Comedy

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

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...

Four millennials looking for sex, love and a well-located flat find themselves caught in a complex game of rivalry, desire and seduction. As the cost of happiness soars, how can they negotiate the new rules of modern relationships and win the game of...

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...

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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 9781691641406Author Danny LawrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm)...

"The audience should feel as they come out of this show that they have over-eaten an enormous cream meringue". Jonathan Miller's ambition was completely successful, and his Mikado has been revived umpteen times in London and played in LA, Houston, New...

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...

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

Unparalleled insights from some of the world's foremost practitioners of clowning.The Origins/Influences/Technique/Philosophy structure allows direct comparisons between varied figures.An opening history of clowning puts the interviews and their findings...

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...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102951Author Gregg RickmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 452Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648274568Author Chris MilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint 978-0-6482745-6-8Publisher 978-0-6482745-6-8Weight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Lowly office clerk Jim, has been press-ganged into a clandestine organisation of assassins, who control the population by secretly culling them in a variety of bizarrely ridiculous ways. If you thought your day job was bad, just wait until you see...

What can comedy tell us about the politics of a nation? In this book, James Brassett builds on his prize-winning research to demonstrate how British comedy can provide intimate and vital understandings of the everyday politics of globalization in...

What can comedy tell us about the politics of a nation? In this book, James Brassett builds on his prize-winning research to demonstrate how British comedy can provide intimate and vital understandings of the everyday politics of globalization in...

Decluttering her tiny New York apartment, Daphne Maritch decides to throw out any belongings that do not spark joy. These include a high-school yearbook inherited from her school teacher mother, June, to whom the class of '68 dedicated the volume. June...

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In a work of scholarship both erudite and funny, Jeremy Dauber traces the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter. Organising his book thematically into what he calls the seven strands of Jewish comedy...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911121176Author Barry BrophyFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Dark RiverPublisher Dark RiverWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 7mm

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781542334518Author Ian CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307382290Author Ritch ShydnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap -- the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exploring all aspects of the intricate musical and social exchange that evolved from Afro-Irish percussive...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478131922Author Campbell CrawfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636141671Author Andrew MoskosFormat HardbackPage Count 456Imprint 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 9781646796458Author W Somerset MaughamFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Lovin' ain't easy in this one-honky-tonk town, so when the bartender and the bandleader fall for the same dance hall girl, you're in for an evening of showstoppers and toe-tappers, cat fights, and love quadrangles that'll keep any joint jumpin' till way...

After a ruthless faction seizes power in Washington, Carlton Berg, a bureaucrat for the State Department, runs off with the new regime's top secret enemies list. Unfortunately for Carlton, the chase has come to an end in a police station in the Ozarks...

Bertolt Brecht scholar Dick Fig has been terminated by his university and is having an excruciating exit interview with Eunice - a decidedly droll administrator. Downs' witty play ricochets through Brechtian interludes, a pair of politically-radicalized...

Comedy and Critique explores British professional stand-up comedy in the wake of the Alternative Comedy movement of the late twentieth century, seeing it as an extension of the politics of the New Left: standing up for oneself as anti-racist, feminist...