Comedians Jokes

Whether you dream of performing stand-up on stage or simply want to make people laugh, How to Be a Comedian is the practical guide you have been waiting for. This audiobook walks you through every step of the comedian's journey — from crafting your first joke to finding your unique comedic voice and performing with genuine confidence in front of any crowd.

‘World’s Best Bad Dad Jokes 2018’ is a compilation of the greatest ‘Dad jokes’ told by some of the nation’s best comedians in leading comedy clubs in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, and Seattle. “Outrageously funny!” raves Continental Comedy “The very best and worst Dad jokes ever!” Joker’s Wild Comedy “No bad puns, no corny one-liners – this is serious comedy for unserious Dads!” Homer’s Humor From inside: An older woman who lived alone with her cat heard someone digging in the backyard of the house next door. She leaned over the fence and saw her ...

The Big Bang Natural Selection E = mc2 All pretty decent theories, that beg one question: why has no-one discovered a fully unified theory for what makes jokes funny? Well, comedy director Amanda Baker, comedy writer Abi Grant and stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr have done just that. In this book, in case that's not obvious. From how to identify the families of jokes, to decoding the building blocks of comedy, to the real - and brand new - secret to comic timing, On Jokes does for comedy what decoding the genome did for designer babies.

Murder Strikes the Orchestra. A Viola Player Must Solve It. The slightly less than prestigious Little Thornton Sinfonia embarks on a summer tour to the quaint seaside town of Harewood, lodging in the opulent Manor. But beneath the veneer of classical music and luxury, tensions simmer. Darius McGuire, a seasoned viola player, believes the principal viola position is his for the taking. Instead, the flamboyant conductor Francesco Gesualdo hires Aaron Quest, a strikingly handsome, openly bisexual conservatory graduate whose charm quickly ensnares both harpist Arabella and cellist Angela Moon. ...

This program is read by the author. “You’re Doing Great! is your no-nonsense go-to collection of essays to get you through the increasing noise and chatter of self-doubt and confusion in the new millennium. Tom Papa is a funny, empathetic guide and your new best friend." — Patton Oswalt...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “whip-smart” (USA TODAY) exploration of the dangers of binary thinking and how it threatens to take over our institutions, relationships, and freedoms—alongside hilarious and illustrative personal stories from New York Times bestselling author Kat...

With laugh-out-loud funny parenting observations, the New York Times bestselling author and award-winning comedian delivers a book that is perfect for anyone who has ever raised a child, been a child, or refuses to stop acting like one. "Mike Birbiglia and Jen Stein are the best collaborators...

This entertaining and sharply written guide - for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers - examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C. K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up.   

David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look...

Ladies and other people, THIS IS THE EPIC BOOK OF JOKES!!!!! It’s amazing, it’s cool, its rad, and no kid should be without it. It has over 50 jokes!!!!!!!!!!!!! And riddle me this: Why did the chicken cross the road? To buy this book! Are you a budding comedian looking for some original jokes that you have never heard before? Do you want to make your friends and family laugh? Keep your friends and family laughing at these fabulouse, easy to remember, punny jokes. Your friends will be begging you to tell more jokes and your family will crack up at your whitty humor. This pocket book of ...

"You're a comedian? That must be awesome!" It's a familiar response from people who've just met someone that calls comedy their full-time job. On the surface, it's glamorous: laughter, bright spotlights, and traveling the world. But like sausage-making, the real action is far from pretty. What goes unseen is the struggle undertaken by comedians to perform on that stage. In Go Home Happy, stand-up veteran Nathan Timmel leads the reader through a funny, pride-swallowing journey navigating the minefield of club owners, booking agents, drunken hecklers, and unexpected friends. Part fun and ...

A Comedy Special by Transgender Pornstar Comedian Alhena Adams.

In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel, get to know Jacky Ha-Ha, a funny class clown who loves to make people laugh—even when everything else in her life feels anything but silly. With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation—even when she really, really...

In the #1 New York Times bestselling book, class clown Jacky Hart discovers she's a triple threat onstage—but will she have a chance to shine? Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act and sing all...

I Shudder is a side-splittingly funny collection of essays from Paul Rudnick, one of America’s preeminent humorists. Rudnick, who writes for The New Yorker and has written the screenplays for the films In and Out, Sister Act, and Addams Family Values, shares his hilarious observations on life...

George Carlin's most ruthless, hilarious, and relevant quotes on politics, religion, and the "stuff" of American life. Essential reading for every cynical idealist. The Lexicon of Scorn: 100 Axioms on Stupidity, Stuff, and Systemic Bullshit "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." That single quote sums up the genius, rage, and clarity of George Carlin—the prophet of nihilism who spent fifty years dissecting American hypocrisy and institutional fraud. This book is not just a collection of jokes; it is an arsenal of truth. The Lexicon of...

From stand-up comedian, actress, and host of The Netflix Afterparty, London Hughes, comes an uplifting and raucously funny memoir to show you how to ditch the self-loathing, start the self-loving, and engage with your inner winner. London Hughes has come a long way from secretly writing Frasier...

You should do stand-up. Someone said it to you at a party. You laughed. Then you thought about it in the car, in the shower, and late at night on your phone. Hello. You found me. My name is Daniel Malichi. I'm a working comic who has performed on four continents and been paid in drink tickets. I've died in front of eleven people, and I've died in front of three hundred (the eleven was worse). I wrote this book with exactly one job: by the last page, you will have written five minutes of material, rehearsed it, found a stage, signed your name on a list, and performed it in front of strangers...

'Really funny & engaging. A breeze and a pleasure to read' Katherine Ryan 'As hilarious and outrageous as you might expect' Rosie Ramsey 'Funny. Poignant. Fascinating. Just the sort of hilarious, disrespectful, ribald book I love to get stuck into' Jo Brand *** How did little Jenny Hargreaves...

'As if Succession was turned into a series of Ladybird books' - THE TIMES 'A terribly funny book from an absolutely disgraceful person' -JOE LYCETT 'Daniel's writing is hilarious, although it makes me worry about how I'm bringing my children up' - JOSH WIDDICOMBE 'Finally! Some stories to shut...