Comedy

A wild and uncensored glimpse behind the curtain into the mad world of life as a touring stand-up comic. Drawing on countless hours of in-depth interviews with some of the most influential and respected comedians to ever grab a mic, Doing Time offers a...

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...

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 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...

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 *...

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)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250037787Author Yael KohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm * 23mm

A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture-by one of its greatest exponents Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humour and the functions it serves. Why do we...

GOING LONG: THE ART OF LONG-FORM IMPROVISATION FOR STAGE AND SCREENBook InformationISBN 9781493077939Author Jo McGinleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint ApplausePublisher Globe Pequot Press

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...

In HOW TO PRODUCE COMEDY BRONZE, legendary TV producer Jon Plowman lifts the hood on the comedy industry so you can peer inside and wonder how any of it ever got made in the first place. In a career spanning 30 years Jon has learned (almost) everything...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736072837Author K G CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint K.G CooperPublisher K.G CooperWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm

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 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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566082211Author Mick NapierFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Meriwether PublishingPublisher Meriwether PublishingWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993418792Author Kenneth MullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Zouev PublishingPublisher Zouev PublishingWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780916260668Author MajeskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 305g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874406696Author Jack MoulthropFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Baker's PlaysPublisher Baker's PlaysWeight(grams) 45gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 1mm

Matt returns from a break at work to the company lunch room, where he meets new employee Melora. A spark ignites almost immediately, but the blossoming friendship is still subject to life's realities of age, responsibility, and commitment. Meanwhile...

Winner! 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Best Production Winner! 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Best World Premiere Play Yellow chronicles a year in the life of the perfect family in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Bobby Westmoreland,...

Imagine the outrageous Mae West in a Cecil B. DeMille biblical epic. Judith, a beautiful, wealthy young widow, is reviled by her own people as a gold digging adventuress. When her ancient city of Bethulia is facing brutal annihilation, Judith, wearing...

A new play from critically-acclaimed young playwrights Clara Mamet and Jack Quaid. In The Solvit Kids, Bradley Phillips and Annie Wyatt are the stars of the world-renowned "Solvit Kids" movies - a series based off the popular children's books, the author...

Brodie, a gifted linguist, learns unsettling news about the baby she carries. Unable to get comfort from her girlfriend, she finds it in the two least likely sources imaginable: the elderly speaker of a vanishing language...and a gorilla at the zoo...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573700668Author Zayd DohrnFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

The MOM crew is at it again! MOMologues2: Off to School offers a frank and funny look at the true tales of motherhood, from homework hell to multitasking mania. Four separate characters tell their individual stories, either directly to the audience in...

Bingo is a splashy, zippy, fun new musical comedy - great for theatres looking to produce a small musical with a big heart. Bingo is about a group of die-hard bingo players who stop at nothing to miss their weekly game. In between the number calling,...