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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.

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.

There is no doubt that Jewish humor is an interesting thing that continues to fascinate people from all parts of the world, whether they are Jewish or not. To give you a dose of Jewish fun, here are some of the best Jewish jokes that can either make you double up in laughter or stop, think, and contemplate on the real meaning that lies within.

Hawthorne presents several ideas which form the very core of the conservative critique: that man's sinfulness is an immutable part of his character; that rationalists, reformers, and progressives delude themselves with their utopian notions of the perfectibility of man; that in their delusion they do incalculable damage to the culture, while leaving human nature untouched; and that, no matter the "progress" they make, evil lurks, waiting to rear its ugly head and shatter their dreams.

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!

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.

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.

The comic critiques modern America including the political system, media, and attitudes towards immigration.

Impress your friends and make dad proud by reciting these funny jokes; they won't be able to control their laughter! Never be bored again with hundreds upon hundreds of amusing jokes that will blow your mind.

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.

Find amusement with the hundreds of classic riddles, jokes, and puzzles in this collection! Gathered from every conceivable source and delivered in a droll fashion, this selection of brain teasers is as sound today as it was 100 years ago.

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.

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!

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.

Was haben wir nur für ein Glück, dass die Pandemie 2020 über uns gekommen ist! Fünfzig Jahre früher - und wir hätten nur zwei Fernsehprogramme gehabt! Wir wären uns alle gegenseitig an die Gurgel gegangen - denn wie hätten wir die vielen Abende verbracht? In seinem ersten Soloprogramm "ZAPPED!" rauschte Michael Mittermeier vor 25 Jahren nur so durch die Kanäle. Er zerlegte wie kein anderer die Fernsehlandschaft, egal ob Werbespot, Serie, Kriminalsendung oder tierischer Hauptdarsteller. Aber es ist viel passiert zwischen "MacGyver" und dem "Bachelor".