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...
BASED ON BOB MORTIMER AND ANDY DAWSONS HILARIOUS HIT PODCAST ATHLETICO MINCE If you like football but despair of its endless humourless self-importance, youll love this The Guardian Fans of surreal comedy will find plenty...Loe edasi...
(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...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Pan Books, ISBN-13: 9781035059966)
What has Ben Elton done?He’s written the most eagerly anticipated show business autobiography of the year. That’s what.And prior to that? Well, he’s pretty much done everything and worked with everybody and now he’s telling the who...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...
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...
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...
From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia, the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and Recreation, with exclusive interview content from its cast, crew, and creators, as well as an introduction...Loe edasi...
A study of the fragments of Old Comedy, arguing that these fragments greatly enlarge our understanding of the history of Greek comedy. This is the first accessible volume exploring and analysing evidence for Greek Old Comedy through wha...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of California Press, ISBN-13: 9780520403031)
Did you hear the one about the comedian who was canceled? Comedians are no strangers to controversy or crossing the line. But some things do change. Humorists the world over are no longer simply denounced in grouchy op-eds. Now comed...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of California Press, ISBN-13: 9780520403024)
Did you hear the one about the comedian who was canceled? Comedians are no strangers to controversy or crossing the line. But some things do change. Humorists the world over are no longer simply denounced in grouchy op-eds. Now comed...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Rizzoli International Publications, ISBN-13: 9780789346551)
This official cookbook features totally eighties dishes from the hit TV show.Fans have been clamoring for the recipes created by televisions favorite sMother, Beverly Goldberg, and The Goldbergs Cookbook delivers. Played by Wen...Loe edasi...
A heartfelt, one-of-a-kind memoir chronicling the hilarious, absurd, and thought-provoking experiences of an American pursuing comedy in China, learning first-hand how humor does and doesn’t translate—and whether laughter transcends borders. ...Loe edasi...
Cut off your coworker’s long-winded speech with this handy button! This miniature desktop accessory is sure to put a halt to any conversation that just won’t end. Fun Desktop Button that Plays Music: Measuring 2.75 inches...Loe edasi...
Knives & Spoons is a raw, darkly funny, and deeply honest memoir chronicling the turbulent childhood of comedian and entrepreneur Luis J. Gomez. Beginning with the devastating loss of his father and ending with the equally tragic death of h...Loe edasi...
I have a voice in the University, Im in the House of Lords, I have this lovely permanent home. Everythings hunky-dory. I just need a bit of help. Jim Hacker is back - older, but perhaps not wiser, utterly bewildered by the world today....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: New York University Press, ISBN-13: 9781479847488)
Before Hacks and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was the comedienne who started it allFirst Lady of Laughs tells the story of Jean Carroll, the first Jewish woman to become a star in the field we now call stand...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Feb-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Random House Trade Paperbacks, ISBN-13: 9780812988895)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind America’s most beloved comedy show“The kind of biographical monument usually consecrated to founding fathers, canonical authors and world-histori...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Feb-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Brown Dog Books, ISBN-13: 9781918428056)
End of the Line is a satirical novel about endings and beginnings, in which a septuagenarian asexual, a careworn prostitute, a floundering eco-consultant and his architect partner think they have reached the end of the line. Each could remain stuck...Loe edasi...
Groundbreaking in its departure from its predecessors, When Harry Met Sally… (1989) established classic romantic comedy themes and tropes still being employed today. Following the relationship between its title characters, Harry (Billy Cry...Loe edasi...
In the first detailed history of the Cambridge Footlights in over 40 years, Robert Sellers chronicles the evolution of Britains oldest student sketch comedy troupe, from its creation in the 1880s to the present. In the league table of...Loe edasi...
Explore 50 beloved rom-com films, from their unforgettable stories to the iconic stars who brought them to life.Celebrate the charm, humor, and heart of romantic comedies with this delightful pocket guide to 50 iconic films that have...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: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), ISBN-13: 9780857507198)
From comedian and TikTok star Kevin James Thornton comes a hilarious and heartfelt story of growing up in a Christian fundamentalist church, turning trauma into comedy, and finding your own way. Growing up in the 90s in a small town in In...Loe edasi...
BASED ON BOB MORTIMER AND ANDY DAWSONS HILARIOUS HIT PODCAST ATHLETICO MINCE If you like football but despair of its endless humourless self-importance, youll love this The Guardian Fans of surreal comedy will find plenty...Loe edasi...
This volume is the first to examine the impact, themes, and cultural significance of the Canadian comedy Letterkenny. Using the series as a lens, essays address subjects such as warrior ethos, the grief cycle, the relationship between Ca...Loe edasi...
This wide-ranging collection of essays considers works on the comedy of war and conflict from the very beginning of film in the 19th century to some of the most recent works. Topics include how films and television are made, from the creative c...Loe edasi...
(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...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Pan Books, ISBN-13: 9781035059966)
What has Ben Elton done?He’s written the most eagerly anticipated show business autobiography of the year. That’s what.And prior to that? Well, he’s pretty much done everything and worked with everybody and now he’s telling the who...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...
(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 Oliva Mayor, John W. Troutman...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-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...
