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The opening act [videorecording] / by Brennan, Neal,actor.; Byrne, Steve,1974-film director.; Cedric,the Entertainer,1965-actor.; Moffat, Alex,actor,actor.; Ryan, Debby,1993-; Yang, Jimmy O.,actor.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
Jimmy O. Yang, Alex Moffat, Cedric The Entertainer, Neal Brennan, Debby Ryan.Aspiring stand-up comedian Will is forced to face the realities of relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Comedians; Stand-up comedy;
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Is this anything? / by Seinfeld, Jerry,author.;
Collecting material from half a century in comedy, a chronologically arranged selection of favorite bits by the iconic funnyman includes selections from his original Catch a Rising Star performance.
Subjects: Seinfeld, Jerry.; American wit and humor.; Stand-up comedy.;
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Is this anything? [sound recording] / by Seinfeld, Jerry,author,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.Collecting material from half a century in comedy, a chronologically arranged selection of favorite bits by the iconic funnyman includes selections from his original Catch a Rising Star performance.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Seinfeld, Jerry.; American wit and humor.; Stand-up comedy.;
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The Yuk Yuk's guide to Canadian stand-up [sound recording] / by Breslin, Mark.; Harron, Don,1924-; Broadfoot, Dave,1925-; Steinberg, David.; David, Gary,comedian.; Troupe Grotesque (Comedy group);
disc one. The roots. Don Harron ; Dave Broadfoot ; David Steinberg ; Gary David ; La Troupe Grotesque ; Larry Horowitz ; Chas Lawther ; Marla Lukofsky ; Gerry Bednob ; Briane Nasimok --disc two. The stars. Howie Mandel ; Jim Carrey ; Mike MacDonald ; Jeremy Holtz ; Norm MacDonald ; Harland Williams ; Pat Bullard ; Mike Bullard ; Mike Wilmot ; Brent Butt ; Gerry Dee ; Sean Cullen --disc three. The future (Part 1). Kenny Robinson ; Russell Peters ; Shaun Majumder ; Ron Josol ; Shannon Laverty ; Martha Chavez ; Kate Davis ; Judy Croon ; Tracey MacDonald ; Carla Collins ; Elvira Kurt ; Trevor Boris --disc four. The future (Part 2). Craig Campbell ; Richard Lett ; Graham Clark ; Daemonde Tshritter ; Jeffery Yu ; Jason Rouse ; Nikki Payne ; Darren Frost ; Aaron Berg ; Jeff McEnery --disc five. The funniest fifty minutes ever. Mark Breslin ; John Wing Jr. ; Donnie Coy ; Lou Dinos ; Al and George ; Lawrence Morgenstern ; Mark Breslin ; Howard Busgang ; Larry Horowitz ; Glen Foster ; Pat Bullard ; Sam Kinison ; Mike MacDonal ; Mark Breslin.Narrated by Mark Breslin ; with various performers.LSC
Subjects: Stand-up comedy.; Humorous recitations.; Canadian wit and humor.;
© c2009., HarperAudioCanada,
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Standing up, falling down [videorecording] / by Crystal, Billy,actor.; Mumford, Eloise,actor.; Schwartz, Ben,1981-actor.; Ratner, Matt,film producer,film director.; Shout! Factory (Firm),film distributor.;
Billy Crystal, Ben Schwartz, Eloise Mumford.A failing stand-up comedian and an alcoholic dermatologist give each other the confidence to face the failures in their lives.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedians; Stand-up comedy; Dermatologists; Male friendship;
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In on the joke : the original queens of standup comedy / by Levy, Shawn,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Today, women are ascendant in standup comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies. But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punchline. And it took a special sort of woman-indeed, a parade of them-to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down the doors of standup comedy so other women could get a shot. It spans decades, from Moms Mabley's rise in Black vaudeville between the World Wars, to the roadhouse ribaldry of Belle Barth and Rusty Warren in the '50s and '60s, to Elaine May's co-invention of improv comedy, to Joan Rivers' and Phyllis Diller's ferocious ascent to mainstream stardom. These women refused to be defined by type and tradition, facing down indifference, puzzlement, nay-saying, and unvarnished hostility. They were discouraged by agents, managers, audiences, critics, fellow performers-even their families. And yet they persevered against the tired notion that women couldn't be funny, making space not only for themselves but for the women who followed them. Meticulously researched and irresistibly drawn, Shawn Levy's group portrait forms a new pantheon of comedy excellence. In on the Joke shows how women broke into the boys' club, offered new ideas of womanhood, and had some laughs along the way"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Stand-up comedy; Women comedians;
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Bite me, Royce Taslim / by Ho, Lauren,author.;
A career-ending injury destroys track star Agnes Chan's hopes of a college scholarship, putting her on a journey through the underbelly of Malaysian stand-up comedy, and directly into the path of her archnemesis, the ridiculously wealthy and disgustingly handsome Royce Taslim.012-018.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Stand-up comedy; Interpersonal relations; Stand-up comedy;
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Funny you should say that / by Dee, Gerry,1968-author.;
"In a hilarious collection of comedic essays, Canada's top comic shares the funniest stories from his life and career. For nearly two decades, Gerry Dee has made audiences laugh, first as a hard-working stand-up comedian and then as the star of his own CBC television program, Mr. D. The former varsity hockey player and gym teacher has drawn from a lifetime of material, from growing up in the suburbs of Toronto to getting cut from his hockey team to becoming a physical education teacher and living what he figured would be the high life: summers off, short hours, great pay. Dee found in teaching an avocation, experiences, and adversity he never expected and hung on for the ride. Then one day, after years of dreaming of a career change to comedy, he turned in his whistle for a microphone and became one of Canada's top comics. He fought his way to the top after years of being told he just wasn't funny enough and that he had no chance. In his new book of comedic essays, Dee writes about the funniest moments in his life, whether stories of his childhood, becoming a father, starring in his own TV show, on the road in dank clubs as a stand-up comedian, behind the scenes at Last Comic Standing and Mr. D, and everywhere in between. As Johnny Cash once sang, "I've been everywhere, man," and the same is true for Gerry Dee, who's just about seen it all. He shares his choicest anecdotes in this new book of comedic essays for his legion of fans."--
Subjects: Essays.; Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Dee, Gerry, 1968-; Comedians; Comedians; Stand-up comedy;
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How to find your way in the dark / by Miller, Derek B.,1970-author.;
"A coming-of-age story set during the rising tide of World War II, How to Find Your Way in the Dark follows Sheldon Horowitz from his humble start in a cabin in rural Massachusetts, through the trauma of his father's murder and the murky experience of assimilation in Hartford, Connecticut, to the birth of stand-up comedy in the Catskills-all while he and his friends are beset by anti-Semitic neighbors, employers, and criminals"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Parents; Murder; Revenge; Jews; Stand-up comedy; World War, 1939-1945;
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Sicker in the head : more conversations about life and comedy / by Apatow, Judd,1967-author.;
"No one knows comedy like Judd Apatow. From interviewing the biggest comics of the day for his high school radio show to performing stand-up in L.A. dive bars with his roommate Adam Sandler, to writing and directing Knocked Up and producing Freaks and Geeks, Apatow has always lived, breathed, and dreamed comedy. In this all-new collection of interviews, the sequel to the New York Times bestselling Sick in the Head, Apatow sits down with comedy icons John Mulaney, Hannah Gadsby, David Letterman, Whoopi Goldberg, Bowen Yang, Hasan Minhaj, Margaret Cho, and many others to discuss what got them into comedy, and what--despite personal and national traumas--keeps them going. Together, they talk about staying up too late to watch late-night comedy, what kind of nerds they were in high school, and the right amount of delusional self-confidence one needs to try and "make it" in the industry. Along the way, they reminisce about their fellow comedians and showrunners who helped them through failure and rejection, and look ahead to the future of comedy and Hollywood in a hyper-connected, overstimulated world. With his trademark insight, curiosity, and legendary sense of humor, Apatow explores the nature of creativity, professional ambition, and vulnerability in an ever-evolving cultural landscape, and how our favorite comics are able to keep us laughing along the way"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Interviews.; Anecdotes.; Comedians; Motion picture actors and actresses; Stand-up comedy; Television actors and actresses;
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