to his parents' house in Long Island. While trying to figure out what to do next, he pines after his ex, Becky (Eloise Mumford), a successful photographer who has since married a former...
27) The big sick
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail connects with grad student Emily after a standup set. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 hrs.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One of America's favorite comedians looks back at his extraordinary career, highlighting the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, and outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
ix, 709 p. (large print) , 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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The definitive book about Joan Rivers' tumultuous, victorious, tragic, hilarious, and fascinating life.
Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian; she was an icon and a role model to millions, a fearless pioneer who left a legacy of expanded opportunity when she died in 2014. Her life was a dramatic roller-coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of her husband, her feud with Johnny Carson, her estrangement from her daughter,...
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Pub. Date
2014.
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viii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Stand with anti-narcissistic President Carolla as he speaks out against so-called 'service dogs' on airplanes and finally offers a solution to the all-important issue of where to put that hotel alarm clock in a candid look at how this country would be run if President Carolla were in charge. 288pp., 250K, Auth res: Los Angeles, CA, Tour
34) The red chapel
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 88 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In this Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning film, a trio of Danish comedians, who call themselves "The red chapel," pretend to be regime sympathizers and mount an absurd variety show in Pyongyang. The result is an unconventional, hilarious and damning peek into a totalitarian regime.
35) It's Trevor Noah: born a crime : stories from a South African childhood ; adapted for young readers
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Learn about the life of Trevor Noah and how growing up in South Africa changed him.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
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378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Publisher Annotation: Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and you have the funniest, most heartfelt, and most inspirational memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself since Old Yeller. 256pp., 400K
37) Belushi
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Director R.J. Cutler takes a revealing look at the brilliant life of comedic legend John Belushi. Known for his iconic characters and sketches on both stage and screen, few people knew his personal side, until now. Never-before-seen photos, letters and home-movies from the Belushi family archive give intimate access to the world-famous superstar. Family and friends who knew him best share intimate memories, including Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Chevy...
38) Joker
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society, leading him to embark on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime that brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego, the Joker.
39) Famous Mistakes
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Series
Nancy Drew diaries volume 17
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Nancy and her sleuthing friends race to find out who is responsible for sabotaging a controversial comedian's upcoming performance at River Heights's new arts complex, where an exhibition of Dutch Masters is being installed.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
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"Is this anything?" is what every comedian says to every other comedian about any new bit they want to try. Jerry Seinfeld has been asking that question since he was twenty years old and stepped onstage at Catch a Rising Star on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on a Monday audition night in 1975. This book is essentially the complete files of his lifetime pursuit of material to support the thrilling but unforgiving art of stand-up comedy. In some...
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