19 Best nonfiction books like In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy by Shawn Levy

Cover of In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy by Shawn Levy

In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

By: Shawn Levy

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Shawn Levy, a hilarious and moving account of the trailblazing women who br…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy by Shawn Levy , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

By: Ed Zwick

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends … read more

Similar categories in Ed Zwick's Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"One of Patsy Broderick's choicer comments was to describe my writing as ' limp as a penis ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"I called Matthew Broderick. The radiophone was working again. 'Hi, Matthew, I hear you want to talk about the script. Over .' 'Yeah, well, I have a lot of notes…' He neglected to say “ over ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"From the moment we met Patsy Broderick was contemptuous, demeaning, and volatile. As Matthew sat in opaque silence, I was forced to defend, in excruciating detail, my rationale for every line in ever…"

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

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

2. 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

Similar categories in James Burrows's Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
Cover of I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein

3. I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

By: Harvey Fierstein

4.37

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Awa… read more

Similar categories in Harvey Fierstein's I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century by Stephen Galloway

4. Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century

By: Stephen Galloway

3.75

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A New York Times Bestseller "A "well rou… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Galloway's Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael        Schulman

5. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

By: Michael Schulman

4.09

Format: 589 pages, Hardcover

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more

Similar categories in Michael Schulman's Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
  • audiobook
Cover of Like a Rolling Stone by Jann S. Wenner

6. Like a Rolling Stone

By: Jann S. Wenner

3.84

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

In this New York Times bestseller, Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offe… read more

Similar categories in Jann S. Wenner's Like a Rolling Stone book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works by Helen Czerski

7. The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works

By: Helen Czerski

4.23

Format: 446 pages, Hardcover

A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"―the physics behind the ocean’s systems―and why it m… read more

Similar categories in Helen Czerski's The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy by Damien Lewis

8. Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy

By: Damien Lewis

3.78

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Si… read more

Similar categories in Damien Lewis's Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood by Maureen  Ryan

9. Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood

By: Maureen Ryan

3.88

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

An exposé of patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood, the grassroots reforms under way, and th… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Ryan's Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • history
  • pop culture
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Entrances and Exits by Michael    Richards

10. Entrances and Exits

By: Michael Richards

4.12

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more

Similar categories in Michael Richards's Entrances and Exits book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
Cover of Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger

11. Darkness, My Old Friend

By: Lisa Unger

3.75

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

After giving up his post at the Hollows Police Department, Jones Cooper is at loose ends. He is hav… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's Darkness, My Old Friend book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • audiobook
Cover of A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2) by Colleen Cambridge

12. A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2)

By: Colleen Cambridge

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Postwar Paris is surging back to life, and its citizens are seizing every opportunity to raise a gl… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Cambridge's A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2) book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • audiobook
Cover of The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective by Steven Johnson

13. The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective

By: Steven Johnson

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A riveting account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York—and the detective duo w… read more

Similar categories in Steven Johnson's The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera

14. American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures

By: America Ferrera

4.33

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Academy Award–nominated actress and 2023 SeeHer award recipi… read more

Similar categories in America Ferrera's American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There by Marc Myers

15. Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

By: Marc Myers

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on ov… read more

Similar categories in Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of My Dad's Funnier than Your Dad: Growing Up with Tim Conway in the Funniest House in America by Kelly Conway

16. My Dad's Funnier than Your Dad: Growing Up with Tim Conway in the Funniest House in America

By: Kelly Conway

3.92

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Comic and television star Tim Conway (The Carol Burnett Show, McHale's Navy, Dorf) enjoyed enormous… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Conway's My Dad's Funnier than Your Dad: Growing Up with Tim Conway in the Funniest House in America book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
Cover of Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick by J. David  McSwane

17. Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick

By: J. David McSwane

3.89

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

“This startling, vital book deserves our attention.” —San Francisco Chronicle For fans of War Dogs … read more

Similar categories in J. David McSwane's Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim by D.T. Max

18. Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim

By: D.T. Max

3.71

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A New Yorker writer's illuminating and deeply personal collection of interviews with the late Steph… read more

Similar categories in D.T. Max's Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Game: An Autobiography by Grant Hill

19. Game: An Autobiography

By: Grant Hill

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The full, frank story of a remarkable life’s journey—to the pinnacle of success as a basketball pla… read more

Similar categories in Grant Hill's Game: An Autobiography book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps by Jon  Favreau

20. Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps

By: Jon Favreau

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From your friends at Pod Save America  and Crooked Media comes a useful and illustrated guide to sa… read more

Similar categories in Jon Favreau's Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • nonfiction
  • humor
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy by Shawn Levy

21. In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

By: Shawn Levy

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Shawn Levy, a hilarious and moving account of the trailblazing women who br… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy book and Shawn Levy's In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • feminism
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook

19 must-read audiobook books like In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy by Shawn Levy

Transform Your Habits

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

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

James Burrows

3.86

Transform Your Habits

I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

Harvey Fierstein

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century

Stephen Galloway

3.75

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Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

Steve Coll

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers

Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

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