5 must-read essays books like Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow

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Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy

By: Judd Apatow

3.79

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversati…

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1. The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian

By: W. Kamau Bell

3.80

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

You may know W. Kamau Bell from his hit show on CNN. Or maybe you've read about him in The New York… read more

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2. Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

By: Bob Odenkirk

3.60

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and Nob… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
"The 'better angels of our nature' may be the ones we want leading us forward, but the worser angels are the ones that we seem to want to watch onscreen."

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

"I figured I'd work in forestry, since I like the outdoors. In fact, in high school I filled out some kind of career-planning assessment and it said just that: 'Go into the forest and don't come back."

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

"Cads kill me. Men who go through life making wisecracks, being overtly rude, taking advantage, being self-obsessed disasters. They're just funny to me. Because of this hobbyhorse, one of my favorite …"

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

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3. The Nineties

By: Chuck Klosterman

3.87

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

The Nineties: a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about th… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Klosterman's The Nineties book and Judd Apatow's Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy

  • nonfiction
  • essays
"The nineties were a fertile period for the self-indulgent genius."

-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties

"In the nineties, doing nothing on purpose was a valid option, and a specific brand of cool became more important than almost anything else. The key to that coolness was disinterest in conventional su…"

-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties

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4. Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s

By: Gary Gulman

4.14

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

A tour de force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth gr… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
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5. Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story

By: Roger Daltrey

4.06

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

The frontman of one of the greatest bands of all time tells the story of his rise from nothing to r… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions by Steve Martin

6. Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

By: Steve Martin

3.72

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy―an illustrated memoir of his legendary act… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
Cover of Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

7. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

By: Maria Bamford

3.77

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfo… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
Cover of Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More by James Burrows

8. Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More

By: James Burrows

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"Being directed by the Jimmy Burrows, while on Friends, was like hitting the jackpot. I'm delighte… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
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9. Harold

By: Steven Wright

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the t… read more

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  • humor
  • comedy
"Looking at the wingless angel Harold firmly believed her shadow should be in color."

-Steven Wright, Harold

"She smelled too. Like a 22 year old girl. He tried to place that smell but he couldn't. It seemed like a mixture of skin lotion and confidence."

-Steven Wright, Harold

"In Ms Yuka's class he once wrote a poem about it called: 'Listen' The last lines were - I know you know you do it, it doesn't matter to you at all you just want to keep on talking a verbal waterfall"

-Steven Wright, Harold

"Harold thought how weird and strange it must be to be a girl. He was glad he wasn’t one because he didn’t think he would be able to do that. Or he wouldn’t want to do that. It’s probably good that yo…"

-Steven Wright, Harold

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10. Hello, Molly!: A Memoir

By: Molly Shannon

4.13

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption b… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
"But I thought, I can do whatever I want. I can be friends with whoever I want. I'm going to be friends with the freaks and the geeks and I don't have to fit into any clique. And I'm Free! And I like …"

-Molly Shannon, Hello, Molly!: A Memoir

Cover of Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! by David Zucker

11. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

By: David Zucker

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
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12. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

By: Matt Singer

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more

Similar categories in Matt Singer's Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever book and Judd Apatow's Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays by Tom Segura

13. I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

By: Tom Segura

4.01

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A #2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a massively successful stand-up comedian and co-host of chart-… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
"I'm also, depending on who you ask, VERY funny or not at all"

-Tom Segura, I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

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14. Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy

By: Judd Apatow

3.79

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversati… read more

Similar categories in Judd Apatow's Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy book and Judd Apatow's Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • writing
  • comedy
Cover of Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes by Moshe Kasher

15. Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes

By: Moshe Kasher

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A riotous, whirlwind tour through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
Cover of The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor by Keegan-Michael Key

16. The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor

By: Keegan-Michael Key

3.90

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

"A boisterous debut … the authors are as funny as one would expect … this is a hoot.” ― Publishers … read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
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17. The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book

By: Jerry Seinfeld

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of and behind-the-scenes look at Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking streaming series Com… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
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18. Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By: Paul Scheer

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

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19. Laugh Lines: Forty Years Trying to Make Funny People Funnier

By: Alan Zweibel

4.09

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

WITH THIS TENDER, FUNNY MEMOIR OF FOUR DECADES IN THE BUSINESS ALAN ZWEIBEL TRACES THE HISTORY OF A… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
Cover of The World's Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian

20. The World's Worst Assistant

By: Sona Movsesian

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Conan O’Brien’s longtime assistant and cohost of his podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, a … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
"Mein Assistent findet das Streben nach dem göttlichen griechischen Staat Arete „lahm“ und sollte „einen Schwanz essen“. - Conan O'Brien"

-Sona Movsesian, The World's Worst Assistant

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21. Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work

By: Jesse David Fox

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture , Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions , and Lit Hub " C… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
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3.60

Transform Your Habits

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Gary Gulman

4.14

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Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

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3.72

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Ed Zwick

4.03

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Ron Shelton

4.23

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Barry Sonnenfeld

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