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Planet Funny

How Comedy Took Over Our Culture

by Ken Jennings ...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearThe witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy! championKen Jennings relays the history of humor in “lively, insightful, and crawling with goofy factlings,” (Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go Bernadette)—from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets to the latest Twitter gags and Facebook memes.Where once society’s most . ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearThe witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy! championKen Jennings relays the history of humor in “lively, insightful, and crawling with goofy factlings,” (Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go Bernadette)—from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets to the latest Twitter gags and Facebook memes.Where once society’s most .
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An Ideal Husband

by Oscar Wilde ...

Series series Plays by Oscar Wilde
Wilde's dramatic masterpiece set in London. Many of the themes of An Ideal Husband were influenced by the situation Oscar Wilde found himself in during the early 1890s. 'Sooner or later we shall all have to pay for what we do. But no one should be entirely judged by their past.' ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Wilde's dramatic masterpiece set in London. Many of the themes of An Ideal Husband were influenced by the situation Oscar Wilde found himself in during the early 1890s. 'Sooner or later we shall all have to pay for what we do. But no one should be entirely judged by their past.'
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Outrageous

A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars

by Kliph Nesteroff ...

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 reading. An essential book of the social history of the United States—with laughs.” (Steve Martin)There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that nobody got offended in the past, that ... Read more

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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 reading. An essential book of the social history of the United States—with laughs.” (Steve Martin)There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that nobody got offended in the past, that
... Read more
The NEW Comedy Bible

The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Performing Stand-Up Comedy

by Judy Carter ...

The New Comedy Bible is a step-by-step, no excuses manual for writing, performing, and launching your career as a stand-up comic. Written by Judy Carter, the author of The Comedy Bible (2001), which was called by The Washington Post and Forbes as a "Comedy Essential." This new book, penned in classic Carter's style -- part career coach and part comedy dominatrix -- has 100% new content where you ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The New Comedy Bible is a step-by-step, no excuses manual for writing, performing, and launching your career as a stand-up comic. Written by Judy Carter, the author of The Comedy Bible (2001), which was called by The Washington Post and Forbes as a "Comedy Essential." This new book, penned in classic Carter's style -- part career coach and part comedy dominatrix -- has 100% new content where you
... Read more
Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You

A good beer joint is hard to find and other facts of life

by Lewis Grizzard ...

PRAISE FOR LEWIS GRIZZARD“So this is what’s happened to the South since William Faulkner left! Lewis Grizzard, a great American, gives us the best collection of stories about a mother’s love, old folks, railroad trains, going home, and the No-Name Bar in Willacoochee, Georgia.”- The Chicago Sun-Times“If you’ve ever owned a truck, a good dog, or had to kiss a good woman good-bye, you need to be ... Read more

$4.49 USD

PRAISE FOR LEWIS GRIZZARD“So this is what’s happened to the South since William Faulkner left! Lewis Grizzard, a great American, gives us the best collection of stories about a mother’s love, old folks, railroad trains, going home, and the No-Name Bar in Willacoochee, Georgia.”- The Chicago Sun-Times“If you’ve ever owned a truck, a good dog, or had to kiss a good woman good-bye, you need to be
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Ward of the Flies

A Child Counselor's F*ck-My-LIfe True Story

by Clint Looney ...

Series Book 1 - Ward of the Flies
Clint Looney baby-sits the insane.To land his dream job in gifted education, Clint needs experience. He takes the only position available: counselor at a summer camp for disturbed children. But school never taught him to handle real-world crazy.To get the job recommendations they need, Clint and his co-workers must wow their A-hole boss. Only the swarming, psychotic, merciless kids stand in their ... Read more

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Clint Looney baby-sits the insane.To land his dream job in gifted education, Clint needs experience. He takes the only position available: counselor at a summer camp for disturbed children. But school never taught him to handle real-world crazy.To get the job recommendations they need, Clint and his co-workers must wow their A-hole boss. Only the swarming, psychotic, merciless kids stand in their
... Read more
The Long and Whining Road

A man and a van, a wife and three kids, and their round-the-world road trip as the world's worst Beatles tribute band.

by Simeon Courtie, Sim Courtie ...

Series series A man and a van, a wife and three kids, and their round-the-world road trip as the world's worst Beatles tribute band.
London Book Festival Grand Prize Winner 2012‘I’d convinced her we should travel the world. She imagined posh flights and swanky hotels. Then I said the three words every girl longs to hear: Volkswagen camper van.’This frank and funny true story of a 'family gap year' like no other shows how the passing comment of a bored 9-year-old can snowball into an absurd expedition into strange lands, ... Read more

$2.69 USD

London Book Festival Grand Prize Winner 2012‘I’d convinced her we should travel the world. She imagined posh flights and swanky hotels. Then I said the three words every girl longs to hear: Volkswagen camper van.’This frank and funny true story of a 'family gap year' like no other shows how the passing comment of a bored 9-year-old can snowball into an absurd expedition into strange lands,
... Read more
When My Love Returns from the Ladies Room, Will I be too Old to Care?

by Lewis Grizzard ...

The always outrageous, humor-contagious Lewis Gizzard is grousing his way back into our hearts once more, settling the score on the woes and wonders that plague him, such as: transplanted New Yorkers, too many ROCKY movies, and the value of alcohol for the elderly. He'll leave you laughing out loud and tearing up too.... ... Read more

$4.49 USD

The always outrageous, humor-contagious Lewis Gizzard is grousing his way back into our hearts once more, settling the score on the woes and wonders that plague him, such as: transplanted New Yorkers, too many ROCKY movies, and the value of alcohol for the elderly. He'll leave you laughing out loud and tearing up too....
... Read more
Don't Bend over in the Garden, Granny, You Know Them Taters Got Eyes

by Lewis Grizzard ...

This time Lewis Grizzard has gone and done it--written a book about sex, as seen through his bespectacled, ironic squint. He tells us why Junior Leaguers don't do it in groups, why Baptists won't do it standing up, and why Richard Nixon never did it, among other things. ... Read more

$4.49 USD

This time Lewis Grizzard has gone and done it--written a book about sex, as seen through his bespectacled, ironic squint. He tells us why Junior Leaguers don't do it in groups, why Baptists won't do it standing up, and why Richard Nixon never did it, among other things.
... Read more
Twenty Funny Stories, Book 1

by Margaret Radisich Sleasman ...

The series of Twenty Funny Stories are made up of twenty short, humorous stories per book in the similar vein of flash fiction only these are flash funny. From a simple smile to hysterical laughter, that is what this book sets out to give you. The author draws on various family, friends (or no longer friends), and situations to tickle your funny bone. These stories are guaranteed to brighten ... Read more

$1.79 USD

The series of Twenty Funny Stories are made up of twenty short, humorous stories per book in the similar vein of flash fiction only these are flash funny. From a simple smile to hysterical laughter, that is what this book sets out to give you. The author draws on various family, friends (or no longer friends), and situations to tickle your funny bone. These stories are guaranteed to brighten
... Read more
Three Men in a Boat (Say Nothing to the Dog)

by Jerome K. Jerome ...

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a ... Read more

$0.89 USD

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a
... Read more
Emergency Laughter

Stories of Humor Inside Ambulances and Operating Rooms

by Mike Cyra ...

Series Book 2 - Emergency Laughter
Mike Cyra takes us on another hilarious grand tour of the strange medical humor in the real-life world of emergency medicine and surgery. Whether he’s assisting trauma surgeons who are singing “Take me out to the ballgame” while removing a well-placed iconic symbol of America’s greatest past time, learning how fast he can run after being shot at by an angry couple who called for an ambulance, ... Read more

$2.69 USD

Mike Cyra takes us on another hilarious grand tour of the strange medical humor in the real-life world of emergency medicine and surgery. Whether he’s assisting trauma surgeons who are singing “Take me out to the ballgame” while removing a well-placed iconic symbol of America’s greatest past time, learning how fast he can run after being shot at by an angry couple who called for an ambulance,
... Read more
Ode to Uke

A ukulele novelty book

by Arthur Ravenscrag III ...

Ode to Uke by Arthur Ravenscrag III, Paul Andrews (Illustrator). Ode to Uke is love story like no other. A clever and humorous dedication to the ukulele, you’ll laugh as you strum along. Including illustrations, songs to learn - Ode to Uke takes a look at the ukulele in a way you’ve never seen it before. Chapters devoted to metal, country, old Hollywood, Hawaii and the heroes of the ukulele, ... Read more

$3.59 USD

Ode to Uke by Arthur Ravenscrag III, Paul Andrews (Illustrator). Ode to Uke is love story like no other. A clever and humorous dedication to the ukulele, you’ll laugh as you strum along. Including illustrations, songs to learn - Ode to Uke takes a look at the ukulele in a way you’ve never seen it before. Chapters devoted to metal, country, old Hollywood, Hawaii and the heroes of the ukulele,
... Read more
The Gospel According to Blindboy in 15 Short Stories

by Blindboy Boatclub ...

The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories and visual art exploring the myths, complacencies and contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. Covering themes ranging from love and death to sex and politics, there’s a story about a girl from Tipp being kicked out of ISIS, a van powered by Cork people’s accents and a man who drags a fridge on his ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories and visual art exploring the myths, complacencies and contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. Covering themes ranging from love and death to sex and politics, there’s a story about a girl from Tipp being kicked out of ISIS, a van powered by Cork people’s accents and a man who drags a fridge on his
... Read more
I Lie for Money

Candid, Outrageous Stories from a Magician's Misadventures

by Steve Spill ...

Teller of Penn & Teller declares “nobody knows more about magic from the inside than Steve.” Here is Steve Spill’s life story about lying for a living.In this irreverent memoir, magician Steve Spill reveals how he managed to survive decades inside a rarely profitable, often maddening, but ultimately rewarding offbeat showbiz profession—that of a working magician.Starting when his grandfather sewed ... Read more

$11.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Teller of Penn & Teller declares “nobody knows more about magic from the inside than Steve.” Here is Steve Spill’s life story about lying for a living.In this irreverent memoir, magician Steve Spill reveals how he managed to survive decades inside a rarely profitable, often maddening, but ultimately rewarding offbeat showbiz profession—that of a working magician.Starting when his grandfather sewed
... Read more
Ridiculous Adventures In Suburbia: Best Of The West Virginia Surf Report, Volume One

by Jeff Kay ...

Series Book 1 - Surf Report Archives
In late 2000 Jeff Kay moved his sporadically-published humor zine to that newfangled wonderland known as the Internet, and began documenting his daily adventures in the suburbs. Within a year the rough and raucous West Virginia Surf Report had gained a sizable following, and readers returned again and again to catch up with Jeff's latest stories and R-rated rants about Pennsylvania drivers (the ... Read more

$2.69 USD

In late 2000 Jeff Kay moved his sporadically-published humor zine to that newfangled wonderland known as the Internet, and began documenting his daily adventures in the suburbs. Within a year the rough and raucous West Virginia Surf Report had gained a sizable following, and readers returned again and again to catch up with Jeff's latest stories and R-rated rants about Pennsylvania drivers (the
... Read more
The Porn Is Always In The DVD Player My Life As A Storage Auction Addict

by Glendon Cameron ...

What does- A madam, a drug dealer, a model and a white supremacist have in common?Have you ever wanted to the know the most intimate details of a interesting stranger, a co-worker, a public figure? Buying a storage unit at acution may give you that and more! Human nature is a interesting subject matter, replete with the adage- truth is stranger than fiction.What people leave in storage units ... Read more

$3.59 USD

What does- A madam, a drug dealer, a model and a white supremacist have in common?Have you ever wanted to the know the most intimate details of a interesting stranger, a co-worker, a public figure? Buying a storage unit at acution may give you that and more! Human nature is a interesting subject matter, replete with the adage- truth is stranger than fiction.What people leave in storage units
... Read more
Seth Rogen Unauthorized Biography: A look at an unlikely superstar

by Maybell Rubins ...

Seth Rogen was just another face in Hollywood when he was starting until the perfect time came and revealed the flood of talent in him. He first appeared in the TV series Freaks and Geeks, then wrote a couple of scripts for TV and film, played major roles in comedy films and produced motion pictures too. Now, how could a high school dropout have done such achievements amidst the pool of talent ... Read more

$4.49 USD

Seth Rogen was just another face in Hollywood when he was starting until the perfect time came and revealed the flood of talent in him. He first appeared in the TV series Freaks and Geeks, then wrote a couple of scripts for TV and film, played major roles in comedy films and produced motion pictures too. Now, how could a high school dropout have done such achievements amidst the pool of talent
... Read more
WOODY ALLEN: REEL TO REAL

Alex Sheremet presents one of the most thorough and considered critiques on Woody Allen’s complete body of cinema work as well as the critical debates that surround it … but his text is only part of the full story.

by Alex Sheremet ...

Series series Digidialogue
Woody Allen: Reel to Real is the first DigiDialogue from Take2Publishing … a product and a process where the author inspires a discourse between and amongst himself and his audience …Everyone has an opinion of Woody Allen, whether those opinions come from a learned perspective, or from the tabloids … and Sheremet's excitingly exhaustive analysis is the perfect fodder to generate and further this ... Read more

$7.19 USD

Woody Allen: Reel to Real is the first DigiDialogue from Take2Publishing … a product and a process where the author inspires a discourse between and amongst himself and his audience …Everyone has an opinion of Woody Allen, whether those opinions come from a learned perspective, or from the tabloids … and Sheremet's excitingly exhaustive analysis is the perfect fodder to generate and further this
... Read more
Vacationista

A romantic comedy about a breakup, a rebound and lost luggage.

by Tara Simone ...

A broken heart. A ticket to paradise. A resort full of honeymooners ... the last thing newly single Patience De La Rosa needs if she's to find a candidate for a casual rebound. Her luggage catching a flight to Mauritius instead of Maui doesn't help matters and a maxed out credit card doesn't buy a girl a fresh pair of panties. Then there's the annoying weird guy, the one who's married to his ... Read more

$2.69 USD

A broken heart. A ticket to paradise. A resort full of honeymooners ... the last thing newly single Patience De La Rosa needs if she's to find a candidate for a casual rebound. Her luggage catching a flight to Mauritius instead of Maui doesn't help matters and a maxed out credit card doesn't buy a girl a fresh pair of panties. Then there's the annoying weird guy, the one who's married to his
... Read more
Southern Fried White Trash

by Carole Townsend ...

Southern Fried White Trash In the spirit of Southern humor, brought to us by writers and comics like Lewis Grizzard, Jeff Foxworthy, and Bret Butler, Carole Townsend's debut book, Southern Fried White Trash, is a must-have for tried-and-true Southern enthusiasts. It has a twist, though. Townsend satirizes real life through the eyes of a Southerner, born and raised. Broken into sections that ... Read more

$1.79 USD

Southern Fried White Trash In the spirit of Southern humor, brought to us by writers and comics like Lewis Grizzard, Jeff Foxworthy, and Bret Butler, Carole Townsend's debut book, Southern Fried White Trash, is a must-have for tried-and-true Southern enthusiasts. It has a twist, though. Townsend satirizes real life through the eyes of a Southerner, born and raised. Broken into sections that
... Read more
DAMN ! WHY DID I WRITE THIS BOOK ?

by Jayson Paul ...

Have you ever wondered what happened to some of your favorite superstars with so much promise that never made it? Have you ever asked yourself, "What kind of drama do these larger than life superstars find themselves into when the cameras are off?" Do you want to be a superstar in the world of wrestling? Do you know exactly what you're getting yourself into? Want to know the four letter word that ... Read more

$2.69 USD

Have you ever wondered what happened to some of your favorite superstars with so much promise that never made it? Have you ever asked yourself, "What kind of drama do these larger than life superstars find themselves into when the cameras are off?" Do you want to be a superstar in the world of wrestling? Do you know exactly what you're getting yourself into? Want to know the four letter word that
... Read more
30 Years of Allo Allo

by Richard Webber ...

Running to over 80 episodes between 1982 and 1992, 'Allo 'Allo was an instant hit and adored by millions. Published for the show's 30th anniversary and written with the full support of Jeremy Lloyd, the book also contains new interviews with original cast members and crew, making it an ideal behind-the-scenes guide to the show. ... Read more

$9.71 USD

Running to over 80 episodes between 1982 and 1992, 'Allo 'Allo was an instant hit and adored by millions. Published for the show's 30th anniversary and written with the full support of Jeremy Lloyd, the book also contains new interviews with original cast members and crew, making it an ideal behind-the-scenes guide to the show.
... Read more
Ellen DeGeneres Mini Biography

by eBios ...

Series series Mini Biographies
Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedian, television host, actress, writer, andtelevision producer. She was the star in the popular sitcom Ellenfrom 1994 to 1998, and has her syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show since 2003. In 1997, DeGeneres came out as lesbian. The bold disclosure of her sexual orientation sparked clamorous interest by American tabloids. The contentiousness ... Read more

$2.69 USD

Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedian, television host, actress, writer, andtelevision producer. She was the star in the popular sitcom Ellenfrom 1994 to 1998, and has her syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show since 2003. In 1997, DeGeneres came out as lesbian. The bold disclosure of her sexual orientation sparked clamorous interest by American tabloids. The contentiousness
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