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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Jen has dumped Andy, and he's handling the breakup in exactly the way all his friends and family might have expected: very, very badly. Crashing at his mother's house and obsessively photographing his hairline, Andy embraces the rites and rituals of every breakup-the ill-advised decision to move onto a houseboat, the forced merriment of a lads' night out, the accidental late-night text to the ex-all resulting in a never-ending shame spiral. Even...
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English
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"When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan Thompson"--
Thompson provides an ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and learning from the school of hard knocks. He is the longest-ever-service cast member of Saturday Night Live, as well as the survivor of early 2000s television programs...
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Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"A poignant and moving memoir-in-essays from stand-up comedian Aida Rodriguez on the power of overcoming hardship and transforming pain into laughter"--
Rodriguez, now a stand-up comedian, has been kidnapped (twice, by family), lived through a difficult marriage, and suffered homelessness with her children in Los Angeles. But through it all she never lost her sense of humor. Here Rodriguez turns tragedy and pain into comedy, charting her many ups...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A tour-de-force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth grade and beyond from the beloved stand-up comic and creator of The Great Depresh"--
Gulman takes us on the journey of a comedian-in-the-making who is his own worst-- and most persistent-- enemy. He takes us through every year of his childhood education: from failing to impress at show-and-tell to literally fumbling in his first big football game. Along...
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Publisher
Andscape Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Dulcé Sloan's first memoir is organized into essays from her life. From a childhood moving between cities, starting her own business selling toys at a Miami flea market, to being a Black kid in a predominately white school, she's always used her masterful wit to challenge the status quo. Her purpose in comedy unfolded while navigating clubs and the set of The Daily Show. Have you ever dated an adult who roller skated, or went out with a mechanic...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"For many families, the holiday season is--in a word--unhinged. In no family is that more true than in Danny Pellegrino's, beloved podcast host of Everything Iconic and bestselling author. Inappropriately improvised monologues at the children's Christmas pageant, presents that land someone in the emergency room, or just sitting on the absolute roller coaster that is a Hallmark movie marathon, the holidays are a strange and magical time in the Pellegrino...
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Madacy Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Korean comic Johnny Yune is a bumbling Bruce Lee lookalike who secretly dreams of emulating the kung fu king. This lovable klutz finally gets his chance, when his job as an Italian chef takes him unsuspectingly into the hands of the mob. His mafia bosses, who call him "Bruce," send him off across the country delivering what he thinks is Chinese flour--but is really cocaine
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
Assigned to tell the story of popular 1960s comedy team Lanny Morris and Vince Collins, O'Connor, a feisty young journalist known for her celebrity interviews, sets out to discover the mystery behind the desteuction of their friendship, becoming increasingly involved with both men, one of whom could be a murderer.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Night Patrol (1984): A good-hearted but inept cop moonlights as a stand-up comedian. He wears a bag over his head to boost his courage and protect his career on the police force. But when a joke-cracking thief commits a series of crimes wearing a bag over his head as a disguise, Melvin finds himself the chief suspect!
The Wrong Guys (1988): Cub Scout Pack 18 organizes a 25-year reunion to relive their found boyhood memories. But when the five friends...
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Publisher
Tiny Reparations Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Growing up as the only biracial kid in Great Falls, Montana, the comedian, musician and band leader takes us through his story, hitting upon the culture shock he experienced after moving from Europe to Montana--a place he needed to leave, but is ultimately drawn back to.
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