Comedy

Subtitled 'A tragicomedy in two Acts', and famously described by the Irish critic Vivien Mercier as a play in which 'nothing happens, twice', En attendant Godot was first performed at the Theatre de Babylone in Paris in 1953. It was translated into...

A heartfelt, one-of-a-kind memoir chronicling the hilarious, absurd, and thought-provoking experiences of an American pursuing comedy in China, learning first-hand how humor does and doesn't translate-and whether laughter transcends borders. I marched...

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Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626546165Author Larry SwindellFormat HardbackPage Count 354Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams) 640gDimensions(mm)...

Few films have captured the hearts and imaginations like The Princess Bride. Based on the book by William Goldman, the 1987 film, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, Andre the Giant, Carol Kane,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805242553Author David MargolickFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken Books

Provides information for aspiring comedians, discussing how to create a routine and hone ideas, working with a comedy buddy, how to develop and polish material, how to get started in the business, and how to get paid.Book InformationISBN...

Healthcare faces immense challenges. Ensuring both clinicians and the public remain healthy to negotiate a world of increasing complexity, misinformation and uncertainty is urgent. Does scientific knowledge help them do this? In Thinking, healthcare...

A comprehensive look at how comedy evolved across mediums throughout the twentieth century.Americans in the past century have laughed in good times and bad, throughout social, economic, and political upheaval, Prohibition, the Great Depression, two World...

Before Hacks and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was the comedienne who started it allFirst Lady of Laughs tells the story of Jean Carroll, the first Jewish woman to become a star in the field we now call stand-up comedy. Though rarely mentioned among...

The Smithsonian Institution and the National Comedy Center hold unparalleled collections of objects that illustrate the vitality and importance of comedy in American life, from 19th century vaudeville, minstrel, and puppet shows to stand-up comedians,...

Stand-up comedy is one of the simplest theatre forms in existence. The comedian stands on a (usually) bare stage, talking straight to the audience in the hope of getting laughs. Yet it has never been more popular, with national scenes developing across...

The Black Pack: Comedy, Race & Resistance is the first book to chronicle the untold history behind the iconic collaborations between a legendary group of comedians-Eddie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend, and Arsenio Hall-who...

Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and continues to influence contemporary stand-up comedy. The...

Horror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also garner plenty of laughs. In fact, there is a long tradition of horror directors who are fluent in humor, from James Whale to John Landis to Jordan Peele. So how might horror and humor overlap...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573113765Author Eric ChappellFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

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Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914473135Author Evie AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Emlin PressPublisher Emlin PressSeries Evie and Kelly's Holiday Disasters

He was a radical stand up who dared to question the values of small town America and the evils of American foreign policy. Ruthlessly honest, a voice of reason in what he saw as an insane world, Hicks refused to compromise in spite of the censorship he...

Merchant-Ivory: Interviews gathers together for the first time interviews made over the past five decades with director James Ivory (b. 1928), producer Ismail Merchant (1936-2005), and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (b. 1927). Beginning with their...

Ground-breaking in its departure from its predecessors, When Harry Met Sally (1989) established classic romantic comedy themes and tropes still being employed today. Placing the film in its historical, social and generic contexts, Tamar Jeffers-McDonald...

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)...

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Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250371270Author John WatersFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 127mm *...

What are the barriers to women's participation in live comedy, and how are these barriers maintained in the digital era? In this book, Ellie Tomsett considers how the origins of stand-up comedy still impact on current live comedy production, and...

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

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781983976063Author Darryl LittletonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

A doorstopper of a collection of the very best of both contemporary and classic British wit and humour. From Monty Python's 'Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more ...' to Dan Antopolski's 'Hedgehogs. Why can't they just share the hedge?'. From George...

The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar!Written by the legendary Barry Humphries himself.'I'm suing!!' Dame Edna Everage'Humphries is Australia's John Betjeman' Mail on Sunday'Full of the hilarious innuendo that we love' Woman's...

Stand-up comedians have a long history of walking a careful line between serious and playful engagement with social issues: Lenny Bruce questioned the symbolic valence of racial slurs, Dick Gregory took time away from the stage to speak alongside Martin...

The incredible Sunday Times bestseller'Essential...A complex blend of overexcited Adrian Mole-like anecdotes mixed with shocking moments of racism and insights into Muslim religious practices' Sunday Times'Authentic, funny and very relatable' - Sayeeda...

Work is a joke. Laughing at it is political.Humor, Groucho Marx asserted, is "reason gone mad." For Walter Benjamin, laughter was "the most revolutionary emotion." In a moment when great numbers of people are reevaluating their commitment to the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812982787Author Marc MaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Spiegel & GrauPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier 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 * 23mm

The story of the legendary comedian Tony Hancock in words, pictures, and not without a few interruptions from The Lad Himself, who proves a little infuriated at how his story is told... as those who know and love his work would fully expect!When he...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088000779Author Kristine OhkuboFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm

The Art of Drag: A Practical Performers' Handbook is the ultimate guide for all drag kings, queens and queers who want to bring their best to the stage.Filled with a wide range of exercises and advice from working performers, this book is a guide and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781365048357Author Henry IntiliFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 6mm

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

Lawrence Epstein's The Haunted Smile tackles a subject both poignant and delightful: the story of Jewish comedians in America. For the past century and more, American comedy has drawn its strength and soul from the comic genius of Jewish performers and...