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A genuinely funny book is one of life's simplest pleasures, but finding the real stand-outs is never as easy.
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The adult-oriented science-fiction cartoon series Rick and Morty, shown on Cartoon Network as part of its late-night Adult Swim feature, is famous for its nihilistic anti-hero Rick Sanchez. Rick is a character who rejects God, religion, and meaning, but who embraces science and technology.
This leads to a popular show that often presents a world view favorable to science and dismissive of spirituality. It is existentialism mashed up with absurdism...
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Chantajeada por su ex marido, Tess Kendrick había pasado de ser la novia de América a convertirse en "esa horrible mujer".
Tess volvió a Camelot, Virginia, siendo mucho más sabia que al marcharse... pero necesitaba un refugio para ella y para su pequeño.
La misión del guardaespaldas Jeff Parker era proteger a la bella heredera de la prensa y de los cotillas del pueblo, pero el haber arruinado su vida era solo cosa de ella. Hasta que descubrió...
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An uncensored history of standup comedy in Miami, Florida, and how it was a microcosm of the regional live comedy scenes all over these United States, back in the days when free speech, hard drugs, and the mafia ruled the streets.
Starring: Lenny Bruce, George Kirby, Belle Barth, Pearl Williams, B.S. Pully, Sammy Shore, La Wanda Page, Flip Wilson, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Don Rickles, Redd Foxx, Slappy White, Joe E. Lewis, Sophie Tucker,...
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A behind-the-scenes account of life at Ealing Studios-one of the great cinematic success stories of post-war Britain, and a byword for a particular strain of comic film-making that continues to inspire imitators over half a century on.
This is the only full narrative history of Ealing, focusing on its output in the 1940s and '50s, when the movies made there were in astonishing (and revealing) synchronicity with the national mood. Told through the...
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Rowman & Littlefield
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[2019]
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xvi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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From its crudely drawn vignettes on The Tracey Ullman Show to its nearly 700 episodes, The Simpsons has evolved from an alternative programming experiment to a worldwide cultural phenomenon. At 30 seasons and counting, The Simpsons boasts the distinction as the longest-running fictional primetime series in the history of American television. Broadcast around the globe, the show's viewers relate to a plethora of iconic characters-from Homer, Marge,...
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Do you know how much each episode of The Simpsons costs to make? What was Paul McCartney's one condition for appearing as a guest star on the show? What is Comic Book Guy's real name? And what is the origin of the phrase 'eat my shorts'?
This fantastic book features more than one hundred facts about The Simpsons, a show often considered to be the best of all time. With the facts separated into chapters for easy reference, you are sure to learn some...
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It is not breaking news that Zack Morris was a dishonest person. But:
• Do you know in which season he told the most lies, and least?
• Which relationship brought the best out of him, and how did his deceptions correspond with his treatment of women?
• Did he ever learn anything and grow?
"Saved by the Bell" is one of the defining shows for millennial childhoods, and "Zack Morris Lied 329 Times!" offers an unprecedented blend of episode...
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"World Champion" Judah Friedlandertells you How to Beat Up Anybody in this insanely hilarious satirical martial arts guide. Better known as an award-winning stand-up comic, actor, and star of 30 Rock, Friedlander shares his adventures in butt-kicking with lucky readers in a self-defense handbook in the gut-busting vein of The Truth About Chuck Norris.
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The Andy Griffith Show was one of the most successful series in television history. It ranked among the top ten shows in the nation during each of its eight prime-time seasons, from 1960 to 1968. Over forty years later, the 249 episodes still remain some of the most frequently watched syndicated shows on television. In this book, Richard Kelly makes clear to everyone, from the occasional fan to the serious student of television, why The Andy Griffith...
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Married... With Children burst onto the airwaves with a full-frontal attack on the myth of domestic tranquility depicted in family comedies since the dawn of TV. The outlier series, created by two rebellious writers given carte blanche from a fledgling FOX, became one of the longest running live-action sitcoms in television history and forever changed the way married life was portrayed on the very networks it so scathingly satirized. But it was far...
12) Play Right
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My whole life, I've been a really creative person in everything I do, but my favorite thing is to write. Ideas come to me, and I have found myself writing short stories and even books.
This is the first book I have written. It consists of things I have heard involving myself and what people have done for me at any given time or place. This is all of what I thought I was going through and seeing at the time in my life. Some of the things are made up,...
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The Dude abides... and you can too, with the Seven Spiritual Laws of Taking it Easy and other Lebowski-level wisdom.
When you seek salvation from this stressed out, uptight world, there's only one man to go to for guidance-the Dude. At once helpful, funny and profound (like The Big Lebowski itself), this survival guide from the founders of the Church of the Latter-Day Dude and their top disciples shows how to be as Dude-like as the Dude (well, almost):
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Why read a book about Amy Schumer and philosophy? After all, Amy Schumer is primarily known as a comedian, though she is also an actor, writer, and producer. One reason is that it will be enlightening. Amy Schumer is one of a handful of contemporary comedians filling the role of public philosopher. To be clear, Amy herself does not claim to be offering wisdom. This volume contains seventeen fun-filled chapters. One author makes the case that Amy uses...
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This visual salute to the First Lady of Television spans Betty White's more than 80 years as a performer and star of such legendary series as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls”.
Chronicling 100 highlights from the acting life and passions that have defined an entertainment career like no other, Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life includes:
• A foreword by actor Gavin MacLeod, who was part of “The...
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The Good Place is a fantasy-comedy TV show about the afterlife. Eleanor dies and finds herself in the Good Place, which she understands must be mistake, since she has been anything but good. In the surprise twist ending to Season One, it is revealed that this is really the Bad Place, but the demon who planned it was frustrated, because the characters didn't torture each other mentally as planned, but managed to learn how to live together.
In, i>The...
17) Vanity Fair
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Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley together leave the shelter of Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. They now inhabit the infinitely more fascinating and dangerous Vanity Fair.
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Already a well-regarded producer of television specials and variety shows by 1967, George Schlatter pitched to NBC an idea that was a radical departure: a TV comedy special inspired by the hippie counter-culture, one which would take the idea of sit-ins, love-ins, and be-ins, and manifest that politicized, sexualized, consciousness-raising energy into comedic sketches. The special, Laugh-in, was so successful it became a regular television series....
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A love letter to women-led comedies.
Based on Elizabeth Teets's program series called "Isn't She Great" at the Hollywood Theater, this anthology is a collection of the most beloved female-centric comedies and the audiences who adore them. From 9 to 5 to Romy and Michelle to the iconic Elle Woods, the essays in this collection build on our devotion to these films and continue the conversation around funny women and how these characters have shaped...
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In the 1950s, Lucille Ball couldn't even say the word "pregnant" on TV. But by the 1990s, Carrie Bradshaw and her posse could say everything there is to say about sex and demonstrate most of it. How have broadcast standards changed from the dawn of television till today? Through interviews with the creators of landmark shows, author Allan Neuwirth traces that history, revealing how the upheaval of the 1960s led to edgier fare such as The Smothers...
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