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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 383 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
Today, women are ascendant in standup comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies. But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punchline. And it took a special sort of woman-indeed, a parade of them-to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down...
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Description
Do You Struggle In a WorldThat Seems Too Small for You?Well, you are not alone. There are plenty of us who deal withthe things that make big folks angry, as we try to "literally" fitinto a world that is not built for those who live in oversizedbodies.Whether it's trying to find clothes and shoes that fit, or dealingwith the crazy small airplane seats, or the looks you get on acrowded elevator, this book will help you cope. You will learnhow to fight...
4) Fierce, Funny, and Female: A Journey Through Middle America, the Texas Oil Field, and Standup Comedy
Author
Description
Fierce, Funny, and Female is the prequel to the critically acclaimed, nationally award-winning and bestselling memoir, Never Give in to Fear. In her raw, vivid, and unabashed style, author Marti MacGibbon delivers a sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious, always engaging account of her passage through trauma, betrayal, and loss in adolescence and young adulthood to discover her inner badass self. As one of the first women to work as a laborer in...
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Bad Environmentalism examines how contemporary artists identify and respond to the ironies and absurdities surrounding environmental activism with their work in film, reality TV, poetry, fiction, performance art, and standup comedy. Focusing on texts such as the TV show Wildboyz and film series Green Porno, the book shows how such "bad environmentalists" use absurdity, camp, playfulness, and repulsiveness to counter climate skepticism and forces...
6) Pinsky
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young woman, whose life seems to be falling apart, moves back into her family's apartment but her authoritarian and controlling Russian grandmother does not make things easier for her.
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