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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

Dans un bureau impersonnel et froid se tient un entretien d’embauche. Une femme maniaque et autoritaire bouscule un homme candide dans un déferlement de questions perfides et impudiques. À quelles f……続きを見る

Comic essays from the author of Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style: “There’s no book wiser or half as funny as I Shudder.” ーDavid Sedaris I Shudder is a side-splittingly funny collection of ……続きを見る

In Ludwig Tiecks 'Der gestiefelte Kater' wird die klassische Märchengeschichte des gestiefelten Katers auf kunstvolle Weise neu interpretiert. Tieck verwebt Fantasie und Realität auf meisterhafte We……続きを見る

In 'Married Life', John Baldwin Buckstone explores the complexities of marital relationships in Victorian society through a witty and comedic lens. The novel is set in the bustling city of London an……続きを見る

This Pivot explores the cultural economy of comedy in the UK, looking specifically at the links between industry practices and structures and who produces comedy in the UK. The research is based on ……続きを見る

Learn How to Make People Laugh and Improve Your Sense of Humor with These 7 Easy Steps! Do you only have an arsenal of three old jokes to work with in conversations, and you can't figure out what to……続きを見る

A New York Times Bestseller From Scott Aukerman and the comedic geniuses who created the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast comes a book that brings the chaotic, hilarious, and outrageous characters of the ……続きを見る

A NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious worl……続きを見る

Today will be the most unforgettable day in Finkle Knotweed’s life. Desperate to prove himself to his mother, Finkle decides to enter an unorthodox wrestling contest; the dollar entry fee would be ……続きを見る

Welcome to the wacky side of travel. Travel brings with it extraordinary momentsーfrom the whimsical to the hilarious to the downright absurd. At Summit Studios we’ve celebrated many such moments in……続きを見る

Ann Kidd won the lotto with two other young teachers and took a around-the-world cruise. In the Maldives Islands off India, she met, fell in love with and married her soul made. But before the honey……続きを見る

Nobody needs a toaster. Except Tammy Tugwell, a savvy toaster shrink who should have known better. Posing as a rival colleague is bad enough, but accidentally losing Will, the fraudulently acquired ……続きを見る

Who needs sleep anyway? The men (and woman) who established a genre of televisionーcomedy after darkーare revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy ……続きを見る

In order to prevent his aged cousin (Old Martin) from leaving his huge fortune to charity, Pecksniff travels from London to America to dissuade the dying man from such a mistake. But Old Martin is f……続きを見る

Rosen Trevithick has threatened to eat celebrities, produced a podcast in which she interviews herself and posed with a gummy triangle stuck to her face – all in the name of marketing. Yet she has s……続きを見る

DJs used to rule the airwaves with personality plus! Hot Rock & Roll Hits, with mile-a-minute delivery and zany presentation! Here’s a behind-the-scenes look into the broadcast studios, spanning for……続きを見る

If you ever had a run-in with a possum, this short story is sure to make you laugh! 続きを見る

The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic funnymen who ruled '80s HollywoodーBill Murray, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Eddie Murphyーand the beloved films that made them……続きを見る

La Princesse Maleine (1890) Les rois Hjalmar et Marcellus sont au château d’Harlingen pour les fiançailles de leur enfant. Pour un motif inconnu, Hjalmar se fâche et part en déclarant la guerre. Mar……続きを見る

Um médico legista crossdresser faz a necrópsia de um homem quando é surpreendido por um casal de estudantes que tenta roubar o cadáver. Adaptado para o cinema em 2014. 続きを見る

Contextualizing the duo’s work within British comedy, Shakespeare criticism, the history of sexuality, and their own historical moment, this book offers the first sustained analysis of the 20th Cent……続きを見る

John Baldwin Buckstone's 'Married Life' is a compelling portrayal of the complexities and challenges within marital relationships. Through a combination of humor and drama, Buckstone explores themes……続きを見る

During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions; he widened the boundaries of free ……続きを見る

Originally a novel by Will Self, Great Apes is a hilarious, disturbing and dazzlingly original take on man's place in the evolutionary chain. When Turner Prize-winning artist Simon Dykes wakes up on……続きを見る

Author’s blurbs: William Knodelseder says, “Still Funny as a train wreck!” Churchill says, “The further back you can look, the further ahead you can see. Lue can see way back!” Nietzsche says, “What……続きを見る

'Brilliantly funny.' - Matt Lucas 'You have to read this book.' - Tim Harford 'It's funny, touching and gobsmacking in equal measure. At its heart is a breathtaking account of life on the COVID fron……続きを見る

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Rob Beckett never seems to fit in. At work, in the middle-class world of television and comedy, he’s the laddie, cockney geezer, but to his mates down the pub in south-ea……続きを見る

This book offers an in-depth exploration into the lives, careers, and lasting impacts of the 25 most influential comedians who have left an indelible mark on the world of comedy. Each chapter is ded……続きを見る

“An overview of Chicago’s comedic legacy, from its early days . . . to its present day position as a breeding ground for some of comedy’s biggest names” (Gapers Block). Famous for being a city of br……続きを見る