Comedy Performance

Mark Twain's lifetime spans America's era of greatest economic growth. And Twain was an active, even giddy, participant in all the great booms and busts of his time, launching himself into one harebrained get-rich-quick scheme after another. But far from striking it rich, the man who coined the term "Gilded Age" failed with comical regularity to join the ranks of plutocrats who made this period in America notorious for its wealth and excess.

Sten's Sidekick Unleashed! Truly awful humor from the famed science fiction series created by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch. Plus: The Lost Jokes and two missing jokes.

This audiobook contains over 1,280 more jokes to keep you laughing for hours! Here is a sample: My wife said she is leaving on account of my sexual fetishes. I said fine! Slam the door on my c--t on the way out.

Con Antonio Sanint. Ser comediante no es cosa fácil, ni materia de risas, no señor. Tratar de hacer reír al otro es una experiencia endemoniada, muy divertida eso sí, pero infernal. Acompaña al reconocido comediante colombiano Gonzalo Valderrama a descubrir junto a sus famosos invitados cuáles son las obsesiones, procesos creativos, retos y pecados que tienen a estos ´standuperos´ en llamas y de tour descendiendo por los círculos del Infierno.

Pippa Evans is an expert in saying 'Yes' - and 'No'. She's a master of thinking on her feet but has also had to learn how to go with the flow. In this book she's passing on everything she's learnt from her award-winning improv career, as both a performer and teacher, so you can take centre stage in your own life.

This sequel to The Tao of Improv drills down to the subatomic level of good scenes. It's a personal way of looking at improv, focusing on how to do more things without thinking so you can devote your brain power to extending your creativity. Loaded with real-word tips based on experience and analysis, as well as a sprinkling of nerdiness for those so inclined. Tao Two Quantum Impro is a helpful audiobook that proves one basic premise: This stuff is easy.

The Bible of joke books! A great coffee table party starter and a great gift for jokesters!

Ausverkauft! So mancher glaubt beim Studieren von Hagen Rethers Tourplan, dies sei der Titel des Programms, denn Restkarten sucht man bei seinen Terminen vergeblich. Obwohl oder gerade weil sich Hagen Rether in den Medien rar macht, füllt er deutschlandweit die größten Hallen. Flache Witze und Mainstreamhumor darf man bei seinen Auftritten nicht erwarten. Charmant und klavierbegleitet nimmt er sein Publikum mit auf eine abendfüllende Gewissensreise quer durch die Gesellschaft. Auch bei seinem neuesten Hörbuch bleibt einem so mancher Lacher im Halse stecken, wohlwissend das die bittere Wahrheit oft nur mit Humor zu ertragen ist.

Chronic list-making, event planner, Jaya Trudeaux Westhorpe, envisioned a fairytale ending once she married hotel magnate, Alec Westhorpe - complete with a steamy, extended honeymoon and an eventual family. What she didn't expect was a baby on their doorstep and a family-phobic husband. When reformed playboy, Alec Danthers Westhorpe, married the woman of his dreams, he thought he'd finally found his happy ending. But a long-hidden secret threatens to jeopardize what he holds most dear.

When the fiery new girl, Jill MacGregor, in their international High School in the country of Turkey, captures Rick Foster’s heart, he is desperate to impress her. He conjures up a bodacious lie, but her capriciousness gets them both in hot water, imprisoned in the Russian Soviet embassy. With hidden inheritances, Cold War tensions, and the Beatles as a surprising soundtrack, "Danger 9b: and his Goddess of Fortune”, based on true experiences, is a Young Adult rom-com immersed in international intrigue as a fast-paced adventure.

If you can imagine it, somewhere there’s probably a law against it. Laugh out loud over some of Canada’s strangest laws - but not too loudly, or you might get a ticket: until 2002 in BC, you couldn’t stand up while having a drink in a restaurant; in Halifax, cabbies are required to wear socks; you’re not allowed to dogsled on the sidewalks in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; and much more.

Darauf haben die Fans gewartet: Ein neues Hörbuch von Max Goldt. Weltstars im Nadelwald versammelt eine Auswahl alter und neuer Texte von Max Goldt - aus den Jahren 1986 bis 2018. "Das süße Nichts" (2004), "Die Dolmetscherin und das Double" (1987), "Die schlimmen Schleimvideomädchen" (2018), "Petra Gerster vs David Bowie" (2017), "Morrissey vs 'Der Spiegel'"(2018), "Der Hugo" (2004), "Konversation im Donald-Duck-Auto" (2010/2015), "Weltstars im Nadelwald" (1992), "Diese wolkenverhangenen Dunkelziffern" (2018), "Privat sollen die Stars eher frostig sein" (1995).

One evening in Paris, 1879, Mark Twain rose to the podium and tackled the touchiest of subjects: masturbation. His remarks rubbed Victorian society the wrong way and were censored for over a century.

An exciting history of the improv group you’ve never heard of that changed comedy in America—this is the story of Boom Chicago in Amsterdam as told by its founders and most famous alumni! Featuring a foreword by Seth Meyers, a backword by Jordan Peele, and interviews with Seth Meyers, Jordan Peele, Amber Ruffin, Jason Sudeikis, Ike Barinholtz, Greg Shapiro, Kay Cannon, and many more.

"Macht die Hose mich dick?" "Schatz, ehrlich gesagt: Die Hose hat damit nichts zu tun!" Sie sind böse, sie sind abgründig, sie sind dreist und blitzgescheit, vor allem aber überraschend und schmerzhaft komisch: die neuesten Kurzgeschichten und Glossen von Altmeister Jürgen von der Lippe, der sich einmal mehr selbst übertroffen hat.

Schmucks! combines Mason's and Felder's nails-to-the-wall political satire. They combine impeccable timing with insightful observations on the foibles of modern life to create material that will leave you crying with laughter.

This is a collection of fart jokes, puns and nicknames. Some are classics from the past, while others are relatively more modern.

How to do really bad things! What's a woman to wear when she kills her husband? Or plays her detective for a sap? And ultimately, what's the appropriate ensemble for facing a firing squad? Who is the femme fatale? Since time began, every culture has obsessed about her; women have wished to be her, and men - the dumb clucks - have connived to control her.

Forget reality TV. When you scratch your head bewildered, frustrated, and hurt, don't get mad...get Reality Chick, Monique Marvez's follow up to her critically-acclaimed best seller Built for Comfort. Reality Chick will have you laughing as you cry out, "Aha! That's why they make me crazy!" Enlightening as well as entertaining, this take-no-prisoners look at relationships is certain to be a comedy classic.

Ireland’s Instagram sensation Meditations for the Anxious Mind takes us on a trip around Ireland of the likes you’ve never seen before, from the trolley-filled Liffey to the glamour of Navan. Why not go off the beaten track with Meditations for the Anxious Mind’s The Toxic Travel Guide and laugh your way around Ireland. We did the research so you don’t have to smell the bin juice.