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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.
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Are we allowed to make jokes about the Holocaust? In this outrageously funny and thought-provoking film, filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein puts the question about comedy's ultimate taboo to legends including Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Sarah Silverman, Gilbert Gottfried, Harry Shearer, Jeff Ross, Judy Gold, Susie Essman, Larry Charles, and many other critical thinkers, as well as Holocaust survivors themselves. Through these interviews and clips from our favorite...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 57 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Deutsch
Description
By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than 800 shorts in a wide variety of styles and techniques. The 16 animation films included in this collection were directed by 8 different animators between 1974 and 1990, and give a taste of animation production in East Germany. Established in 1955, the studio initially produced shorts exclusively for children. During the 1970s and '80s, however, films targeting...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (111 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Dr. Bassem Youssef made a decision that's every mother's worst nightmare - he left his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time comedian. Dubbed "The Egyptian Jon Stewart," Bassem creates the most viewed television program in the Middle East. He has 30 million viewers per episode, compared to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's 2 million viewers. In a country where free speech is not settled law, Bassem comes up with creative ways to non-violently...
Publisher
Columbia Music Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Robin Williams performs stand-up comedy in this show recorded and broadcast live from New York City's Broadway Theater in 2002.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 46 min.)
Language
English
Description
They have more cardholders than VISA, more customers than Amazon, and more outlets than McDonald's. Meet America's librarians. The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through Film is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject of librarians. A vivid blend of factual documentary, feature film, and storytelling, it reveals the history and realities of librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies. Interviews with...
8) Maniac
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 109 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Wavering between dirt-budget horor movie and mental illness docudrama, this surreal cult classic is spiced with shocking outbursts of violence, nudity, and morbid humor. Includes the original trailer.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 17 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Video in the Villages project introduces video among the Enauênê Nauê Indians, a group still isolated in the north of Mato Grosso. The 10th group to have been visited by the project, these Indians are very extroverted and respond with surprising, high-spirited performances.
Publisher
Time Life Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Watch as the fearless men and women of broadcast news try desperately and hilariously to remain calm during the world's nuttiest newscasts. Bloopers include cameras gone wild, tongue-tied anchors, giggling reporters, and more.
Author
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join the hilarious "friends" of comedian Jeff Dunham as they try to make every Christmas the funniest. Includes never-before-seen material, music video, ask Santa Walter; outtakes; and much more.
16) Amy Falls Down
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
9 sound discs (640 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amy Gallup is an aging novelist and writing instructor living in Escondido, California, with her dog. One morning she shuffles out to her backyard garden and falls down. A simple accident, as a result of which something happens, and then something else, and then a number of different things, all as unpredictable as an eight-ball break. At first the changes are small, but as these small events carom off one another, Amy's life changes in ways that...
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Captured are Major League Baseball's funniest bleeps, blops, and blunderful bloopers! This collection of the greatest fan-favorite follies will tickle the funny-bone with highlights of hilarity. From the lost-in-the sun pop flies to mischievous victory pies, the major league merriment overflows. Now baseball fans can play not one but two of the most popular MLB Bloopers titles.
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