Gaffigan, Jim.
Contents: Can't stop eating -- Fruits & vegetables -- Donuts -- Southern food -- Fried bread -- Weddings -- Live longer -- Don't want to smell -- Victoria's secret -- Seafood -- Chinese desserts -- Kobe beef -- Hot dogs & buffalo wings -- Bars -- Public restrooms -- 5 kids -- Cancer -- Babies are magic -- Mt. Rushmore.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Comedy Central Records 2014
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN GAFGaffigan, Jim
Summary: In his all new stand up special album, Jim Gaffigan gets personal as he discusses the medical crisis that befell his wife and family this year, which almost led to his retirement.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Comedy Dynamics 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN GAFNotaro, Tig.
Contents: The rug -- Vegas -- Where's Tig? -- Searching for Santa -- Laugh noises -- Mississippi relatives -- Tombstone -- Cancer -- TSA -- Topless -- Private jet -- Emergency exit -- Public pool -- ETA -- Standing O -- When I'm 64 -- 6th grade mudic class.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN NOTSummary: Nonstop laughs are in the house with season four of In living color on DVD! No celebrity was too sacred and no current event was too controversial for this Emmy-winning hit show that pushed the boundaries of sketch comedy with hilarious results.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INSummary: A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010. The influence the magazine has had on our culture through turbulent times, morphing into Second City, Saturday Night Live, and the movies, and the stars and sorrows it has produced.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DRUSummary: Eddie Murphy entertains with celebrity impersonations and his observations on '80s love, sex, marriage, his remembrance of Mom's hamburgers, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS EDDTrillin, Calvin
Summary: "Calvin Trillin can write just about anything--and has. He covered the Civil Rights movement in the South for Time, chronicled stories from small towns and cities for The New Yorker, and wrote comic poetry for The Nation. He has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America" (The Miami Herald), "our funniest food writer" (The New Yorker), and "one of the most brilliant humorists of our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 071.3 TRISummary: A follow-up to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine. Chicken Soup for the Soul shares the funniest stories from its library of more than 250 books, all gathered in this new collection of 101 humorous tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Wit NewmarkSummary: The unhippest guy in the room is going to crack you up. Jim Gaffigan is the nice guy next door- with more than a hint of the devil in him. A regular of The Ellen Show and That '70s Show, the versatile actor shows his unique style of humor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2005
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD JIMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JIMSummary: Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham returns with Peanut, Walter and José Jalapeño ... on a STEEK!, and introduces Achmed the Dead Terrorist and Melvin the Superhero, in this comedy special.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JEFMartin, Steve
Summary: "I've always looked upon cartooning as comedy's last frontier. I have done stand-up, sketches, movies, monologues, awards show introductions, sound bites, blurbs, talk show appearances, and tweets, but the idea of a one-panel image with or without a caption mystified me. I felt like, yeah, sometimes I'm funny, but there are these other weird freaks who are actually funny. You can understand...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MARGaffigan, Jim
Summary: In his all new stand up special album, Jim Gaffigan gets personal as he discusses the medical crisis that befell his wife and family this year, which almost led to his retirement.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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3 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JIMSedaris, David
Summary: Personal essays share the author's adventures after buying a vacation house on the Carolina coast and his reflections on middle age and mortality.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 814 SEDBarry, Dave.
Summary: "Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author of Dave Barry Turns 40 now shows how to age gracefully, taking cues from his beloved and highly intelligent dog, Lucy. Faced with the obstacles and challenges of life after middle age, Dave Barry turns to his best dog, Lucy, to learn how to live his best life. From "Make New Friends" (an unfortunate fail when he can't overcome his dislike...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 BARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 818 BARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 BARIrby, Samantha
Summary: "Samantha Irby explodes onto the printed page with her debut collection of brand-new essays about trying to laugh her way through failed relationships, being black, taco feasts, bouts with Crohn's disease, and more. Every essay is crafted with the same scathing wit and poignant candor thousands of loyal readers have come to expect from visiting her notoriously hilarious blog,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Curbside Splendor Publishing 2013
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 IRBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 IRBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 IRBTosh, Daniel
Summary: One of the funniest & sharpest comics of recent years, Daniel Tosh exploded with his hit Comedy Central show 'Tosh.0', and completed the instantly-sold-out countrywide Tosh Tour 2010. Happy Thoughts is Daniel's Comedy Central hour special.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Comedy Central Records 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN TOSTwain, Mark
Summary: This exuberantly eclectic collection of Twain's writings includes parody, criticism, and commentary, all published after his death in 1910.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial Classics 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 TWAOswalt, Patton
Contents: Text -- Birth -- Fat -- Treadmill -- Whisky and Weed and L.S.D. -- The Sad Boy -- The Oswalt Family Crest -- Rats -- Orgy -- Lofty Thoughts -- First -- Obama...and Time Travel...and Coolness...and the Last Racist -- Demons -- Sky Cake -- Grocery Robots -- Airplane -- The Magician.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros./Degenerate 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Memorable moments from Chris Farley's appearances on Saturday Night Live as he portrays the Chippendales dancer, Matt Foley (motivational speaker), Bennet Brauer (news correspondent) and other characters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD SATLithgow, John
Summary: "While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Prism 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 LITLander, Christian.
Summary: From the Publisher: They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees. They believe they're unique, yet somehow they're all exactly the same, talking about how they "get" Sarah...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Trade Paperbacks 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817 LANBernstein, Paula
Summary: "An unparalleled American icon, Betty White started show business in 1939 in radio and was a pioneer in the early days of TV. Over eight decades, she's appeared on countless sitcoms, game shows, and talk shows, including the iconic comedy hits The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. Her accolades over the years include two Emmy nominations, a Grammy, and induction into the Television...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Sedaris, David
Summary: The best-selling author offers a new collection of satirical and humorous essays that chronicle his own life and ordinary moments that turn beautifully absurd, including how he coped with the pandemic, his thoughts on becoming an orphan in his seventh decade, and the battle-scarred America he discovered when he resumed touring.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown and Company