Humour Comedy category: 17948 books
by Richard Webber
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Ronnie Barker was one of our most respected and best-loved comedy actors and here, in this fascinating biography, Richard Webber delves deep in to the heart of Barker's life and career, peppering his narrative with original and incisive memories from some of Barker's closest contemporaries, including...
by Tim Boyle
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Silence is said to be golden. When it comes to comedy though, silence can be deadly.Tim Boyle began performing stand-up comedy when he was in high school. It didn't take more than a few seconds after entering a comedy club for the first time before realizing you need a thick skin to survive....
Keeping Quiet
Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
Keeping Quiet is a love-letter to the modern sight-gag on film and television, tracing the history of physical clowning since the advent of sound. Taking up the story of visual humour where Paul Merton’s Silent Comedy leaves off, Julian Dutton charts the lives and work of all the great comedians who...
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...
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 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...
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...
by Eric Sykes
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Eric Sykes is one of Britain's creative comedy geniuses combining personal warmth, superbly observed written and performed comedy and a deeply intimate understanding of what a viewing audience wants. Here he has assembled a comedy hall of fame for those who have inspired, entertained and, most of...
The Horrors
An A to Z of Funny Thoughts on Awful Things
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Comedian-author Charlie Demers, whose brain-bending brand of black humour will be familiar to followers of CBC Radio’s The Debaters, offers his madcap perspective in a new collection of essays highlighting a wide range of topics under the heading of Bad Things. The Horrors is presented abecedarian-style,...
Welcome to Just a Minute!
A Celebration of Britain’s Best-Loved Radio Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
'A joyous compendium of facts, fun and stories. This hilarious and informative guide is destined to become the companion to radio's most enduring panel game' PAUL MERTON In this first ever official companion, chairman Nicholas Parsons tells the fascinating story of the much-loved panel game and Graham...
by Scott Cherney
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Royalty FREE Comedy Sketches
Perfect for Comedy Revues, Vaudeville or Variety Shows
From the mind of Scott Cherney, author of SONG OF THE CANYON KID, these hilarious original comedy sketches, gags and blackouts are available in one collection completely ROYALTY FREE.
Sketches included in Now...
Do You Talk Funny?
7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Public speaking can be terrifying. For David Nihill, the idea of standing in front of an audience was scarier than cliff jumping into a thorny pit of spiders and mothers-in-law. Without a parachute or advanced weaponry. Something had to change.
In what doesn’t sound like the best plan ever,...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through Best Comedy Tv Shows Ever Made: Top 100, 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 Best...
Joker Face
Over 450 Comedians Share Their Best One-liners
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Stewart Lee has seen a ghost but doesn’t believe in the afterlife. Rob Beckett can peel a banana with his feet. Viv Groskop gave birth to a baby next to a dishwasher.
What do you get when you combine unknown facts about some of Britain’s best-lovedcomedians with their favourite one-liners...