Comedy Performance

It's about time we stopped respecting myths and started laughing at them - because they're really very weird. Did you know Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, was born of some discarded genitals? Or that Hera threw her own son off a mountain because he was ugly? Or that Apollo once kidnapped a boat full of people while pretending to be a dolphin? And let's not even get started on Zeus - king of the gods, ruler of the skies and a man who's never heard of self-control.

Johnny B. Laughing provides children with lots of fun and laughter with his hilarious and silly jokes. Young listeners will have a blast sharing this awesome collection of jokes and riddles with their friends and family! This children's joke audiobook will have youngsters rolling on the floor with laughter and is sure to be a great gift idea for any child. Inside, you will find silly and corny jokes, riddles, wordplay, and humor.

Learning how easy improv is can be the hard part. There are important lessons in life that can lead to better improv scenes. And there are important lessons in improv that can lead to a better life. By putting improv techniques under an electron microscope of reason, The Tao of Improv: A Philosophy of Creating a Scene can improve the way we function, understand, and interact - on stage and off. Excerpts from the Tao Te Ching are woven into an overall philosophy of scenic improv acting.

Si venimos del mono, ¿por qué somos tan cerdos? ¿Es posible estornudar sin cerrar los ojos? ¿Se podrá conseguir el teletransporte? ¿Qué hay de cierto en lo de Moisés y el Mar Rojo? ¿El veneno caducado mata más o mata menos? ¿Beber cerveza quita la resaca? Estas son solo algunas de las preguntas frikis y descacharrantes que los científicos del grupo Big Van escuchan cada vez que se ponen delante de su público.

A piano tuner called Murkin, a close-shaven man with a yellow face, with a nose stained with snuff and cotton wool in his ears, came out of his hotel room into the passage. And looking at his frightened face one might have supposed that the ceiling had fallen in on him. 'Upon my word, Semyon!' he cried, seeing the attendant running towards him. 'What is the meaning of it? I am a rheumatic, delicate man and you make me go barefoot! Why is it you don't give me my boots all this time? Where are they?'

You don't have to be funny to be funny. It's true! While the general idea is that humor is inherent, Jean-Marc Toledano would beg to differ. Explore the science of laughter and the reason behind it with Half Serious Half Not, in which Jean-Marc discusses the topic in great detail and brings you the secret to being funny. The theme of the book is humor: what it is, the techniques, and how you too can be funny!

Spunky artist manager, Jessica Stanton, isn't looking for love. She's looking for a savior. When a business rival steals yet another of her rising stars, she's in danger of losing everything she's worked so hard for... and the only person who can save her fledgling business is the one man she shouldn't want.

This 16-episode collection includes the greatest comedy teams of the Golden Age of Radio and includes Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Abbott and Costello, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Baby Snooks and Daddy, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, and Phil Harris and Alice Faye. You’ll laugh till your sides ache at these great comedy duos!

When The Flip Wilson Show debuted in 1970, Black faces were still rare on television, Black hosts nonexistent. So how did Clerow “Flip” Wilson go from Jersey City grade-school dropout to national celebrity, heralded on the cover of Time as “TV’s first black superstar”? Flip is a candid, entertaining biography of a consummate comedian who changed the face of American popular culture.

I am comedian/author/dudeman Marshall Chiles, and I will show you step-by-step proven methodologies to help add humor to your presentations in order to increase your persuasion and maximize your impact.

To many people, the Marx Brothers always seemed cartoonish. Small wonder that film animators plucked their personas from their first appearances in The Cocoanuts (1929) and Animal Crackers (1930) and caricatured them in countless animated appearances in theatrical cartoons. Their animated likenesses have since been wisecracking in television cartoons, direct-to-video movies, fan films, commercials, flip books, avatars, emoji, a slot machine, and two TV pilots so rare they were once thought not to exist.

Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as Hamish and Dougal, the two Scotsmen made internationally quite well known from their appearances on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue; with Alison Steadman as Mrs Naughtie, their cleaning lady cum housekeeper, and Jeremy Hardy as the local Laird. Gambling Fever sees Hamish becoming addicted to gambling after winning a Sporran Cosy in the Glen MacLottery.

Dad Jokes: Terribly Hilarious and Clean Fun Jokes for All Ages is a compilation of jokes on many subjects to get giggles and groans out of all those closest to you! With everything from silly on-liners to full-story jokes, you’re sure to find one for any occasion that will delight family, friends, coworkers, and even passersby at the grocery store.

For comedian Pat McGann, the days of getting wrecked at bachelor parties and chasing girls in Mexico are over…but the party’s just starting. Now, the pragmatic husband and lovingly indifferent father of three juggles soccer games, trips to the zoo, and reluctant dinners with other married couples.

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.

Women love men with a sense of humor. The life of the party is the man who cracks the right word in the right moment. The problem is: Where are the good lines when you need them? They are here. The best one-liners to show off in public and in private. All the one-liners are related to sex, women, love, and relationships. Take the lines you'll need to become the life of the party. Dating will never be the same.

Thousands of video games have come and gone but none as fun as Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong is one of Nintendo's favorite characters. This book features the most hilarious, funny, and silly jokes and puns that go along with him!

Las mujeres aman los hombres con buen sentido del humor. El alma de la fiesta es de aquellos que dicen la frase justa en el momento adecuado. El problema es: ¿Dónde están los buenos chistes cuando hacen falta? Están aquí. Los mejores chistes cortos de una sola frase para lucirse en público y en privado.

Mi voleva Strehler, spettacolo di e con Maurizio Micheli, registrato dal vivo e pubblicato da Volume Audiobooks nella collana Audiocomic. Con oltre mille repliche all’attivo “Mi voleva Strehler" è un monologo cult, un pezzo di teatro-cabaret ineguagliato. In scena Maurizio Micheli veste i panni dello scalcinato attore Fabio Aldoresi che, come tanti suoi colleghi, sogna la svolta: diventare un attore famoso e importante.

Some of the most bizarre things happen at the local supermarket. Whether you work at one or shop at one, many of us have crazy tales to tell. From whores throwing patio furniture to seeing things that can’t be unseen, dig in for stories that will make you shake your head, stare in disbelief, leave you in shock, and make you say What the F*ck Just Happened?