Anjelah Johnson-Reyes recounts funny stories from her journey--from growing up caught between two worlds to unexpectedly embracing faith to her many adventures in dating. These stories explore subjects such as navigating your racial...
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Author:Johnson, AnjelahSummary: - Author:Kronzer, NicoleSummary:
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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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....
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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...
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Author:DeGeneres, EllenSummary:DeGeneres offers her unique--and hilarious--perspective on just about every subject under the sun.
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INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS PODCAST WITH JOE CORNISH 'An affectionate and revealing account ... Funny, sad, real, rueful.' The Times 'Warm, rambling and self-aware' Guardian. The long-awaited, rambling, tender, and...
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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...
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A collection of essays that look inside the mind of Jenny Slate, filled with stories of a French-kissing rabbit, a haunted house, electromagnetic energy fields, emotional horniness, and more.
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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:Scharpling, TomSummary:
Tom Scharpling is good at being funny, which is a miracle, considering what he's survived. With this memoir, he shines a light on the turmoil that still follows him, even as he racks up accolades and achievements.
- 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:Grabenstein, Chris, Patterson, JamesSummary:
Resolving to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian despite less-than-funny challenges in his life, wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be...
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Middle schooler Jamie Grimm dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world-despite being in a wheelchair. He's off to Boston to compete in the national semifinals of the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest. But sudden...
- Author:Wilsey, Sean, Shannon, MollySummary:
At age four, Molly Shannon lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident. Held together by her father, she was raised in a house that would allow her to become a renowned comedic actress.
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