Comedy

Unmarried sisters, in their 50s share a flat: Nina is brisk and gainfully employed; Nancy is plump, self-concious and redundant. However, when she becomes a model for a life-drawing class, Nancy glimpses a possible future. while Nina faces her unhappy...

The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville provides a unique record of what was once America's preeminent form of popular entertainment from the late 1800s through the early 1930s. It includes entries not only on the entertainers themselves, but also on those who...

Alright guys? It's me, Arron. Or as some people call me, 'that guy with the phone, the skinny jeans and the really fat head on Facebook'.In a world that seems to be freefalling without a parachute towards utter chaos, I'm here to remind you that when...

From master comedian Mark Schiff, a long-time touring partner of Jerry Seinfeld, comes a hilarious account of decades of foolery with comedy and acting legends and how he honed his mensch skills in all of life's arenas. Pursuing a career in comedy has...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595471980Author Jason ChinFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm

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In the 1934 classic It Happened One Night, heiress Claudette Colbert races away from the altar and a conventional marriage and throws herself into a wisecracking rough-and-tumble affair with Clark Gable. The new brand of movies following in the wake of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573110276Author Derek BenfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French LtdSeries Acting Edition S.

A Decade of Dark Humor analyzes ways in which popular and visual culture used humor--in a variety of forms--to confront the attacks of September 11, 2001, and, more specifically, the aftermath. This interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629334356Author John AntrobusFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062407313Author Patricia WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

NEW IN PAPERBACK First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski, The Cherry Orchard remains a classic of the theatre. Completed less than a year before his death at the age of forty-four, Chekhov's last 'comedy'...

Beginning Tap Dance With HKPropel Access introduces students to tap dance techniques and cultivates an appreciation of tap dance as a performing art. Focusing on novice dancers, experienced tap dancer and dance instructor Lisa Lewis offers step-by-step...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837913091Author Marc BlakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Acorn Books LtdPublisher Andrews UK Limited

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780941599184Author Eddie JosephFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Piccadilly Books,U.S.Publisher Piccadilly Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 101g

Part clown manual, part storytelling and part rant - The Clown Manifesto covers the experiences, philosophies and methods of the clown performer/director/teacher Nalleslavski. A book for clowns, physical comedians, actors, musicians, jugglers,...

Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters from a diverse group of scholars, covering a wide range of approaches and examining the relationship...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683966678Author Ernie KovacsFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

The recession is biting hard and so Emily and Oliver have decided to downsize and shift their middle-class London lifestyle to a small town in the north of England. They want to live and to work and to raise their two young children in a friendly...

Comedy and humor flourished in manifold forms in the Middle Ages. This volume, covering the period from 1000 to 1400 CE, examines the themes, practice, and effects of medieval comedy, from the caustic morality of principled satire to the exuberant...

Apologies but we at SciFier 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

One Sunday afternoon in a tiny postage-stamp garden, James Mullinger made the life-altering decision to give it all up: the London pubs, bustling city streets, and a flourishing comedy career. But where in the world would he and his partner raise a...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739777661Author David Lee StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Kingsbrook PublishingPublisher Kingsbrook Publishing

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982625743Author Will HinesFormat PaperbackPage Count 616Imprint Pretty Great PublishingPublisher Pretty Great PublishingWeight(grams) 812gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250115645Author Kathy GriffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 147mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781691641406Author Danny LawrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm)...

This book is the first to address in a serious way the impact and meaning of the music of "Weird Al" Yankovic. Though everyone knows his name, Yankovic is often dismissed as a novelty. His music builds on a rich American tradition of parody song, with...

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 SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995655447Author Laura BarnardFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Laura BarnardPublisher Laura BarnardSeries One Month Til I Do

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101985236Author Jay ChandrasekharFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint DuttonPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 162mm * 30mm

An insider's look at the power of comedy to effect social change From Trevor Noah's The Daily Show and Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act, to Issa Rae's Insecure and Corey Ryan Forrester's Twitter feed, today's multi-platform comedy refuses to shy away from the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780916260699Author HornFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 210g

Based on her experiences as a stripper in a city she calls Laurelton-a southeastern city renowned for its strip clubs-anthropologist Katherine Frank provides a fascinating insider's account of the personal and cultural fantasies motivating male...

How gallows humor can bolster us to confront global warming We've all seen the headlines: oceans rising, historic heat waves, mass extinctions, climate refugees. It feels overwhelming, like nothing can make a difference in combating this ongoing global...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837913084Author Marc BlakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Acorn Books LtdPublisher Andrews UK Limited

Sir Lenny Henry is one of the country's best-loved comedians with a career spanning over forty years. Here he writes about his youth for the first time. You might think you know Lenny Henry. Think again. 'Glorious.' NEIL GAIMAN 'Touching and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812987287Author Judd ApatowFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636141046Author Andrew MoskosFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781468004847Author Rob DurhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Drawing together contributions from scholars in a wide range of fields inside Classics and Drama, this volume traces the development of comedic performance and examines the different characteristics of Greek and Roman comedy. Although the origins of...