Comedy 44

Les entretiens d’embauche est une comédie acide et absurde sur le monde du travail. La pièce relate différents entretiens d’embauche qui ont peut-être eu lieu, qui auront peut-être lieu ou qui ne ve……続きを見る

From the preeminent historian of comedy, an expansive history of show business and the battles over culture that have echoed through the decades and changed the United States “Outrageous is required……続きを見る

Sometimes it pays to just let the call go through to voicemail. Rob answers an unknown caller on his mobile - a very angry young man called Adam. Adam reveals just what Rob got up to last night. Tha……続きを見る

From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious coll……続きを見る

Le Tartuffe est une comédie écrite par Molière en 1664, qui met en scène Tartuffe, un faux dévot qui se fait passer pour un homme pieux pour tromper et manipuler Orgon, un homme riche et crédule. Le……続きを見る

Don Juan est un comédie écrite par Molière en 1665. Il met en scène le personnage de Don Juan, un séducteur invétéré qui se moque des conventions sociales et des conséquences de ses actions. Le livr……続きを見る

Toutes les clés pour réussir le bac de français ! Le Malade Imaginaire est une comédie écrite par Molière en 1673. Elle met en scène Argan, un homme riche et vaniteux qui feint d'être malade pour at……続きを見る

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme de Molière est une comédie satirique qui plonge les spectateurs dans les arcanes de la société du XVIIème siècle. Ce livre est un incontournable de la littérature française,……続きを見る

How gallows humor can bolster us to confront global warming We’ve all seen the headlines: oceans rising, historic heat waves, mass extinctions, climate refugees. It feels overwhelming, like nothing ……続きを見る

« ー Faites-le taire ! Tout ce que cet homme dira ne sera que mensonge et garnison ! ー Garni… Vous voulez dire trahison ? ー Trahison, ce n’est pas le mot qu’on utilise quand on guérit d’une maladi……続きを見る

The playwright grew up working in a bowling alley. She cooked, she waitressed and she became an avid bowler. In high school, she won a state tournament, all events, scratch. As ad adult, she joined ……続きを見る

Clowns’ slapstick is their primary mode of performance and allows them to provoke audiences to laughter wherever they perform. This innovative book, focussing on contemporary practice in the USA and……続きを見る

A popular crowd-pleaser in the late 16th and mid-17th century, the dramatic jig was a short, comic, bawdy musical-drama which included elements of dance, slapstick and disguise. With a cast of agein……続きを見る

This book explores closely related aspects of the historical study of humour. It challenges much that has been taken for granted in a field of study for which history has been marginal. It disputes ……続きを見る

**The instant Sunday Times bestseller 'Amazing' – Richard Osman, author of the Thursday Murder Club series** From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through The Young Ones, Bottom and beyond, Berserk……続きを見る

Analyses of humour often focus primarily on the Global North, with little consideration for examples and practices from elsewhere. This book provides a vital contribution to humour theory by develop……続きを見る

JoJo The Kind Clown There was once a clown called Coco. He was a children’s show host who went on tour with his circus gang and was a great success. However, Coco had a dark secret. There was also a……続きを見る

"A boisterous debut … the authors are as funny as one would expect … this is a hoot.” ーPublishers Weekly “Will entice fans of Key & Peele … a fun and funny primer on the art form.” ーBooklist Autho……続きを見る

Teatrando a modo mio, contiene tre racconti “verseggiati” scritti per il teatro: Il Re di Sicilia; il Processo in Paradiso a Mao Tse Dung; La Democrazia nella Foresta. Ognuno di questi trova le sue ……続きを見る

The Principles of Comedy Improv is an authoritative handbook for beginners and experts alike. More than just entertainment, improv’s tenets enable you to change every moment of your life. Your guide……続きを見る

Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing. Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. A hobby, past ……続きを見る

Benny Hill is the best known and best loved British comedian on world television - from the USA to the Pacific Rim. Feted for his unique brand of coy awareness, innuendo and saucy songs - but seemin……続きを見る

An inspiring and interactive workbook to help you develop skills for longform improvisation, by one of the UK's top improv performers and teachers. Structured as a twelve-week course, this book prov……続きを見る

The double act has been at the heart of the British entertainment scene for over 150 years: from its start in the music halls, through radio shows such as Hancock's Half Hour playing in virtually ev……続きを見る

'Okay I'm sorry but I don't want to have a meal. I want to talk and find out a bit more about you and ideally have sex. Or maybe not full sex but – I need to be home by 11 p.m.' Dating again after a……続きを見る

Are you a new project manager, are you a wondering what life might be like at the end of your career reminiscing about the journey with colleagues? Do you want a tiny glimpse into your future? Are y……続きを見る

Who gives the hammiest performance in a Bond film? What is the series' most cringeworthy moment? What quips would Sir Roger Moore come out with if he starred in Licence to Kill? These are the sort o……続きを見る

À la fin de l’été, au cœur de la France, sept pèlerins ーun coiffeur, un pharmacien, un charbonnier, deux étudiants, un aveugle et un sculpteurー se retrouvent à un carrefour. Commence pour eux un l……続きを見る

Horror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also garner plenty of laughs. In fact, there is a long tradition of horror directors who are fluent in humor, from James Whale to John Landis t……続きを見る

Comedy in Crises provides a novel contribution to an emerging comedy studies field, offering a fresh approach and understanding toward both the motivation and reception of humour in diverse contempo……続きを見る