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Autobiographies. Biographies. biography Comedy films. Comedy. DVD-Video discs. essay Essays. humor, satire Humor.Halpern, Justin
Summary: Tuesdays with Morrie meets F My Life in this hilarious coming-of-age book about a son's relationship with his foul-mouthed father by the 29-year-old comedy writer who created the massively popular Twitter feed of the same name.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 818.6 HALSummary: Anna David's True Tales of Lust and Love began as a one-time-only reading and storytelling show in January of 2012, a venue for writers and comedians to share and laugh at their dating disaster stories. But after selling out the venue and attracting immediate press and buzz with articles in The LA Weekly, LA Times, Time Out, Flavorpill, and LAist, among others, David agreed to produce the show...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 TRUSummary: For the past year, a group of high school students met at a publishing house in San Francisco every Monday night to read literary magazines, chapbooks, graphic novels, and countless articles. This committee was assisted by a group of students that met in the basement of a robot shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Together, and under the guidance of guest editor Adam Johnson, these high schoolers...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 BESBark, Sandra.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.602 BAROswalt, Patton
Contents: The miracle of sweatpants -- The parking ticket -- The gifted child -- The parental defense -- The stripper -- The bugged car -- The dumb gay friend -- The best argument against gay marriage -- The invisible anus -- The power of Jesus -- The vomit bag -- The magic of cursive -- The ham incident -- The Museum of Spam -- The weight loss plan -- The limits of dancing -- The Burroughs of carbs --...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Comedy Central Records 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Guest editor Rachel Kushner, author of The Flamethrowers, works with a group of high school students out of 826 San Francisco to select The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015. The BANR Committee gathers weekly in the basement of a small publishing house in San Francisco to read literary magazines, chapbooks, graphic novels, blogs, transcripts, and anything else that strikes their fancy....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 BESScalzi, John
Summary: A compilation of some of the writings from the author's popular blog, Whatever, from 1998 to 2008.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Thomas, Marlo.
Summary: The award-winning actress shares her funny and heartwarming stories of a life filled with laughter. Woven throughout the book are her interviews with many beloved American comedians about how they, too, found the funny in their lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THOMAS, MARLO THOHalpern, Justin.
Summary: Tuesdays with Morrie meets F My Life in this hilarious coming-of-age book about a son's relationship with his foul-mouthed father by the 29-year-old comedy writer who created the massively popular Twitter feed of the same name.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ItBooks 2010
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 818 HALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.6 HALIrby, Samantha
Summary: "Beloved writer Samantha Irby has returned to the printed page for her much-anticipated, sidesplitting fourth book following her 2020 breakout, Wow, no thank you, a Vintage Books Original. The success of Irby's career has taken her to new heights. She fields calls with job offers from Hollywood and walks the red carpet with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City. Finally, she has made it. But,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023