Comic Genius

From longtime New York Times and Vanity Fair writer David Margolick comes the first definitive biography of Sid Caesar: founding father of television comedy and icon to generations of Americans. By the spring of 1954, Sid Caesar was the most influential, highly paid, and enigmatic comedian in...

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were two of the brightest stars ever to light up the world of comedy. They set standards that will probably never be surpassed. Cambridge graduates who met in Beyond the Fringe, their chemistry produced some of the funniest, most inventive and downright brilliant comedy ever recorded.They came to wider fame with the tv series Not Only… But Also. The writing and performances were superb....

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were two of the brightest stars ever to light up the world of comedy. They set standards that will probably never be surpassed. Cambridge graduates who met in Beyond the Fringe, their chemistry produced some of the funniest, most inventive and downright brilliant comedy ever recorded. They came to wider fame with the TV series Not Only… But Also. The writing and performances were superb....

Mention the names Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy to a cinema-adoring crowd and you’ll get countless reactions in return. A few may scratch their heads. Others may fumble with their ties and grin nervously. If you’re very unlucky, someone will start to cry. But mention the names Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and those reactions will become associated with the characters they know and love. These were the names that made them famous and still conjure up images today. Laurel & Hardy. Popular but not populist. They appealed to the masses; and the masses have kept them in the ...

"Having stolen billions of dollars and been responsible for the unnecessary slaughter of thousands, I must still confess on the record that even my worst actions were never born of ill will." An infamous supervillain tells her side of the story in this epic retelling of her long and storied life. From her infant genius through her would-be world-conquering, this notorious antagonist looks to explain her personal motivations and unique perspective on the various exploits for which society has falsely judged as wrong and evil. This memoir also recounts the many legendary confrontations with ...

¡Sea el centro de atención y convierta cada momento en una oportunidad para reír y deleitar! ¡Su viaje para ser divertidísimo empieza ahora! Cómo ser gracioso: Cómo ser ingenioso y hacer reír a la gente utilizando técnicas secretas de humor y chistes de eficacia comprobada. Conversación informal: Desbloquear el poder oculto de las conversaciones informales para forjar conexiones auténticas y mejorar su vida personal y profesional.

Step into the spotlight and turn every moment into an opportunity for laughter and delight! Your journey to being hilariously funny starts now!

Do you want to learn more about Charlie Chaplin, but don’t have time to listen to huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life. Charlie Chaplin’s legacy lives on forever in the films that have been left behind, bringing the gift of laughter to viewers of every generation, past, present, and future.