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Funny girl / by Hornby, Nick.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Humorous stories.; Women comedians;
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The next to die / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.; Hannah, Sophie,1971-Narrow bed.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Women comedians; Serial murders;
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Unreliable narrator : me, myself, and impostor syndrome / by Nancherla, Aparna,author.;
"A hilarious and insightful collection of essays exploring imposter syndrome, from the inside and out, by the most successful fraud in comedy. Aparna Nancherla is a superstar comedian on the rise--a darling of Netflix and Comedy Central's comedy special lineups, a headliner at comedy shows and music festivals, a frequenter of late night television and the subject of numerous profiles, all while co-hosting a regularly sold-out comedy show. She's also a successful actor who has written a barrage of thoughtful essays published by the likes of the New York Times. If you ask her, though, she's a total fraud. She'd hate to admit it, but no one does imposter syndrome quite like Aparna Nancherla"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Nancherla, Aparna.; Actresses; Women comedians;
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Hacks. [videorecording] / by Abdoo, Rose,1962-actor.; Clemons-Hopkins, Carl,actor.; Einbinder, Hannah,actor.; McDonald, Christopher,1955-actor.; Smart, Jean,actor.; Universal Studios, Inc.,distributor.;
Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Christopher Mcdonald, Rose Abdoo.Multiple Emmy Award winner Jean Smart stars as a legendary Las Vegas comedian who is forced to hire an ambitious young writer. These two talented comedic voices from different generations form an unlikely bond in this new comedy from "Broad City" alums Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky and Emmy Award winning executive producer Michael Schur.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Dark comedy television programs.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Mentoring; Women comedians; Women writers;
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Idiot : life stories from the creator of Help Helen smash / by Clery, Laura,author.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Clery, Laura.; Women comedians; Internet personalities;
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The last black unicorn / by Haddish, Tiffany,1979-author.;
Haddish grew up in one of the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles and felt she never fit in anywhere: not in the households she rotated through in the foster care system, and certainly not the nearly all white high school she had to ride the bus an hour to attend. As an illiterate ninth grader, Tiffany did everything she could to survive -- and finally realized she had talent in an area she never would have suspected: comedy. The obstacles of sex, race, and class in her way, but she got there. Here she tells of how she was able to achieve her dreams by reveling in her pain and awkwardness, showing the world who she really is, and inspiring others through the power of laughter.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Haddish, Tiffany, 1979-; African American women comedians; Comedians; African American actors; Actors;
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All about Nina [videorecording] / by Vives, Eva,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Qasabian, Natalie,film producer.; Fleischman, Eric B.,film producer.; Tabibian, Sean,film producer.; Common(Musician),actor.; Winstead, Mary Elizabeth,actor.; Crawford, Chance,actor.; Manheim, Camryn,actor.; Diablo Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; Defcon 5.,publisher.;
Director of photography, Thomas Scott Stanton ; editor, Saira Haider, Susan Littenberg ; music, John Dragonetti.Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Common, Chace Crawford, Camryn Manheim, Jay Mohr, Mindy Sterling, Kate Del Castillo, Beau Bridges.Comedian Nina Geld moves from New York City to Los Angeles, setting her sights on an audition for Comedy Prime and to get her love life back on track.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Women comedians; Man-woman relationships;
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Bossypants / by Fey, Tina,1970-;
Subjects: Fey, Tina, 1970-; American wit and humor.; Women comedians; Women television personalities;
© 2011., Little, Brown and Co.,
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Lies my mother told me : tall tales from a short woman / by Rivers, Melissa,1969-author.;
"If you think Joan Rivers said funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things ONSTAGE, wait 'til you read the funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things she said OFFSTAGE ... things that will make you laugh out loud ... and keep Melissa in therapy for the foreseeable future"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Anecdotes.; Humor.; Personal narratives.; Rivers, Joan; Rivers, Melissa, 1969-; American wit and humor.; Comedians; Women comedians;
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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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