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3) The big sick
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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.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 23 cm
Description
An incredibly timely, witty, and moving debut about a young writers' assistant on a late night comedy show and what transpires when she accepts an invitation from its enigmatic host to spend a long weekend at his mansion in Connecticut.
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
The former Saturday Night Live comedian recounts her midlife career slump, long-distance relationship, and unplanned motherhood, which culminated in uproarious childcare activities and the bewilderment of friends and family members.
Author
Series
Jake the fake volume 2
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Having discovered his natural talent for comedy at his school's end-of-semester talent show, Jake decides to pursue "his art," but can his comedian-mentor teach Jake humility as well as humor?
11) Three amigos
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Three Amigos, a silent screen comedy act, arrive in a remote Mexican hamlet for what they think is a lucrative personal appearance, only to discover that they are expected to save the village from a terrorizing gang of bandits.
12) Bossypants
Author
Description
From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
Author
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xxviii, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
An oral history tracing the careers and achievements of comediennes from the past half century challenges opinions about why women cannot be effective comedic entertainers and includes coverage of celebrities ranging from Joan Rivers and Lily Tomlin to Mary Tyler Moore and Tina Fey.
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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...
15) My squirrel days
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"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...
16) 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.
Author
Publisher
It Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; cm
Description
"On the wildly popular podcast "Girl on Guy," comedian and actress Aisha Tyler asks her guests to recount moments from their lives when they've done something boneheaded, ill conceived, dangerous, or just plain stupid...to themselves. In Self-Inflicted Wounds, Aisha turns the lens on herself-recounting her most egregious mistakes--to hilarious result. Laugh out loud funny, and totally relatable, Self-Inflicted Wounds highlights a new comedic voice...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xii, 304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
A fearlessly honest memoir by the award-winning Filipino-American comedian uncovers the true family experiences behind his popular routines, discussing his mixed heritage, struggles with family mental illness, and eventual embrace of his identity.
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Description
"The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed,"--Amazon.com.
Noah's path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at the time such a union was punishable by five years in prison. As he struggles to find himself in a...
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