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This Time Together
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 14.00A touching and hilarious memoir by the author of Carrie and Me: A Mother Daughter Love Story , This Time Together is 100 percent Carol Burnett ? funny, irreverent, and irresistible. Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett Show was seen each week by millions of adoring fans... more...
Entourage
Pocket Books 2009; US$ 30.00Get the inside scoop on the HBO hit comedy, Entourage , and learn what really happens when you make it big in Hollywood. If you don't know whether the following statements are true or false you need this book. 1 Vince spends $2,5000 per month for Drama's vitamin supplements. (See page 76.) 2 Ralph Macchio let Hef's chimps out of the cage... more...
Dangerously Funny
Touchstone 2009; US$ 16.00An unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour -- the provocative, politically charged program that shocked the censors, outraged the White House, and forever changed the face of television. Decades before The Daily Show , The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour proved there was a place on television... more...
No Wonder My Parents Drank
Simon & Schuster 2010; US$ 15.00YOU?LL NEVER SLEEP IN THIS TOWN AGAIN From Saturday Night Live to stand-up, from a blockbuster film career to the star of CBS?s hit television show Gary Unmarried, Jay Mohr is one of the funniest people in comedy today. Now, in this down and dirty tale of modern fatherhood, Mohr shares his stories as a first-time parent. No Wonder My Parents... more...
Modern Arabic Drama in Egypt
Cambridge University Press 1988; US$ 42.00This book is the first critical survey of modern Egyptian drama during the period of its maturity from the 1930s to the present day. more...
The Haunted Smile
PublicAffairs 2008; US$ 18.00From vaudeville to the movies to television, the complete?and often hilarious?history of how Jewish comedians transformed American entertainment more...
Reading Little Britain
I.B.Tauris 2010; US$ 25.00Little Britain' arrived on British TV in 2003 - and was an instant hit. Matt Lucas and David Walliams wrote and performed, and their sharp satirical genius created this character-based sketch show - Vicky Pollard, Dafydd "I'm the only gay in the village", Ting Tong Macadangdang are hard to forget. Its huge popularity as cult-comedy on radio, then... more...
The Hollywood Romantic Comedy
Wiley 2011; US$ 87.95The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. Provides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early... more...
Be a Great Stand-up
Hodder & Stoughton 2010; US$ 22.64Logan Murray has successfully taught the techniques of stand-up comedy to thousands, and in this book he distills his years of experience into the essential skills for a great and enjoyable performance. He will help you find your own creative streak and your funny side, build the confidence to deliver, and explain the finer details of stagecraft,... more...
May I Have Your Attention Please?
Random House 2011; US$ 10.67So... the story of my life. I've often thought about this moment, about what it would be like to write my memoirs. I always thought it would make me feel important. It doesn't. If anything it makes me feel a little strange. The truth is, I should never have been this famous guy. I wasn't the cool, clever, good-looking boy at school.... more...









