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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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Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
239 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"In a haze of vape smoke on a rare windy night in LA in the fall of 2016, Chelsea Handler daydreams about what life will be like with a woman in the White House. And then, Donald Trump happens. In a torpor of despair, she decides that she's had enough of the privileged bubble she's lived in--a bubble within a bubble--and that it's time to make some changes, both in her personal life and in the world at large. At home, she embarks on a 'Year of Self-Sufficiency'--learning...
44) Rickles' book
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
viii, 239 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
An internationally popular comedian describes his youth as a disadvantaged Jewish boy from Queens, the obstacles he overcame in order to achieve success, and his four-decade stage and screen career.
45) Otis Spofford
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The class cut-up is given his come-uppance by gentle, timid Ellen Tebbits.
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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
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Buteau's humorous essays reflect on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple), her many friendship and dating disasters, working as a newsroom editor during 9/11, getting started in standup opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband's Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom...
48) Top five
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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.
49) Grin and bear it
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Will stage fright prevent a very funny bear from becoming a stand-up comedian?
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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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...
Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
"Raised in Manhattan by her sex-therapist mother and her two eccentric grandparents, Wendy Spero has always sought excitement in 'microthrills,' the small, strange highs that give her life meaning. Her story begins in the one-bedroom, Upper East Side apartment she shared with her overly protective mother, where, as a little girl, she passed the time breaking up arguments between her imaginary friends. Eventually, Wendy broke out on her own. After...
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Ellen DeGeneres has dedicated her life to making people laugh. She is known as an entertainment pioneer and champion of the LGBTQ community. Ellen DeGeneres: Groundbreaking Entertainer explores DeGeneres's early life, rise to fame, and positive influence on society. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources,...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
x, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
The actor and comedian examines his life and career, including his road-tour to fame--when he was regularly mistaken for a ten year-old--and his years on SNL during the Rock/Sandler/Farley era of the 1990s.
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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
Description
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...
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