Comedy

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780868198613Author Tim FergusonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Currency Press Pty LtdPublisher Currency Press Pty LtdDimensions(mm) 230mm * 150mm *...

The classic BBC TV comedy series of the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea who battle daily against the Germans and local ARP Warden Hodges, comes to the stage in these three hilarious episodes. The Deadly Attachment and The Godiva Affair were presented on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566080750Author Edward J NevraumontFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 399g

A couture of the risque evolved on a bridge of fashion from Paris nightclubs to Las Vegas casinos. A one-time writer for sexy magazines and on style, the author, with contributions from many experts on topics from Paris to feathers and sequins explores...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573016509Author Beverly CrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

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The first definitive biography of tragicomic sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, one of the most colorful and eccentric movie stars of the 1950s-60s. The book examines both her life and her career, detailing her movie, TV and stage work, as well as her drive to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982112721Author Jerry SeinfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 214mm *...

Following the tremendous success of his first book on the subject, The Queens of Burlesque, Len Rothe has again pulled from his collection of original photographs of entertainers this delightful selection of over 100 images of Burlesque stars. Together...

My Man Godfrey, Four's a Crowd, My Favorite Wife, The Devil and Miss Jones--for their inspired blend of slapstick humor with casual elegance and witty repartee, these movies are examples of what became known as "screwball" comedies. This study focuses on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977064120Author Scott SeditaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Atides PublishingPublisher Atides PublishingWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

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Stand-Up Comedy in Theory, or, Abjection in America is the first study of stand-up comedy as a form of art. John Limon appreciates and analyzes the specific practice of stand-up itself, moving beyond theories of the joke, of the comic, and of comedy in...

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Anton Chekhov's play Uncle Vanya in a new version by Christopher Hampton. This version will be first staged at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 25 October 2012 and run until 16 February 2013.'It's often said that the best of the Chekhov plays is the...

Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquis of Anglesey (1875 - 1905) was born to inherit the Empire. Instead, he burned brightly, briefly and transvestitely through his family's vast wealth; putting on fabulous plays starring him. When he died, his vengeful heirs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573090363Author Michael KilgarriffFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525509424Author Judd ApatowFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA Inc

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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 then she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Hit with this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250105967Author Chris NashawatyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 135mm...

Step aside, Seinfeld. Move along, Chris Rock. It's time for the brave, hilarious women of comedy to get the recognition they deserve. The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women is an illustrated gift book that celebrates 50 of the most groundbreaking...

Authors Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key build on the popularity of their 2022 Webby Award-winning podcast and delve deeper into the world of sketch, helped along with new essays created expressly for the book by comedy greats. The History of Sketch...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544334489Author Henry BushkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566081993Author Mick NapierFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 312g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306825385Author Doug StanhopeFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Da Capo Press IncPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Creating Solo Performance is an innovative toolbox of exercises and challenges focused on providing you - the performer - with engaging and inspiring ways to explore and develop your idea both on the page and in the performance space. The creation of a...

Since 2009, WTF with Marc Maron has been one of the most widely listened to and influential podcasts in the country. Each week over a million and a half listeners tune in to hear Marc and a guest do something remarkable: talk. Described as a...

`Cooperman! The Life of Tommy Cooper' is a hilarious look at one of Britain's best-loved comedians. For almost four decades, Tommy Cooper was the most popular entertainer in the country, and certainly the most imitated. This is the story of the man and...

On both sides of the stage improv-comedy's popularity has increased exponentially throughout the 1980s and '90s and into the new millennium. Presto! An original song is created out of thin air. With nothing but a suggestion from the audience, daring...

Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol, or sex: it was film. After moving to Los Angeles, Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sprocket fiend), absorbing classics, cult hits, and...

Stand-Up! is the first book to both analyse the background of stand-up comedy and take us inside the world of being a solo comedian Oliver Double writes a lively history of the traditions of British stand-up comedy - from its roots in music hall and...

In Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television, Nick Marx examines some of the genre's most memorable-and controversial-moments from the early days of television to the contemporary line-up. Through explorations of sketches from...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings relays the history of humor in "lively, insightful, and crawling with goofy factlings," (Maria Semple,...

Robert Allen's compelling book examines burlesque not only as popular entertainment but also as a complex and transforming cultural phenomenon. When Lydia Thompson and her controversial female troupe of ""British Blondes"" brought modern burlesque to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788461696529Author Caroline DreamFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Alejandro Carlos Navarro GonzalezPublisher Alejandro Carlos Navarro...

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture, Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions, and Lit Hub "Comedy Book changes the way we talk about an art form that is more diverse and exciting than ever before." -Seth Meyers "A sharp, loving, well written...