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The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi
Canongate Books 2008; US$ 12.49The son of a deranged Italian immigrant, Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837) was the most celebrated of English clowns. The first to use white-face make-up and wear outrageous coloured clothes, he completely transformed the role of the Clown in the pantomime with a look as iconic as Chaplin's tramp or Tommy Cooper's magician. One of the first celebrity comedians,... more...
How to Beat Up Anybody
HarperCollins 2010; Not Available?World Champion? Judah Friedlander tells you How to Beat Up Anybody in this insanely hilarious satirical martial arts guide. Better known as an award-winning stand-up comic, actor, and star of 30 Rock , Friedlander shares his adventures in butt-kicking with lucky readers in a self-defense handbook in the gut-busting vein of The Truth About... more...
Flip
Penguin Group US 2013; US$ 12.99The rags-to-riches story of a groundbreaking, beloved entertainer When The Flip Wilson Show debuted in 1970, black faces were still rare on television, black hosts nonexistent. So how did Clerow ?Flip? Wilson go from Jersey City grade-school dropout to national celebrity, heralded on the cover of Time as ?TV?s First Black Superstar?? ... more...
The Inbetweeners Scriptbook
Random House 2012; US$ 17.34Following on from last year's huge Sunday Times bestseller, The Inbetweeners Yearbook, comes The Inbetweeners Script Book , the perfect gift for all die-hard Inbetweeners fan and lovers of fine award-winning literature. The book features all eighteen scripts of the televised show, each with its own introduction from the writers and creators,... more...
Monkey Business
St. Martin's Press 2001; US$ 7.99Strange but true: Simon Louvish's Monkey Business is the first authentic account of the Marx Brothers, their origins and of the roots of their comedy. First and foremost, this is the saga of a family whose theatrical roots stretch back to mid-19th century Germany. From Groucho Marx's first warblings with the singing Leroy Trio, this book brings... more...
Keystone Korner
Indiana University Press 2012; US$ 27.99During the 1970s, when jazz clubs all over America were folding under the onslaught of rock and roll and disco, San Francisco?s Keystone Korner was an oasis for jazz musicians and patrons. Tucked next to a police station in the city?s North Beach area, the Keystone became known as one of the most important jazz spots in the United States. It was so... more...
Dad Is Fat
Crown Publishing Group 2013; US$ 25.00In Dad is Fat , stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who?s best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children?everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers? communication skills (?they always sound like they have traveled by horseback... more...
The Sturgeon General Recommends Jack Vening
Pan Macmillan Australia 2013; US$ 2.84The Sturgeon General is an anthology of comedic writing, compiling short works of fiction and non-fiction and other miscellany for the hilarious good of all. Each issue features the work of a single comedy writer. In this issue, we feature a collection of short fiction from Jack Vening titled 'Work for a Man or a Horse'. From the world's most... more...
The Sturgeon General Recommends Callum O'Donnell
Pan Macmillan Australia 2013; US$ 2.84The Sturgeon General is an anthology of comedic writing, compiling short works of fiction and non-fiction and other miscellany for the hilarious good of all. Each issue features the work of a single comedy writer. Callum O'Donnell writes smart, cynical stories that reflect the sorry state of the world. It includes the story of a man who imitates... more...
The Sturgeon General Recommends Cait Harris
Pan Macmillan Australia 2013; US$ 2.84The Sturgeon General is an anthology of comedic writing, compiling short works of fiction and non-fiction and other miscellany for the hilarious good of all. Each issue features the work of a single comedy writer. Cait Harris's collection of short stories is deeply disturbing yet intensely funny. The stories range from that of a young girl... more...









