The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
By: Kliph Nesteroff
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In The Comedians, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with…
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1. 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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- humor
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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
2. The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy
By: Bill Carter
4.05
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
A dramatic account of the politics and personalities behind NBC's calamitous attempt to reinvent la… read more
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- biography
- pop culture
- humor
- nonfiction
- comedy
" Conan O'Brien doesn’t have it ,' the NBC lawyers assured Jeff Gaspin, Entertainment Chairman (at NBC Universal). ' Conan was guaranteed The Tonight Show. He was not guaranteed that it would start at…"-Bill Carter, The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy
3. Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
By: James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales
3.77
Format: 52 pages,
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- history
- biography
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- humor
- nonfiction
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4. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
By: Peter Biskind
4.12
Format: None pages,
This down-and-dirty romp through Hollywood in the 1970s introduces the young filmmakers--Coppola, S… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- pop culture
5. The Kid Stays in the Picture
By: Robert Evans
3.95
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
From his marriage to Ali McGraw, his cocaine bust, the accusations of murder, the friendships with … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
6. The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno & the Network Battle for the Night
By: Bill Carter
3.50
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
The basis of an HBO cable-television movie special, the behind-the-scenes story of the ratings batt… read more
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- history
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- pop culture
- humor
- nonfiction
- comedy
7. The Daily Show: An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests
By: Jay Snyder , Oliver Wyman , Lauren Fortgang , Kevin T. Collins , None , Robert Fass , Jon Stewart , Chris Lutkin
4.13
Format: None pages, Audiobook
The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by i… read more
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- history
- biography
- humor
- nonfiction
- comedy
8. The Pleasure of My Company
By: Steve Martin
4.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
Daniel Pecan Cambridge, 30, 35, 38, or 27, depending on how he feels that day, is a young man whose… read more
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- humor
- comedy
9. The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
By: Kliph Nesteroff
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In The Comedians, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with… read more
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- history
- biography
- stand up
- pop culture
- humor
- nonfiction
- comedy
10. It's Always Something
By: Gilda Radner
3.73
Format: None pages,
Autobiography of the comedienne who tells of her rise to the top if her profession, her marriage to… read more
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11. The Fry Chronicles
By: Stephen Fry
3.84
Format: 438 pages, Hardcover
Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge on probation: a convicted fraudster and thief, an addict, liar, fa… read more
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"Mow the fuckers down."-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles
"Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books"-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles
"Thos who rule the world get so little opportunity to run about and laugh and play in it."-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles
"Those who rule the world get so little opportunity to run about and laugh and play in it."-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles
12. The Girl in the Show
By: None
2.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"I'm not funny at all. What I am is brave." --Lucille Ball With powerhouses like Tina Fey, Amy Poeh… read more
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13. Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
By: David Bianculli
3.86
Format: 138 pages,
A behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour the provocative,… read more
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14. The Voyeur's Motel
By: Gay Talese
3.46
Format: None pages, Hardcover
On January 7, 1980, in the run-up to the publication of his landmark bestseller Thy Neighbor's Wife… read more
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15. The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
By: Charles M. Schulz , Garrison Keillor , David Michaelis
4.40
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular f… read more
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- humor
"Whenever the sun is shining, I feel obligated to play outside!"-Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
"Patty: I'll be the good guy. Shermy: I'll be the bad guy. Patty: What are you going to be, Charlie Brown? Charlie Brown: I'll be sort of in-between; I'll be a hypocrite!"-Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
"Shermy: Men are better than women! Patty: They are not!! Shermy: Washington was a man! Jefferson was a man! Lincoln was a man! Patty: Your mother is a woman!! Shermy: You got me!"-Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
"Charlie Brown: A penny! Rats! Why couldn't I have found a nickel? What good is a penny these days? Why do things like that always happen to me?! *walks off frustrated* Lucy: Gee, he found a penny! Wh…"-Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
16. 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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- humor
- biography
- 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
17. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
By: Henry Winkler
4.14
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more
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"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
18. 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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- humor
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19. 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
20. Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans
By: Kenneth Womack
4.16
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie. … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
21. 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
- pop culture
- humor
- nonfiction
- comedy
22. 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
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- biography
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- pop culture
23. 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
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- history
- pop culture
24. Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers
By: James Andrew Miller
3.82
Format: 995 pages, Hardcover
Tinderbox tells the exclusive, explosive, uninhibited true story of HBO and how it burst onto the A… read more
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- history
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25. 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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- pop culture
- humor
- nonfiction
- comedy
26. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me
By: Rex Chapman
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more
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27. 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Dave Karger
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their… read more
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- history
28. The Case of the Vanishing Blonde: And Other True Crime Stories
By: Mark Bowden
3.92
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
From Mark Bowden, a "master of narrative journalism" (New York Times), comes a true-crime collectio… read more
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- history
29. 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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- pop culture
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- comedy
30. Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher--Television
By: Foster Hirsch
3.98
Format: 654 pages, Kindle Edition
A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set aga… read more
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- nonfiction
31. 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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