Finding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy
By: Adam Bloom
4.69
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations
By: Simon Rich
3.86
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
In Ant Farm, former Harvard Lampoon president Simon Rich finds humor in some very surprising places… read more
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"I still remember the day I got my first calculator Teacher: All right, children, welcome to fourth grade math. Everyone take a calculator out of the bin. Me: What are these? Teacher: From now on we'l…"-Simon Rich, Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations
2. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
By: Steve Martin
3.88
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concer… read more
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"I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"...teaching is, after all, a form of show business."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"How many people have never raised their hand before?"-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
3. Colazione da Tiffany
By: Truman Capote , Bruno Tasso
3.72
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Holly Golightly, la protagonista di questo estroso romanzo breve, è una cover-girl di New York, att… read more
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4. The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
By: Mark Forsyth
4.36
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
The idiosyncratic, erudite and brilliantly funny new book from Mark Forsyth, bestselling author of … read more
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"I’ve been too fucking busy, and vice versa."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
"John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wrote his first story aged seven. It was about a “green great dragon."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
"A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Nothing is better than eternal happiness. So eternal happiness is beaten by a ham sandwich."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
"The Bible is chock-a-block with such unnecessary but beautiful antitheses. God, whatever his other failings, is a great rhetorician."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
5. Danse Macabre
By: Stephen King
4.20
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
The author whose boundless imagination & storytelling powers have redefined the horror genre, from … read more
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6. The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
By: None
3.44
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
While other books give you tips on how to "write funny," this book offers a paradigm shift in under… read more
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- comedy
7. The ‘If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One’ EP
By: Stewart Lee
4.44
Format: None pages, Paperback
Following his hugely acclaimed TV come-back Comedy Vehicle, Lee finds himself in search of ideas fo… read more
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8. A Kiss Before Dying
By: Ira Levin , Otto Penzler
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Dorothy meets a handsome young man with an eye for her inheritance while she is in her first year o… read more
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9. Pryor Convictions: and Other Life Sentences
By: Richard Pryor , Todd Gold
3.50
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
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10. The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
By: Matt Besser , Ian Roberts , Matt Walsh , Matt Walsh
3.91
Format: 163 pages,
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual is a comprehensive guide to the UCB style … read more
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11. How I Escaped My Certain Fate
By: Stewart Lee
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 2001, after over a decade in the business, Stewart Lee quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained,… read more
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12. Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division
By: Peter Hook
2.56
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of alternative rock, they reinvented music in th… read more
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13. Dubliners
By: James Joyce , Jeri Johnson
3.44
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
This work of art reflects life in Ireland at the turn of the last century, and by rejecting euphemi… read more
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14. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
15. Is This Anything?
By: Jerry Seinfeld
3.72
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades … read more
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16. Alan Partridge: Big Beacon
By: Alan Partridge
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the o… read more
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17. Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book
By: Jimmy Carr
4.06
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
*A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians* In his mid-twen… read more
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"Here’s my advice for dealing with family trauma: accept the apology you’re never going to get and move on. There, I just saved you £25,000 in therapy. You’re welcome."-Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book
"Have you ever been to the Parthenon in Athens? If you’ve seen a photo, it’s nice, right? The photo is nice, but the real thing is fucking amazing. That’s like you. The best photo of you is nothing li…"-Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book
"But here’s the thing about being human: if we put off doing anything risky for long enough, fear will attach itself. Then what happens is that fear will attract even more fear until the fear becomes …"-Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book
"If you can be with a loved one when they die, you should. Her hands getting cold as the circulation shuts down, her breathing getting heavy, the death rattle. Bearing witness to a death is an incredi…"-Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book
18. Yearbook
By: Seth Rogen
4.17
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
Hi! I’m Seth! I was asked to describe my book, Yearbook, for the inside flap (which is a gross phra… read more
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19. Strong Female Character
By: Fern Brady
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more
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"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
20. How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing
By: Scott Dikkers
4.15
Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition
The Definitive Humor-Writing Handbook From A Top Comedy Pro This easy-to-follow guide, written by o… read more
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21. How to Write Funnier: Book Two of Your Serious Step-by-Step Blueprint for Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing (How to Write Funny 2)
By: Scott Dikkers
4.16
Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition
Learn How to Write a Funny StoryCan you learn how to write comedy? Absolutely—anyone can.Scott Dikk… read more
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22. How to Write Funny Characters
By: Scott Dikkers
4.34
Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition
The Definitive Guide to Writing Comedic Characters From one of the world’s most celebrated humor… read more
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23. 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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24. Running the Light
By: Sam Tallent
4.40
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Debauched, divorced and courting death, Billy Ray Schafer is a comedian who has forgotten how to la… read more
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25. How to Kill in Comedy
By: Steve North
4.42
Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition
Steve North the Comedy Coach, voted #1 Comedy Coach in the USA, starts by teaching you how to crea… read more
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"After 30 years of coaching and teaching stand-up comedy to thousands, both in my workshops (longest continuous in LA) and private coachings; I finally wrote the book! It covers 1-Discovering your Com…"-Steve North, How to Kill in Comedy
26. The History of Stand-Up : From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle
By: Wayne Federman
3.95
Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition
Today’s top stand-up comedians sell out arenas, generate millions of dollars, tour the world, and h… read more
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27. The NEW Comedy Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Performing Stand-Up Comedy
By: Judy Carter
4.32
Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition
The New Comedy Bible is a step-by-step, no excuses manual for writing, performing, and launching yo… read more
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28. Finding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy
By: Adam Bloom
4.69
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
This is possibly the most advanced book ever written about stand-up comedy. It will be extremely us… read more
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29. The Complete Comedy Writer: Make your sitcom, stand-up, screenplay, sketches and stories 62% funnier
By: Dave Cohen
4.19
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
Comedian, founder member of the Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers and Paul Merton and now one of… read more
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30. Comedy Guide To Standup (Comedy school guide volume1)
By: Lavell Crawford
4.60
Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition
What advice do you have for an up in coming comedian? “ Man I've been asked this question so many t… read more
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