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In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; her television show that won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run; and the sorrows that she overcame with her irresistible humor.
4) Top five
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A comedian tries to change his tune and become a serious actor. His fiance eventually convinces him to air their wedding on televison as a reality-TV show.
5) The big sick
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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.
6) Last words
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An autobiography that the late comedian nearly completed before he died chronicles his storied career, during which he pushed the boundaries of comedy and language and influenced several generations of performers.
7) Glorious
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2004]
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1 DVD (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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British comedy sensation Eddie Izzard in a live performance.
8) 700 Sundays
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Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
vi, 182 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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"One of America's most beloved entertainers takes us home. Billy Crystal opens the front door to a time in his life when he shared joy, love, music, and laughter with an eccentric family headed by the hardworking father who left them all too soon. From the story of the Crystal family's proud connection to the New York jazz scene of the 40s and 50s, to the hilarious living room performances that would sow the seeds of Billy's career, to the times of...
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"Since his arrival at The Daily Show in 1999, Jon Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. In Angry Optimist, biographer Lisa Rogak charts his unlikely rise to stardom. She follows him from his early days growing up in New Jersey, through his years as a struggling standup comic in New York, and on to the short-lived but acclaimed The Jon Stewart Show. And she charts his...
10) Joker
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Failed comedian Arthur Fleck encounters violent thugs while wandering the streets of GOtham City dressed as a clown. Disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as Joker in director Todd Phillips' thrilling origin story.
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"What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here's why: I'm a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I'd highly recommend that you do not read his book." Bacon. McDonalds. Cinnabon. Hot Pockets. Kale. Stand-up comedian and author Jim Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet ("choking on bacon is like getting murdered by...
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At age four, Molly Shannon's world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship with her grieving father, Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become a celebrated actress. From there, Molly ventured into the wider...
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Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
240 pages, unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, some color ; 22 cm
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In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C-diff, her mother unexpectedly died, she went through a breakup, and she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Days after her diagnosis, Tig took her grief onstage, opening an unvarnished set with, "Good evening. Hello. I have cancer." The set went viral instantly and was later released as an album, Live, and was nominated for a Grammy....
Publisher
Shout Factory ; New York, NY
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Working as a staff writer, Johnny Carson filled in as host when Red Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson's performance, CBS created the primetime sketch show The Johnny Carson show, a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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"You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America. Or maybe you've read about him in the New York Times, which called him "the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years." Or maybe from The New Yorker, fawning over his brand of humor writing: "Bell's gimmick is intersectional progressivism: he treats racial, gay, and women's issues as inseparable." After all this love and praise, it's...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (317 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An animated version of the original podcasts, featuring offbeat musings which include the merits of twentieth-century inventions, population control, how philosophy has evolved through the ages, and Karl's perfectly round head.
18) Obvious child
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Donna Stern is a Brooklyn comedian who gets heartlessly dumped by her two-timing boyfriend. While trying to drown her troubles at the stand-up comedy club, she has a drunken one night stand with a cute young professional named Max (who's not even remotely her type) and ends up pregnant. Donna has to do what is expected of a "responsible adult" just in time for the best/worst Valentine's Day of her life.
19) My squirrel days
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"There comes a time in every sitcom actress?s life when she is faced with the prospect of writing a book. When Ellie Kemper?s number was up, she was ready. Contagiously cheerful, predictably wholesome, and mostly inspiring except for one essay about her husband?s feet, My Squirrel Days is a funny, free-wheeling tour of Ellie?s life?from growing up in suburban St. Louis with a vivid imagination and a crush on David Letterman to moving to Los Angeles...
20) Here today
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
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