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• Author(s): L. Peacock • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismSlapstick comedy has a long and lively history from Greek Theatre to the present day. This book explores the ways in whic...

• Author(s): Henri Bergson • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: AestheticsLaughter: An Essay On The Meaning Of The Comic is a philosophical work by Henri Bergson that explores the nature of humor an...

• Author(s): Rick DesRochers • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic • BISAC: Media StudiesThe Comic Offense from Vaudeville to Contemporary Comedy examines how contemporary writer/performers are influenced by th...

• Author(s): Ken Jennings • Publisher: Scribner Book Company • Publisher Imprint: Scribner Book Company • BISAC: Popular CultureA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Je...

• Author(s): Charles Mills Gayley | Alwin Thaler • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: EssaysRepresentative English Comedies offers a fascinating collection of early English comedic plays, spanning from the beginnings o...

• 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): Francis R. Sturt • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Comedy"The Most Offensive Joke Collection Ever!" by Francis R Sturt is a collection of two original British and Irish-themed ...

• Author(s): Richard Steele | Collet Cibber • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: GeneralEnglish Comedy V6 is a book that contains a collection of celebrated dramas that have been written since the c...

• Author(s): Yumeng Xu • Publisher: Chinese Satire, Humor and Comedy • Publisher Imprint: Chinese Satire, Humor and Comedy • BISAC: ChineseWelcome 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): N. J. Lowe • Publisher: Cambridge University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press • BISAC: Ancient and ClassicalComedy is the classical world's most resilient and durable theatrical tradition. This volume offers a co...

• Author(s): Reed Martin | Austin Tichenor • Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Broadway Play Publishing • BISAC: American - General"Critic's Pick! Fast and furious...fresh and funny...a great piece of political satire."Cinc...

• Author(s): Scott Sedita • Publisher: Atides Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Atides Publishing • BISAC: Acting & AuditioningThe Eight Characters of Comedy is the "How-To" guide for actors and writers who want to break into the world of sitco...

• Author(s): Antonio Manetti | Gaetano Milanesi • Publisher: Legare Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Legare Street Press • BISAC: European - GeneralUna raccolta di opere teatrali scritte nel Settecento, che rappresentano la riscoperta e la rival...

• Author(s): Robert Blumenfeld • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: ComedyA must for actors, writers, and directors! All the Tricks of the Trade: Everyt...

• Author(s): Edward Massey • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: GeneralPlots and Playwrights: A Comedy is a book written by Edward Massey and originally published in 1917. The book is a satirical co...

• Author(s): Dante Alighieri • 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 pictur...

• Author(s): Ofer Feldman • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: General

• Author(s): Michael V. Tueth • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismIn this book, Tueth looks at some of the most enduring comic movies of ...

• Author(s): Ted Gournelos | Viveca Greene | Gavin Benke • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi • BISAC: ComedyEssays that illustrate how humor transformed 9/11 politics and 9/11 transfor...

• Author(s): J.F. Bernard • Publisher: Edinburgh UP • Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: ShakespeareFrom the Back Cover'In this highly original discussion, J. F. Bernard provides a comprehensive analysis of Shakes...

• Author(s): Randy Skretvedt • Publisher: Bonaventure Press • Publisher Imprint: Bonaventure Press • BISAC: ScreenplaysStan Laurel and Oliver Hardy improvised many of the scenes for their classic comedies while the cameras were rolling, which mea...

• Author(s): Geoffrey James Neill • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: GeneralA step by step guide for the budding stand-up comedian to develop fresh or...

• Author(s): S. N. Behrman • Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC • Publisher Imprint: Literary Licensing, LLC • BISAC: GeneralThis is a new release of the original 1933 edition.

• Author(s): Samuel Foote • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: GeneralThe Comic Theatre Volume 4 is a book that contains a collection of the best French comedies, translated into English by Samuel F...

• Author(s): Stephen Rosenfield • Publisher: Chicago Review Press • Publisher Imprint: Chicago Review Press • BISAC: ComedyThis entertaining and sharply written guide--for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve t...

• Author(s): Anansi Bey • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - Generalspoken word poetry and comedy that tends to give an insight ...

• Author(s): Anonymous • Publisher: Hutson Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Hutson Street Press • BISAC: GeneralFlowers of Wit, or, The Laughing Philosopher, And Budget of Comicalities is a collection of humorous anecdotes, jokes, and witticisms...

• Author(s): George Meredith • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: African""An Essay on Comedy"" by George Meredith is a literary work that explores the nature and purpose of comedy in literature. In...

• Author(s): Mitch Earleywine • Publisher: Springer Publishing Company • Publisher Imprint: Springer Publishing Company • BISAC: Creative AbilityHumor is complex, and the author, Mitch Earleywine, does an exceptional job of covering the big bases...

• Author(s): Gene Perret • Publisher: Quill Driver Books • Publisher Imprint: Quill Driver Books • BISAC: ComedyComedy writing is an acquired skill. No one is born a comedy writer. The desire may be there from an early age, but the techniques mus...

• Author(s): Carl Unegbu • Publisher: Hybrid Global Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Hybrid Global Publishing • BISAC: Media & the LawAmerica is widely regarded as the most litigious society in the world. And comedians, just like everybody els...

• Author(s): Mike Donovan • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: ComedyThis is a book about my career as a stand-up comedian and it is a book about stand-up comedy in general. It is 96,000 words...

• Author(s): Yumeng Xu • Publisher: Chinese Satire, Humor and Comedy • Publisher Imprint: Chinese Satire, Humor and Comedy • BISAC: ChineseWelcome 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): Winifred Smith • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: DramaThe Commedia Dell�������Arte: A Study In Italian Popular Comedy by Winifred Smith is a comprehensive exploration of the history,...

• Author(s): William Shakespeare • Publisher: Atlantic • Publisher Imprint: Peacock • Subject: English LiteratureThe Merchant of Venice is a 16th century play written by Shakespeare between 1596-1598 in which a merchant in Venice must default on ...