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1) Yes please
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The actress best known for her work on "Parks and Recreation" and "Saturday Night Live" reveals personal stories and offers her humorous take on such topics as love, friendship, parenthood, and her relationship with Tina Fey.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
The host of "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah" traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
At age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship with her grieving father, Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become a celebrated actress.
From there, Molly ventured into the wider...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 419 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the influential comedian explores her enduring cultural legacy, discussing subjects ranging from her husband's suicide and her feud with Johnny Carson to her numerous cosmetic surgeries and her controversial death in 2014.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
For years, Gary Gulman had been the comedian’s comedian, acclaimed for his delight in language and his bracing honesty. But after two stints in a psych ward, he found himself back in his mother’s house in Boston—living in his childhood bedroom at age forty-six, as he struggled to regain his mental health.
That’s where Misfit begins. Then it goes way back.
This is no ordinary book about growing older and growing up. Gulman has an astonishing...
9) Bossypants
Author
Language
English
Description
The breakout star of "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" gives a humorous account of her life, as well as behind-the-scenes stories from her hit shows.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From stand-up comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish comes The Last Black Unicorn, a hilarious, edgy, and heart-wrenching collection of autobiographical essays that will leave you laughing through tears. Tiffany Haddish grew up in one of the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles. Her mother wound up with a debilitating brain injury after surviving a car accident. Tiffany never fit in anywhere: not in the households she rotated through in the...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Amy Schumer, Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star, mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationship, and sex, and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is--a woman with the courage to bare her soul and stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh. Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally appealing collection...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
vi, 239 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The legendary comedian shares a collection of anecdotes from throughout his life and entertainment career, as well as humorous observations on life, television, golf, family holidays, drinking, his beginnings as an accountant, and other topics.
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Howard Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxiII, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Six-time Emmy Award-winning funnyman, Tim Conway, best known for his characters on The Carol Burnett Show, offers a straight-shooting and hilarious memoir about his life on stage and off as an actor and comedian.
15) Last words
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First 37 INK/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It begins in North Philadelphia. He was born an accident, unwanted by his parents. His father was a drug addict who was in and out of jail. His brother was a crack dealer and petty thief. And his mother was overwhelmingly strict, beating him with belts, frying pans, and his own toys. The odds, in short, were stacked against our young hero, just like the odds that are stacked against the release of a new book in this era of social media (where Hart...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 382 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The actress and daughter of comedian Danny Thomas shares her stories of growing up surrounded by funny people and laughter, and includes conversations with contemporary comedians sharing childhood memories of what made them laugh.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 216 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so heavily that she became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads. The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she's...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 532 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, it is a frank, fun and fascinating account of his life and historic legacy.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xi, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The comedian best known for his Comedy Central "Very Special Christmas Special" shares the story of his career from his efforts to revitalize the art of ventriloquism and the inspirations for his characters to the realities of life on the road and his experiences as a family man.