Category - Performing Arts
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The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Judy Carter, guru to aspiring comedy writers and stand-up comics, tells all about the biz of being funny and writing funny in this bright, entert...
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Last Words
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Now in paperback, this posthumous work by an American classic was a fitting last book, an instant bestseller, and a huge success!One of the undis...
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Johnny Carson
PaperbackOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price $16.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /“A close look at how show business power corrupts . . . The dishiest read of the year.” – Janet Maslin, “Ten Favorite Books of the Year,” New Yor...
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So, Anyway...
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “John Cleese’s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author—smart, thoughtful, provocative and abov...
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Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests
PaperbackOriginal price $22.99Original price $22.99 - Original price $22.99Original price $22.99Current price $20.99$20.99 - $20.99Current price $20.99| /James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales's definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, hailed as "incredible" (Vulture) and "required reading" (Peo...
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Comedy Writing Secrets: The Best-Selling Guide to Writing Funny and Getting Paid for It
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /The Must-Have Guide to Humor Writing Bring on the funny! With Comedy Writing Secrets 3rd Edition, you can discover the secrets of humor writing t...
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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE A.V. CLUB • Includes new interviews!From the writer and director of Kn...
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How to Talk Dirty and Influence People: An Autobiography
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and poli...
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The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and the History of American Comedy
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the comedian transcends the ages: the drive, jealousy, heartbreak, and triumph....
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Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey
PaperbackOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /In this book Richard Ayoade — actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist — reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation wit...
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Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg: One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-the-Biggest Cities in the World
PaperbackOriginal price $17.99 - Original price $17.99Original price $17.99$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /“With this charming, sardonic debut, stand up comedian and actor Todd Barry makes readers laugh as hard as the audiences at his shows” (Publisher...
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Monty Python Speaks, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Oral History
PaperbackOriginal price $17.99 - Original price $17.99Original price $17.99$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /With a Foreword by John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its BBC debut, a revised and updated edition ...
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Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /“More fun to read than the movie was to watch… a scene-stealing book.”— The Washington Post An Entertainment Weekly "Must List" selectionCaddysha...
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First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom
PaperbackOriginal price $24.95Original price $24.95 - Original price $24.95Original price $24.95Current price $22.99$22.99 - $22.99Current price $22.99| /Where Prince and Minnesota made rock 'n' roll history—a glorious look back at one of rock's most storied clubs and the thousands of musicians who...
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Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir
PaperbackOriginal price $19.00Original price $19.00 - Original price $19.00Original price $19.00Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Notes From Your BooksellerThe star of such amazing hits like Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul likes to think of himself as a comedian first. His...
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I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend
PaperbackOriginal price $17.99 - Original price $17.99Original price $17.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself i...
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Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in co...
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Inside Comedy: The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades
PaperbackOriginal price $27.95Original price $27.95 - Original price $27.95Original price $27.95Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /David Steinberg's name has been synonymous with comedy for decades. The Canadian-born comedian, producer, writer, director, and author has been c...
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Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast: The Book
HardcoverOriginal price $29.99Original price $29.99 - Original price $29.99Original price $29.99Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /Notes From Your BooksellerTHIS book, just like the podcast of the same name, is the epicenter of all that’s hot in comedy today. Why do you think...
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Tremendous: The Life of a Comedy Savage
HardcoverOriginal price $26.95Original price $26.95 - Original price $26.95Original price $26.95Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /New York Times Besteseller Outsider. Misfit. Criminal. Convict. . . . Movie star. Family man. Comedy legend. Joey Diaz has been called every name i...
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Cosbyology: Essays and Observations from the Doctor of Comedy
PaperbackOriginal price $19.99 - Original price $19.99Original price $19.99$19.99$19.99 - $19.99Current price $19.99| /Now in paperback, the national bestseller from the funniest man in America, who looks back at his life . . . bit by bit. With more than 200,000 ha...
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The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey Through the Art and Craft of Humor
HardcoverOriginal price $29.95Original price $29.95 - Original price $29.95Original price $29.95Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /Authors Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key build on the popularity of their 2022 Webby Award–winning podcast and delve deeper into the world of sket...
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
HardcoverOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /Notes From Black ReadsTrevor Noah’s Born a Crime is a brilliant and witty memoir that illustrates an unbreakable bond between mother and son. No...
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Notes From Black ReadsTrevor Noah’s Born a Crime is a brilliant and witty memoir that illustrates an unbreakable bond between mother and son. No...
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