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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 311 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Calvin Trillin can write just about anything-and has. He covered the Civil Rights movement in the South for Time, chronicled stories from small towns and cities for The New Yorker, and wrote comic poetry for The Nation. He has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America" (The Miami Herald), "our funniest food writer" (The New Yorker), and "one of the most brilliant humorists of our time" (Charleston Post and Courier). But one of his favorite...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Once again, David Sedaris brings together a collection of essays so uproariously funny and profoundly moving that his legions of fans will fall for him once more. He tests the limits of love when Hugh lances a boil from his backside, and pushes the boundaries of laziness when, finding the water shut off in his house in Normandy, he looks to the water in a vase of fresh cut flowers to fill the coffee machine. From armoring the windows with LP covers...
Author
Language
English
Description
The best-selling author offers a new collection of satirical and humorous essays that chronicle his own life and ordinary moments that turn beautifully absurd, including how he coped with the pandemic, his thoughts on becoming an orphan in his seventh decade, and the battle-scarred America he discovered when he resumed touring.
7) Inside
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Critically acclaimed soundtrack to Bo Burnham's Netflix musical comedy special. The twenty-track CD features all the music including All Eyes On Me; Welcome To The Internet; and Bezos over the course of a very unusual year. Nominated for six Emmys including best variety series, writing, directing, song, musical direction, and editing.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 340 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For at least forty years, Calvin Trillin has commiteed blatant acts of funniness all over the place"--Jacket flap. A collection of Trillin's writings, arranged roughly by category.
Publisher
Diversified Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (68 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Country comedy is a rich tradition that has kept America laughing for over 100 years. Now, celebrated comedian Bill Engvall hosts an all-star event featuring the funniest country comics working today. Before a live audience at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, this premiere volume features hysterical routines by Bill Engvall plus country comedy all stars Gary Mule Derr, Henry Cho, Steve Hall & Shoutgun Red, Etta May and Steve...
Author
Language
English
Description
When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had "gone viral," he had no idea what that meant or how much his life was about to change. Now, he brings his bon vivance to the page with this collection of intimate and sassy essays.
A Southern Baptist celebutante, first-rate raconteur, Emmy Award-winner, and keen observer of the odd side of life, Jordan had no idea how much his life would change when he "went viral." Here Jordan tells stories that make us laugh...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[1979]
Physical Desc
xii, 244 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Here we have the Rogers wisdom about politics, crime, recession, inflation, budgets, disarmament, labor, women, ecology, sports, lawyers, and the quotes are surprisingly as relevant today as they were when they were written.
14) Up front
Author
Publisher
H. Holt and company
Pub. Date
[1945]
Physical Desc
4 p. l., 228 p. illus. 24 cm.
Language
English
15) Groucho & Cavett
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When writer-turned-comedian Dick Cavett became the host of his own talk show in 1968, his mentor, Groucho Marx, quickly became a frequent guest. Groucho's appearances on The Dick Cavett Show captured what Cavett calls "the last of Groucho's greatness."
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Comedian Kat Timpf shares how humor has kept her going during the hardest times of her life, and confronts the cancel culture that threatens modern comedy"--
In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong. We push ourselves into unnecessary conflicts when we should...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ziwe made a name for herself by asking guests like Alyssa Milano, Fran Lebowitz, and Chet Hanks direct questions. In Black Friend, she turns her incisive perspective on both herself and the culture at large. Throughout the book, Ziwe combines pop-culture commentary and personal stories, which grapple with her own (mis)understanding of identity. From a hilarious case of mistaken identity via a jumbotron to a terrifying fight-or-flight encounter in...
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