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• Author(s): John Bruns • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Transaction Publishers • BISAC: HumorMuch writing about comedy tends to begin and end with Aristotle's claim that comedy is inferior to tragedy, trivializing comedy as...

• Author(s): Natalie Fullwood • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismCommedia all'italiana, or Comedy, Italian style, became popular at a time of great social change. This book, utiliz...

• Author(s): Jerome Irving Rodale | Tann • Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC • Publisher Imprint: Literary Licensing, LLC • BISAC: GeneralSkits and Conversations Toward Better Health: An Experiment in Health Education Through Comedy is a book wr...

• Author(s): Andy Gardner • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Personal Growth - Self-EsteemUnlock Laughter and Connection: Master the Arts of Humor and Small Talk in One Transformative Journe...

• Author(s): Rose Hannon • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Humor - Jokes & RiddlesWelcome to the Kiddie Comedy Club! This delightful joke book is specially designed for 4-year-olds with...

• Author(s): Scott V. Palmer • Publisher: Cypress Hills Press • Publisher Imprint: Cypress Hills Press • BISAC: Film - ReferenceGreat Comedy Films has been written to provide a cross-section of Hollywood as well as British motion pictures dealing...

• Author(s): Ludvig Holberg • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: GeneralComedier, Volume 2 presents a collection of classic comedies by Ludvig Holberg, a central figure in Danish literature. This volume showcases Holbe...

• Author(s): Ludvig Holberg | Jr. Campbell Oscar J. | Frederic Schenck • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: PoliticalThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its a...

• Author(s): Ludvig Holberg • Publisher: Book Jungle • Publisher Imprint: Book Jungle • BISAC: GeneralLudvig Holberg was an 18th century Norwegian writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright. Holberg is considered the founder of moder...

• Author(s): Eddie Tafoya • Publisher: Greenwood • Publisher Imprint: Greenwood • BISAC: Entertainment & Performing ArtsThis in-depth compilation of the lives, works, and contributions of 12 icons of African-American comedy explores their imp...

• Author(s): Harry James Smith • Publisher: Legare Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Legare Street Press • BISAC: GeneralSet in the glamorous world of the New York fashion scene, 'A Tailor-Made Man' is a hilarious comedy of errors about mistaken ...

• Author(s): Lady Bell • Publisher: Wentworth Press • Publisher Imprint: Wentworth Press • BISAC: GeneralThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This ...

• Author(s): Bob Odenkirk • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton • Publisher Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton

• Author(s): Theodore De Banville • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: GeneralThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor p...

• Author(s): John Byrne • Publisher: Methuen Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Methuen Publishing • BISAC: ComedyComedy has always been one of the most high-profile, glamorous and potentially lucrative markets for scriptwriters, but it is also perc...

• Author(s): Anonymous • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: GeneralThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...

• Author(s): Anne Odeke • Publisher: Nick Hern Books • Publisher Imprint: Nick Hern Books • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - FeministAn inspiring account of bravery, beauty and belonging It's 1908. Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Princess Dinubolu of Seneg...

• Author(s): Alfred L. Martin • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: Media StudiesSince slavery, African and African American humor has baffled, intrigued, angered, and entertained the masses....

• Author(s): Aristophanes Aristophanes • Publisher: SMK Books • Publisher Imprint: SMK Books • BISAC: Ancient & ClassicalEleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama ...

• Author(s): L. Platt • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Genres & Styles - MusicalsThis book offers the first full historical treatment of a music theatre that was once at the centre of London's West End. F...

• Author(s): Immediate Gratification Players • Publisher: Meriwether Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Meriwether Publishing • BISAC: ComedyEvery year, tens of thousands of acting students dip their toes into the world of "improv comedy." From Harv...

• Author(s): Yumeng Xu • Publisher: Chinese Satire, Humor and Comedy • Publisher Imprint: Chinese Satire, Humor and Comedy • BISAC: GeneralWelcome to the book series on Chinese Satire and Humor (讽刺与幽默)! Whether you're a beginner or an advanced le...

• Author(s): Christopher Olsen • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Acting & AuditioningDespite being roundly cited as much harder to perform than its dramatic counterpart, comic acting is traditionally se...

• Author(s): Oscar Wilde • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: GeneralThe Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People it is a farcic...

• Author(s): Percival Wilde • Publisher: Legare Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Legare Street Press • BISAC: GeneralThis delightful collection of one-act plays is perfect for small theatres or amateur groups. Written by the renowned American pl...

• Author(s): Charles Lloyd | Carlo Goldoni | Vittorio Alfieri • Publisher: Legare Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Legare Street Press • BISAC: GeneralThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the know...

• Author(s): Ben Jonson • Publisher: Outlook Verlag • Publisher Imprint: Outlook Verlag • BISAC: Literary

• Author(s): Henry Harland • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: Essays""Comedies and Errors"" is a book written by Henry Harland, an American author. This book is a collection of short stories that ...

• Author(s): George Etherege • Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions • Publisher Imprint: British Library, Historical Print Editions • BISAC: GeneralTitle: She Wou'd if she Cou'd, a comedy [in five acts and in prose].Publisher: Br...

• Author(s): John Fletcher • Publisher: Anson Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Anson Street Press • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, WelshRediscover the sparkling wit and sharp social commentary of Francis Beaumont's 17th-century come...

• Author(s): Christopher J. Gilbert • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: Media StudiesWhile conventional wisdom has it that humor embodies a spirit of renewal and humility, a dispirited form...

• Author(s): John Earle Uhler • Publisher: Tradd Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)"The Best Eighteenth Century Comedies" is a curated collection of the most influential and enduring plays...

• Author(s): Greg Schwem • Publisher: Comedy with a Byte, Inc. • Publisher Imprint: Comedy with a Byte, Inc. • BISAC: Divorce & SeparationIn 2023, veteran stand-up comedian and motivational humorist Greg Schwem found himself a member of a fas...

• Author(s): Sarah Balkin | Marc Mierowsky • Publisher: Cambridge University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press • BISAC: GeneralThis is an Element book about stand-up comedy and public speech. It focuses on the controversies ge...

• Author(s): Louise Lee • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, WelshFrom the Back Cover'A sparkling collection -- at once authoritative and intrepid. Louise Lee has assembled a remarkable ...

• Author(s): Salomon E. Orellana • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: GeneralA Childish Theory of Comedy makes the case that children are naturally funny and that by studying their humorousnes...