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Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
x, 338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Comedian Zach Anner opens his [memoir] ... with an admission: he botched his own birth. Two months early, underweight and under-prepared for life, he entered the world with cerebral palsy and an uncertain future. So how did this hairless mole-rat of a boy blossom into a viral Internet sensation who's hosted two travel shows, impressed Oprah, driven the Mars Rover, and inspired a John Mayer song? (It wasn't 'Your Body is a Wonderland.') Zach lives...
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English
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Amy Schumer, Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star, mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationship, and sex, and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is--a woman with the courage to bare her soul and stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh. Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally appealing collection...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"This book feels like a real conversation. When we enter Retta's world we are at the best party and in the hands of a gracious, self-perceptive, and deeply hilarious host." — Amy Poehler
This program is read by the author.
In this hilarious audiobook essay collection, Parks and Recreation star Retta shares the stories that led to her success in Hollywood.
In So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know,
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From 1939 to 2021, actress Betty White was one of the most beloved performers in the entertainment industry. She starred in fan-favorite television shows like The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and also blockbuster movies like Toy Story 4 and The Proposal. Over her decades-long career, Betty White won Emmy awards, was named an honorary mayor of Hollywood, earned a star on the Walk of Fame, and set the Guinness World Record for woman...
66) Starburst
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Brought together during the annual Edinburgh International Festival, a classical violinist, a stuffy lawyer, a juvenile thief, and other characters find their lives and ambitions intersecting in unusual ways.
67) Out of the loop
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Comics talk about the trials and tribulations of starting a comedy career in Chicago, where the comedy scene is as polarized and segregated as the city itself.
69) Belushi
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Director R.J. Cutler takes a revealing look at the brilliant life of comedic legend John Belushi. Known for his iconic characters and sketches on both stage and screen, few people knew his personal side, until now. Never-before-seen photos, letters and home-movies from the Belushi family archive give intimate access to the world-famous superstar. Family and friends who knew him best share intimate memories, including Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Chevy...
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Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xii, 290 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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"Beloved writer Samantha Irby has returned to the printed page for her much-anticipated, sidesplitting fourth book following her 2020 breakout, Wow, no thank you, a Vintage Books Original. The success of Irby's career has taken her to new heights. She fields calls with job offers from Hollywood and walks the red carpet with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City. Finally, she has made it. But, behind all that new-found glam, Irby is just trying to...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (approximately 24 hr., 28 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970s.
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From the ingenious comic performer, founding member of Monty Python, and creator of Spamalot, comes an absurdly funny memoir of unparalleled wit and heartfelt candor--
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Language
English
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Sober Stick Figure is a memoir from stand-up comedian Amber Tozer, chronicling her life as an alcoholic and her eventual recovery -- starting with her first drink at the age of seven -- all told with the help of childlike stick figures. Amber writes and illustrates the crazy and harsh truths of being raised by alcoholics, becoming one herself, stagnating in denial for years, and finally getting sober. As a teenager, Amber is an overachieving student...
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English
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The first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, it is a frank, fun and fascinating account of his life and historic legacy. Far from the gentle worlds of his routines or TV shows, Cosby grew up in a Philadelphia housing project, the son of an alcoholic, largely absent father and a loving but overworked mother....
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After a video of ten-year-old Louie Burger is aired on a comedy television show, Louie hopes that he will no longer be a Boy Used to Ridicule and Put-downs (B.U.R.P.), but his popularity is very short-lived.
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Returning home to New Port Stephen, Florida, for Christmas after his career goes south, trans TV writer and comedian Eli Ward reconnects with his high school ex and they must decide whether to leave the past in the past or move on together.
78) It gets worse
Author
Publisher
Keywords Press, Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
237 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always full of heart. Shane Dawson shared some of his best and worst experiences in I Hate Myselfie, the critically acclaimed book that secured his place as a gifted humorist and keen observer of millennial culture. Fans felt as though they knew...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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A semi-autobiographical novel follows the experiences of a successful but lonely, slightly overweight movie star who seeks to escape depression through a new romance and an Oscar-worthy role, only to discover the universe's alternative plans.
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