Writing Humor

Hello. It's Todd Barry. Yes, the massively famous comedian. I have billons of fans all over the world, so I do my fair share of touring. While I love doing shows in the big cities (New York, Chicago, Cleveland), I also enjoy a good secondary market (Rochester, Springfield, Toledo). There's something great about performing in a place where they don't expect to see you.

As a science journalist, Jade has seen more than her fair share of peculiar oddities—none weirder than her socially inept fellow reporter Antigone. When the test of a teleporter using an electron collider goes awry, the two women find their world changed in subtle ways, with anomalies breaking out in their personal lives. Their increasingly unstable dimension gives Jade the ability to shapeshift while Antigone can see portals into other worlds.

Adult humorous fiction Famous Union College is a slow moving train wreck, a place where what is what is not. Two hapless heroes. An exhibitionist secretary. Bumbling administrators. A paranoid football coach. Conniving coeds. A sex obsessed football player. Who knows what will happen next... "The characters are all interesting and well developed - and many would be great study cases for a psych major." - HAMPTON REVIEWS "It's light and humorous with a bit of a wink and a lot of wry puckish humor." - Pop Bop, Top 500 Amazon Reviewer From the author of the endearing story THE SURVIVAL OF ...

I've always been her shelter in the storm. Hockey players. MMA fighters. Rock stars. The boys in blue. Even sexy SEALs have all offered to slay my dragon - or in my case, my stalker. Why can't they get it through their thick, stubborn heads that I can take care of myself? I'm no damsel! But...what if the real villain in this story is me? Now the one person I've never been able to resist has appointed himself as my protector.

“I liked the strong female characters that didn’t back down. It is a great novel to show women that you can get positions just as easily as men and to not back down when being pushed into corners.” –NetGalley Reviewer "...offers the reader a heroine with grace, gumption, and brains, who finds her way out of a difficult position with satisfying aplomb." –IndieReader The university's selection committee nominates Georgia Davis to become their first woman vice president – a job she's coveted for more than a quarter century. But the university's new president, Paul Van Horne, sours ...

From the Author of "A Marriage Knot" REVIEWS FROM THE READERS : "I couldn't put the book down." "Every character is endearing... " "a pure blend of emotions" "I finished the book In one stretch . I couldn't stop .. "just the perfect light read... Happy, funny, feel good kinda book that brings a smile on your face... A simple straight love story with a HEA" "Written in simple language it's a heartwarming story which keeps a smile pasted on readers face." "I love it when writers can infuse humour into their writing and Shobana seems to be my new find in that"**********************************...

Embark on a rollicking adventure filled with laughter, chaos, and outrageous misadventures in "Roger's Rise to Incredible Failure." If the comedic genius of Tom Sharpe and Ben Elton has tickled your funny bone, this hilarious saga is a must-read. Meet Roger Sidebottom, a man on a mission to leave a trail of destruction in his wake, and Alcasa, a quaint Spanish town about to be turned upside down. When Roger and his new bride, Mary, purchase a small hotel, the citizens of Alcasa soon realise that their failed armada is nothing compared to the havoc this duo will unleash. Roger's insatiable ...

With her books sporting other people’s names, ghostwriter Jake O’Hara works behind the scenes. But she never expected a séance at a New York apartment to be part of her job. Jake had signed on as a ghostwriter, secretly writing for a grande dame of mystery fiction whose talent died before she did. The author’s East Side residence was impressive. But her entourage—from a Mrs. Danvers-like housekeeper to a lurking hypnotherapist—was creepy. Still, it was all in a day’s work, until a killer started going after ghostwriters, and Jake suspected she was chillingly close to the ...

Years ago, Steve Hannah’s chance detour through the Midwest cut short a planned cross-country trip. He found himself in Wisconsin, a distinctly different place from the East Coast, where he was born and raised. Charmingly beautiful and full of welcoming people, America’s dairyland would soon become his home. Dairylandia recounts Steve Hannah’s burgeoning love for his adopted state through the writings of his long-lived column, “State of Mind”.

Written together with friend and journalist Boyd Hilton, the audiobook follows a year in the lives of Matt Lucas and David Walliams in every unfiltered detail: the good, the bad, the mundane and the meaningful. It is a year that includes writing, rehearsing, filming, Live8, going to America, and undertaking a mammoth 100-date, seven-month tour where Little Britain goes in search of Great Britain.

A fast-paced supernatural thrill ride filled with demonic villains set in the heart of South Florida! My name is Patrick Bannon, and I'm a demonologist. Most people would agree that the study of demons isn’t a practical area of research. Lucky for me, Miami has never been a practical kind of city. With more reported cases of demonic possession than any other two cities combined, the jewel of South Florida can be a dangerous place for those who don’t respect it, and when trouble strikes, it falls to me to set it right. Now a renowned Catholic reverend is dead, and the church wants to ...

Step into the uproarious world of Roger Sidebottom, where madness meets mischief in the most hilarious of ways. If you're a fan of Tom Sharpe and Ben Elton, prepare to be thoroughly entertained by the latest escapade in the Roger Sidebottom series. Trapped within the confining walls of a mental asylum, Roger Sidebottom faces his greatest challenge yet. But Roger is not one to be deterred by the mundane routines of institutionalised life. With his sharp wit and cunning intellect, he sets out on a daring quest for freedom, leaving chaos and laughter in his wake. Join Roger as he navigates ...

Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a different school than his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, he changes his tune. Can Greg and his classmates save their school before it's shuttered for good? Or is this the start of a whole new chapter for Greg?

Fábio Porchat --Se tem alguém que pode te ensinar a escrever as suas piadas, subir no palco e ser engraçado do seu jeito, esse alguém é Judy Carter. Tá preparado para começar? Fazer stand-up não é para qualquer um. Mas com esse livro, qualquer um pode fazer stand-up. -- Fabio PorchatO Comedy Bible está finalmente disponível em português!

After a debilitating stroke, Balmy Knight moves in with her daughter’s family. As she begins to recover her health, she misses her independence. Finding her days full of tedious boredom, Balmy uses mischievous antics to add excitement to her life. Her only joy comes from disobeying her daughter’s rules, aggravating her son-in-law, and feeding buttermilk biscuits to Jake, the homeless guy who lives in a cardboard box. Life becomes complicated when Balmy’s old friend, Sunny Day—from her Broadway-performing days in the Sixties—arrives from Hollywood and invites her to share her ...

A collection of previously published inspirational and humorous short stories with positive and feel-good takeaway messages. Reflections of everyday life, each story is an easy and quick listen, but you will not want to pause this audiobook! In "Angels on Ice", the author shares inspirational lessons gleaned from surviving a near-death experience at age seven. Stories of home life, like "Freezer Bra" and "Reverse Engineering", are sure to tickle your funny bone and elicit chuckles!

In "The Importance of Being Roger," prepare to embark on a riotous journey alongside Roger Sidebottom, a man whose life seems to be a magnet for chaos. From his tumultuous childhood to his disastrous forays into adulthood, Roger's path is paved with mishaps, misadventures, and the occasional stroke of luck. Haunted by the spectre of an indifferent father and the scars of lost love, Roger stumbles through school, university, and the working world, leaving a trail of uproarious incidents and near-misses in his wake. As he grapples with the absurdities of everyday existence, readers will find ...

Who would have thought the turn of the last Century would one day be ancient history? In "More Slightly Off the Mark, Why I Hate Cats, and Other Lies", former newspaper columnist Mark R. Hunter went back to collect his humor pieces from 2000 and 2001—the earliest ones to be put on a computer. In DOS format, on a floppy disk. The amount of change in just twenty years resulted in Hunter completely rewriting the columns, and inserting his present self (and his dog, Beowulf, through pictures) into the work—mostly to make fun of his older self. Along the way Mark riffs on everything from ...

Manhattan ghostwriter Jake O’Hara has been meaning to get her so-called love life—and her career—back on track. But lately, it hasn’t been easy. Especially now that her soon-to-be-married mother has witnessed a murder—in a confessional, no less. Shortly after Maura O’Hara arrived at the church, Father Billy Blake—controversy-plagued priest, anti-death penalty activist, and spiritual advisor to a notorious hit man—was shot dead. It’s no secret that Father Blake had a number of enemies—from a scheming drug lord to a dangerous clan on death row. Coming up with a list of ...

I like Graffiti. It appeals to my particular sense of humor. I like it for the concise nature of statements of wit and wisdom. It makes me smile. It makes me laugh. While I do not advocate defacing or writing on private property or lavatory walls or spraying paint, I do subscribe to graffiti as a social value- clearly people feel they have something to say. This can take many forms – an opinion -- a statement – a comment – an observation – an insult -- a boast ( size really does matter ) So now dear reader I offer you my first humble collection. Graffiti from all over the world. No ...