Comedy

Abbott and Costello were the most popular comedians of the 1940s, with burlesque-inspired routines that enthralled audiences on both radio and television. Oddly, their films have not received the same level of attention from critics and writers as those...

Although Amazon.com is now selling more than 3,000 commercial products bearing Betty Boop's image, including calendars, tote bags, coffee mugs, and books about how young women can be more like Betty, no one has ever published a book about Betty herself...

Monty Python's Flying Circus aired from 1969 until 1974, but the conclusion of the series did not mark the end of the troupe's creative output. Even before the final original episodes were recorded and broadcast, the six members began work on their first...

In 1915, British moviegoers voted Fred Evans second only to Charles Chaplin as their favorite film comedian. Appearing as the roguish and anarchic "Pimple," Fred made 200 silent movies between 1910 and 1922, running amok in frantic chases and sending-up...

Withnail and I sank almost without a trace when it was first released in 1987. Financed by HandMade Films, the late George Harrison's production company, and drawing heavily on first-time writer-director Bruce Robinson's experiences, this virtually...

Surrealist icon Salvador Dali and iconoclast comedians The Marx Brothers planned a never-made film that merged their sensibilities in a sublime mashup of absurdity, surrealism, slapstick, and wit. But the original screenplay was lost until now. It...

American silent film comedies were dominated by sight gags, stunts and comic violence. With the advent of sound, comedies in the 1930s were a riot of runaway heiresses and fast-talking screwballs. It was more than a technological pivot-the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814346747Author Maria San FilippoFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Wayne State University PressPublisher Wayne State University PressWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316415620Author Barry SonnenfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 204mm *...

Eye of the Taika: New Zealand Comedy and the Films of Taika Waititi is the first book-length study of comic film director and media celebrity Taika Waititi. Author Matthew Bannister analyses Waititi's feature films and places his other works and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640078222Author Lue DeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint McNae, Marlin and MacKenziePublisher McNae, Marlin and MacKenzieWeight(grams) 331g

Have You Ever Wondered How “The Simpsons” Predict the Future?“Did The Simpsons really, truly predict anything? I predict you’ll have to purchase this book to get the true story.” ―Bill Oakley, Simpsons writer and producer#1 New Release in Animated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643146201Author Scott Lee MosureFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Authors PressPublisher Authors PressWeight(grams) 485g

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As a follow-up to their first true feature film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the comic troupe next decided to tackle a "shadow" version of the Christ story. Shot in the Middle East and produced during Margaret Thatcher's ascendant years, the film...

The Ritz Brothers were a popular comedy trio in vaudeville, nightclubs, movies and television for more than four decades. Today largely overlooked among the classic comedy pantheon, they have been acknowledged as inspirations by such comics as Mel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088021217Author Chase PraegerFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Eye of the Taika: New Zealand Comedy and the Films of Taika Waititi is the first book-length study of comic film director and media celebrity Taika Waititi. Author Matthew Bannister analyses Waititi's feature films and places his other works and...

He was Red Skelton's favorite director, and mentored Lucille Ball in the art of physical comedy. In his 15-year Hollywood career, S. Sylvan Simon (1910-1951) directed and/or produced more than 40 films, with stars like Lana Turner, Abbott and Costello,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814346730Author Maria San FilippoFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Wayne State University PressPublisher Wayne State University PressWeight(grams) 152g

The Cinema of Ettore Scola offers contemporary perspectives on Ettore Scola (1931-2016), one of the premier filmmakers of Italian cinema. Scola was a crucial figure in postwar Italy as a screenwriter of comedies in the 1950s and 1960s who later became...

The Cinema of Ettore Scola offers contemporary perspectives on Ettore Scola (1931-2016), one of the premier filmmakers of Italian cinema. Scola was a crucial figure in postwar Italy as a screenwriter of comedies in the 1950s and 1960s who later became...

The Andy Clyde's Columbia Comedies is a film-by-film look at the short subjects Andy Clyde starred in for Columbia Pictures from 1934-1956. Clyde had the longest running series of shorts at that studio after The Three Stooges, with nearly 80 productions...

Richard Pryor was the king of stand-up comedy in the 1970s. Hollywood studios were eager to transfer Pryor's dynamic humor and personality from the stand-up stage to the big screen. Executives placed the vast resources of their studios at Pryor's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998602325Author Margaret DulaneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Listen WellPublisher Listen WellWeight(grams) 213g

This unusual film study begins with a survey of American print humorists from eras leading up to and overlapping the advent of film--including some who worked both on the page and on the screen, like Will Rogers, Groucho Marx and W.C. Fields. Six comic...

From classical Hollywood film comedies to sitcoms, recent political satire, and the developing world of online comedy culture, comedy has been a mainstay of the American media landscape for decades. Recognizing that scholars and students need an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646044412Author Art BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 152g

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of the most iconic teen comedies of all time, Mean Girls, revealing how it happened, how it defined a generation, “like, invented” meme culture, and why it just...

In Guilty Pleasures, Alice Guilluy examines the reception of contemporary Hollywood romantic comedy by European audiences. She offers a new look at the romantic comedy genre through a qualitative study of its consumption by actual audiences. In doing so,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646040896Author Art BellFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press

From classical Hollywood film comedies to sitcoms, recent political satire, and the developing world of online comedy culture, comedy has been a mainstay of the American media landscape for decades. Recognizing that scholars and students need an...

- Deluxe Collectible: A finely detailed, 3 inch replica of Doc Brown's flux capacitor- Light-up and Sound Effects: Equipped with multiple LED lights and sound effects- Book Included: A full-colour, 32-page book exploring the mechanics of time travel and...

SHEMP! THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE THREE STOOGES' SHEMP HOWARD, THE FACE OF FILM COMEDYBook InformationISBN 9781493074211Author Burt KearnsFormat HardbackPage Count 271Imprint ApplausePublisher Globe Pequot Press

A modern Christmas classic, Elf burst onto cinema screens over 20 years ago and has been charming people ever since. In 2003, Buddy the Elf went on a journey to find his father, and ultimately help Santa save Christmas, and since then the world has gone...

Celebrate Christmas Griswold-style with this unique collectible of the iconic house decked out in twinkle lights with a fun sound element.- Specifications: 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inch light-up framed picture of the Griswold family house on a base with a sound...

Show your bestie why they're a total regulation hottie with this officially licensed fill-in-the-blank book inspired by the beloved early aughts comedy, Mean Girls. Are you still trying to make fetch happen? Do you wear pink on Wednesdays? Let your...

Experience one surprise a day and proudly wear or display these pins to show your love for the ghost with the most. DISCOVER 12 UNIQUE ENAMEL PINS: Open a pocket each day and discover 12 exciting pins featuring iconic characters and elements from the...