(Ilmumisaeg: 26-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526191922)
This book offers a touching tribute to the work of Caroline Aherne, whose unforgettable characters and ground-breaking programmes remain much-loved years after her untimely death. A thoughtful exploration of the work of this unique comedi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: William Morrow, ISBN-13: 9780063426955)
Jane Leeves—who starred as Frasier’s beloved and eccentric Daphne Moon—tells her unique and intimate story of coming into her own on one of the most successful sitcoms ever made. Over the course of more than a decade, Jan...Loe edasi...
A Waterstones Best History Book 2025BBC History Magazine‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAYAn unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-...Loe edasi...
This book presents a new way of understanding verbal humour. Drawing on contemporary theories of language and mind, it explores and explains how the language of humour works both in a text and in a reader. Through investigation of carefully consider...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: White Rabbit, ISBN-13: 9781399632874)
A thrilling, nauseating and painfully real (MEGAN NOLAN) novel that follows struggling stand-up comedian Billy Ray Schafer over seven spun-out days in the American Southwest...Loe edasi...
Laura LaPlaca, Anya Montiel, Ryan Lintelman, Mel Brooks, Laura LaPlaca, Ryan Lintelman, Jon Grinspan, Theodore S. Gonzalves, Ashley Olivia Mayor, John W. Troutman...
(Ilmumisaeg: 12-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Rutgers University Press, ISBN-13: 9781978837966)
More than just gags and giggles, comedy is a powerful force, reflecting our hopes and fears, helping us understand social and political changes, and creating a shared national culture. In this book, historians from the Smithsonian Institution and Nat...Loe edasi...
The award-winning co-anchor of PBS NewsHour presents a sweeping and insightful retrospective on the history of Black comedy in America.Black comedians have long played a pivotal role in shaping the American sense o...Loe edasi...
From the boy from Liverpool to Strictly Come Dancing champion, Chris McCausland takes you on a twenty-five-year journey of laughter, loss and triumph. Blind from sight loss, he rose through comedy, bootlegging ventures (kind of), nearly joinin...Loe edasi...
Peter Kay returns with his most entertaining autobiography yet! The Collectors Edition: The first hardback print run will feature an exclusive foiled board design. Order now to avoid missing out!...Loe edasi...
From the self-abasements of Charlie Chaplin and Lenny Bruce’s provocations to the present-day culture warring over figures like Dave Chappelle and Hannah Gadsby, comedians have always been not simply entertainers, but charismatic observers of (and...Loe edasi...
From the acclaimed actor and director comes the first behind-the-scenes look at the making of legendary mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, with the collaboration of the films key players including actors, producers, screenwriters, designers and more....Loe edasi...
This book positions stand-up comedy as a strategy for womens empowerment, using new materialist concepts to explore the affective and atmospheric dimensions of laughter, play and performance. In doing so, it engages with recent theoretical developme...Loe edasi...
The author of the runaway bestseller Whered You go, Bernadette returns with an uproarious, irresistible heart-tugging story about Adora Hazzard: a divorcee who thinks she has it all figured until a mysterious stranger walks into her life . . ....Loe edasi...
The author of the runaway bestseller Whered You go, Bernadette returns with an uproarious, irresistible heart-tugging story about Adora Hazzard: a divorcee who thinks she has it all figured until a mysterious stranger walks into her life . . ....Loe edasi...
