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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
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
Diagnosed with autism at the age of thirty-four, one of the UK's hottest comedy stars reflects on the ways her undiagnosed autism influenced her youth, from the tree that functioned as her childhood best friend to the psychiatric facility where she endedup when no one knew what to do with her.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
239 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
The legendary comedian shares a collection of anecdotes from throughout his life and entertainment career, as well as humorous observations on life, television, golf, family holidays, drinking, his beginnings as an accountant, and other topics.
11) Lucky stuff
Author
Series
Jane Wheel mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
viii, 306 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Forced to sell her house and move her antique collection after her divorce is finalized, private investigator Jane Wheel relocates to her Illinois hometown, where she investigates a washed-up comedian's activities against a backdrop of a crewman's suspicious death.
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?
Author
Description
"In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so heavily that she became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads. The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she's...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xi, 236 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Adam Cayton-Holland is a tremendously talented writer and comedian, uniquely poised to take readers to the edges of comedy and tragedy, brilliance and madness. Tragedy Plus Time is a revelatory, darkly funny, and poignant tribute to a lost sibling that will have you reaching for the phone to call your brother or sister by the last page."--Amazon.com.
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Formats
Description
"At once endearing and hilarious, thoughtful and far-fetched, this third collection offers Ali at her wisest and wittiest as she delivers tips, pointers, and quips on a host of lifes conundrums and sticky situations, including the funny, sometimes embarrassing yet unforgettable situations that have shaped her inimitable world view as a wife, mother, actress, comedian, and all around bon vivant."--Amazon.com.
17) Crying laughing
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Winnie Friedman knows she has a talent for comedy, although it is something she keeps private until a boy suggests she join the school improv troupe, but then her father gets diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
244 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Agreeing to write jokes for Dorcas, a struggling stand-up comic, Jaine Austen discovers that murder is the punchline when Dorcas's rival, a heckler named Vic, is strangled with one of her props--a pair of pantyhose.
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
325 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Occasional sleuth and comedian from television's golden age, Polly Pepper joins the cast of the teen musical Detention Rules only to find murder written into the script when her rival, Sedra Stone, falls from a diving platform into an empty pool.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
x, 357 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Writing with her trademark wit, the feisty comic settles a few old scores, celebrates the friends and mentors who helped her claw her way to the top, and shares insider gossip about celebrity behavior--the good, the bad, and the very ugly.
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