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1	Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life more books like this by Steve Martin In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded on to the comedy scene. By 1978, he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. This book is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away." Emmy and Grammy Award winner, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Shopgirl and The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Geisha more books like this by Liza Dalby In this classic best-seller, Liza Dalby, the only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha, offers an insider's look at the exclusive world of female companions to the Japanese male elite. Her new preface considers the geisha today as a vestige of tradition as Japan heads into the 21st century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Groucho and Me more books like this by Groucho Marx } With impeccable timing, outrageous humor, irreverent wit, and a superb sense of the ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the poverty of their childhood in New York's Upper East Side; the crooked world of small-time vaudeville (where they learned to carry blackjacks); how a pretzel magnate and the graceless dancer of his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.08! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines more books like this by Bill Hicks 'I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out' Bill Hicks could have been on all the chat shows. He could have had his own show on prime time. He could have got rich and fat and frightened. But Hicks didn't go the easy way. He turned down the offers Satan made him. Instead he figured out his best shot at truth ... see all copies from $2.10! new only from $6.67!
5	Leading with My Chin more books like this by Jay Leno Against the odds Jay Leno has emerged as the undisputed king of late night television as host of the number one-rated "The Tonight Show". His 20-year stand-up career, working alongside the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Garry Shandling, and David Letterman, was a long, hard, and laugh-filled battle to the top. In this entertaining, anecdote-filled book, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	How to talk dirty and influence people more books like this by Lenny Bruce Castigated in his time for breaching such American conversational taboos as religion, sex, censorship, and racism, Lenny Bruce proved to be a pioneer in exposing hypocrisies, the impact of which still echoes on both sides of censorship controversies. This book and soon-to-be-released private tapes are sure to bring the extent of Bruce's influence ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $6.75! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub more books like this by Rosa Lowinger, Ofelia Fox Of all Cuba's nightclubs and cabarets, Tropicana has always held place of honor. Part casino and part cabaret it was all Cuban: the only nightclub owned and run by Cubans rather than by the American mob. TROPICANA NIGHTS brings back the days and nights of its greatest glory, in the 1940s and 1950s, when Havana was one of the most sophisticated and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Hiding My Candy more books like this by Lady Chablis, Lady Chablis, The Lady Chablis After leaping off the pages with he unforgettable debut in John Berendt's bestselling "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," the unabashed personality known as The Lady Chablis now brings her irresistible charisma to the remarkable odyssey of fabulousness that USA Today calls "sassy" and "provocative...." Born Benjamin Edward Knox in Quincy, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Live from New York: An Oral History of Saturday Night Live more books like this by Tom Shales, James A Miller Drawing on dozens of interviews with and reminiscences of the stars, crew, writers, and guests, an authorized oral history of Saturday Night Live celebrates the ground-breaking television show's twenty-five-year history with dozens of behind-the-scenes anecdotes, profiles of its cast members, storie see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Comedy Writing Secrets more books like this by Mel Helitzer A comprehensive guide to writing, selling and performing all types of comedy. Includes comments, advice, gags and routines from top comics. see all copies from $6.42! new only from $12.95! \| signed copies
11 view cover	Will Rogers: A Biography more books like this by Ben Yagoda Will Rogers was an American icon. This biography, the first to be written with complete access to his letters and unpublished writings, serves as a vivid portrait of a nation in motion, from the last years of the Indian Wars through the Great Depression. 46 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Comedy Writing Secrets: The best-selling book on how to think funny, write funny, act funny, and get paid for it more books like this by Mel Helitzer, Mark Shartz Updated and revised, this new edition of the bestselling favourite enables readers to master the fundamentals of humour writing and better understand the demands of the market for comedy. Comedy Writing Secrets now includes: Examples from venerable comedy greats as well as cutting-edge contemporary comedians A complete spectrum of techniques, from ... see all copies from $10.72! new only from $10.72! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Second City: Backstage at the World's Greatest Comedy Theater more books like this by Sheldon Patinkin, Robert Klein (Narrator), Alan Arkin (Foreword by) The Second City improvisational troupe's storied history of unchained, live comedy forms the backdrop for the evolution of comedy over the past 40 years. Integrating text, rare photos, and narrated audio CDs, "The Second City" highlights the hilarious people that redefined humor, including John Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Meyers, Gilda Radner, Alan ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.27! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation more books like this by Charna Halpern, Del Close, Kim Howard Johnson The 'Harold', an innovative improvisational tool, helped many actors on the road to TV and film stardom, including George Wendt (Norm on Cheers). Now it is described fully in this new book for would-be actors and comics. The 'Harold' is a form of competitive improv involving 6 or 7 players. They take a theme suggestion from the audience and 'free ... see all copies from $9.54! new only from $12.43! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The 2000 Year Old Man Goes to School more books like this by Mel Brooks, James Bennett (Illustrator) A 2000-year-old man visits an elementary school and answers questions from a teacher and students, such as "Did you have to work as a kid?," "What language did you speak?," and "What has kept you alive for all these years?". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000: The Book more books like this by Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner The 2000-Year-Old Man was actually born in 1950, when Carl Reiner ought a $138 Revere tape recorder, plugged in the microphone, and instead of saying "testing, testing", turned to Mel Brooks and asked, "Is it true that you were at the scene of the Crucifixion some 2000 years ago?" As Brooks's imagination took flight, the old man uttered his first ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s more books like this by Gerald Nachman Based in part on extensive interviews, this book examines the shift in comedy that occurred beginning in the 1950s. The comedians of that decade and the next were radically different from those that preceded them, and Nachman's study looks at them, their differing styles, and how each was to affect the comedy that was to come. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Comedy Bible: From Stand-Up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide more books like this by Judy Carter Do you think you're funny? Do you want to turn your sense of humor into a career? If the answer is yes, then Judy Carter's "The Comedy Bible" is for you. The guru to aspiring stand-up comics provides the complete scoop on being -- and writing -- funny for money. If you've got a sense of humor, you can learn to make a career out of comedy, says ... see all copies from $6.60! new only from $8.66! \| signed copies \| SVS
19 view cover	The Essential Chaplin: Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian more books like this by Richard Schickel (Editor) The most important criticism of the great comedian's work, including pieces by Andrew Sarris, David Thomson, Gilbert Seldes, Alistair Cooke, Robert E. Sherwood, Stark Young, Edmund Wilson, Stanley Kauffmann, Alexander Woollcott, George Jean Nathan, Max Eastman, Robert Warshow, Water Kerr, and James Agee. Richard Schickel, one of our outstanding ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	Billy more books like this by Pamela Stephenson The actor and musician Billy Connolly's wife, a psychologist, narrates his life, beginning with his Glasgow birth in 1942. Abandoned by his mother, he and his sisters were raised--cruelly--by aunts, and he was also sexually abused by his father. From his unpromising roots, plus subsequent drug and alcohol addiction, Connolly went on to achieve ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	A Great, Silly Grin: The British Satire Boom of the 1960s more books like this by Humphrey Carpenter A vibrant history of the British satire explosion of the early 1960s-from Private Eye and Beyond the Fringe to That Was the Week That Was-and its lasting influence on comedy. Humphrey Carpenter's A Great, Silly Grin is both a thoughtful history and a great deal of fun. The British satire boom of the early 1960s created a motherlode of styles and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy more books like this by Jay Sankey The sound of one hand clapping may be the performer's worst nightmare. In this engaging and disarmingly frank book, comic Jay Sankey spills the beans, explaining not only how to write and perform stand-up comedy, but how to improve and perfect your work. This unique insider's look explores the finer points of stand-up comedy, including sources ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $19.95! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time more books like this by Jess Oppenheimer, Gregg Oppenheimer The man Lucille Ball called "the brains" of "I Love Lucy" gives us an inside view of television history as it was being made. Jess Oppenheimer's famous sitcom was the most popular and influential television phenomenon in the history of the medium. Forty-five years after its debut, it remains a favourite the world over. Oppenheimer's book, written ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	How to Be a Working Comic: An Insider's Guide to a Career in Stand-Up Comedy more books like this by Dave Schwensen This truly funny book about being funny is also a serious guide to the business of laughter and how to make it pay off. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
25 view cover	Gracie a Love Story more books like this by George Burns (Read by) For four decades, George Burns and Gracie Allen formed a successful and loving partnership both privately, and publicly as a vaudeville act and later on radio and television. In this book George Burns writes for the first time about the Gracie only he knew. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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