Seventeen-year-old Zelda Bailey-Cho has her future all planned out: improv camp, then Second City, and finally Saturday Night Live. She's thrilled when she lands a spot on the coveted varsity team at a prestigious improv camp,...
Comedians
- Author:Kronzer, NicoleSummary:
- Author:Burnett, CarolSummary:
In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; her television show that won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run; and the...
- Author:Semley, JohnSummary:
The first book to explore their history, legacy, and influence
This is a book about the Kids in the Hall — the legendary Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in Toronto in 1984 and best known for the...
- Author:Poundstone, PaulaSummary:
Is there a secret to happiness' Beloved comedian Paula Poundstone conducts a series of "thoroughly scientific" experiments to find out, offering herself up as a guinea pig and recording her data for the benefit of all humankind. Armed...
- Author:Myers, Paul, Meyers, SethSummary:
It's finally here - the definitive, authorized story of legendary sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall. Meticulously researched and written with the full cooperation and participation of the Kids by critically acclaimed...
- Author:Do, Anh.Summary:
Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing - not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of...
- Author:Fry, StephenSummary:
The popular actor, comedian, and writer traces his unlikely Cambridge education, his relationships with such contemporaries as Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson, and his hedonistic rise to stardom.
- Author:Anable, StephenSummary:
Spiraling off the tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown has long been a place of escape, new beginnings, and diverse communities. Famous as an art colony, known for the Cape Cod School, its gallery scene is vibrant. Gay life is everywhere....
- Author:Critch, MarkSummary:
Longlisted for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize A hilarious story of family, getting into trouble, and finding one's place in the world. What could be better than growing up in the 1980s? How about growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, which'as...
- Author:DeGeneres, EllenSummary:
DeGeneres offers her unique--and hilarious--perspective on just about every subject under the sun.
- Author:Levine, JoshSummary:
Readers can’t curb their enthusiasm for Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good.
As a comedian, then producer of Seinfeld, and subsequently the creator and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David...
- Author:Gold, Todd, Van Dyke, DickSummary:
Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his ninetieth birthday in December 2015, yet he still keeps busy entertaining America on television, in movies, on the stage, and on social media. So how does he do it? For the first time...
- Author:Seinfeld, JerrySummary:
The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub "Catch a Rising Star" as a twenty-one-year-old...
- Author:Landry, Leo.Summary:
Will stage fright prevent a very funny bear from becoming a stand-up comedian?
- Author:Franken, AlSummary:
A book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate...
- Author:McGilligan, PatrickSummary:
A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater.
- Author:Fox, SylvieSummary:
So far, Raphael Augustine’s 10-year career as a comedian consists of a lot of ones: one night gigs, one night stands and one night in jail. But he’s committed to inking a successful T.V. deal, nonetheless. He’s not looking for a...
- Author:Guénette, Denise, Desjardins, RichardSummary:
Cinquante ans de scène, de trac et de passion du métier, ça se souligne et ça se fête ! Dans ce livre, l’humoriste Denise Guénette raconte son parcours artistique et l’accompagne de plusieurs monologues inédits. S’ajoutent à son récit,...
- Author:Marin, CheechSummary:
Cheech Marin came of age at an interesting time in America and became a self-made counterculture legend with his other half, Tommy Chong. This insightful memoir delves into how Cheech dodged the draft, formed one of the most successful...
- Author:Lee, CasparSummary:
A biography from YouTube sensation Caspar Lee (and his mom).
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