Performing Arts

Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and you have the funniest, most heartfelt, and most inspirational memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself since Old Yeller.

From the elections of Barack Obama and Donald Trump to the tragic events of Ferguson and Charlottesville, the subject of race has come to the forefront of American consciousness. Legendary satirist D. L. Hughley offers his own cutting observations on this contentious issue that continues to traumatize the nation, a wound made more painful by the ongoing comments and actions of the 45th president. Hughley uses humor to draw attention to injustice, sardonically offering advice on a number of lessons, like "How to make cops feel more comfortable while they're handcuffing you".

Richard Pryor journeys from his childhood in a family that worked in whore-houses and bars, through to his years in Hollywood - the money, the women, the drugs - and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

The greats of comedy, when they were young and struggling, performing their great early routines.

By the tender age of five, Bernie Mac had found his calling: making others laugh. He has since become the star and cocreator of Fox’s hit sitcom The Bernie Mac Show; a stand-up legend; and a hit movie star in Head of State and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. Now, this amazing comedian delves deep down inside to retell the poignant and hilarious story of his childhood and the people who helped shape him into the comedian - and the strong and self-reliant man - he is today.

R. Eric Thomas didn’t know he was different until the world told him so. Everywhere he went - whether it was his rich, mostly White, suburban high school, his conservative Black church, or his Ivy League college in a big city - he found himself on the outside looking in. In essays by turns hysterical and heartfelt, Thomas reexamines what it means to be an "other" through the lens of his own life experience.

Comedian Trevor Noah offers listeners a glimpse into his childhood during apartheid in South Africa in this award-winning memoir.

Before Liz Lemon, before Weekend Update, before Sarah Palin, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: A recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV....

From a massively successful stand-up comedian and co-host of chart-topping podcasts “2 Bears 1 Cave” and “Your Mom’s House,” hilarious real-life stories of parenting, celebrity encounters, youthful mistakes, misanthropy, and so much more....

James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies....

Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a 21-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything....

Outsider. Misfit. Criminal. Convict. . . . Movie star. Family man. Comedy legend. Joey Diaz has been called every name in the book (and then some). Now, for the first time, he shares the story of his unlikely rise to fame in his own words—with no punches pulled....

Actor, voice actor, and comedian H. Jon Benjamin helps us all feel a little better about our own failures by sharing his own - despite his success starring on Archer and Bob's Burgers - in a hilarious, self-helpful memoir....

Bob Odenkirk’s career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. Charting a “Homeric” decades-long “odyssey” from his origins in the seedy comedy clubs to a dramatic career full of award nominations, it’s almost like there are many Bob Odenkirks....

The entries in this compulsively listenable book bridge past and present with topics like getting ghosted, handling haters, and why dog owners rule (sorry, cat people)....

At last, the definitive audiobook about perhaps the best cabin crew dramedy ever filmed: View from the Top starring Gwyneth Paltrow.....

This book celebrates and empowers underpaid and overworked employees with an uproarious ode to what we really think about our jobs and the customers that come with them.

Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress....

Two mismatched brothers must save their late mother's failing board game company using an unconventional marketing framework, or risk losing their family legacy forever. When their mother unexpectedly passes away, Joe and Pete inherit her once-thriving board game company.

All five series of the award-winning sketch show—plus standalone comedy Daydream Believer....

The legendary writer and performer of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame takes listeners on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations....

In these fresh and hilarious personal essays, Mindy Kaling gives the inside scoop on her new role as single mom, the perks of being her own husband, and how she deals with social anxiety even at the most glamorous A-list parties....

If you are driving, pull over. If you are at work, close your door, unless you don't mind your colleagues seeing you doubled over, in tears, on your office floor...

A hilarious and biting memoir from the actor, comedian, and Saturday Night Live alumnus....

The exercises in this book will get you off the couch and onto the stage, helping you develop the skills necessary to envision, and achieve, a successful career in comedy....

From Naptown to Tinseltown - legendary stand-up comedian and actor Mike Epps finally tells all in this outrageous, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir....

In Toast on Toast - part memoir, part "how to act" manual - Steven Toast draws on his vast and varied experiences, providing the reader with an invaluable insight...

Why is every film or tv programme a sequel or a remake? Why are people so f***ing hung up about swearing? Why do the asterisks in that sentence make it okay? These and many other questions trouble David Mitchell. Join him on a tour of the absurdities of modern life....

A celebration of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, this carefully curated audiobook features some of comedy’s most iconic voices in excerpts from their appearances on Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking streaming series!

After bottoming out, being institutionalized, and getting sober all by the tender age of fifteen, Moshe Kasher found himself asking: “What’s next?” Over the ensuing decades, he discovered the answer: a lot....

From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships....

Let’s get one thing straight: I didn’t set out to become a nudist. I wasn’t sitting at home one day thinking, You know what would really spice up my life? Dropping my pants and never looking back. No, my journey into nudism was more accidental—a mix of bad timing, a dare from Susan (more on her later), and one margarita too many. But once I took the plunge, I discovered something incredible: nudism isn’t just about being naked. It’s about finding freedom, building ridiculous memories, and, in my case, surviving the chaos that is my group of nudist friends. Let me introduce the ...

Retail's a b*tch. Now with zombies.

Let’s get one thing straight: nobody wakes up one morning, looks in the mirror, and says, “You know what? Today’s the day I confidently bare it all to a bunch of strangers.” If they do, they’re either lying or secretly a superhero. For the rest of us, the journey to loving our bodies—and letting them see the light of day in a nudist setting—is a lot less glamorous and a lot more awkward. When I first considered trying nudism, the idea of being naked in public felt somewhere between thrilling and terrifying. I wasn’t sure what scared me more: the thought of exposing my ...

Two mismatched brothers must save their late mother's failing board game company using an unconventional marketing framework, or risk losing their family legacy forever. When their mother unexpectedly passes away, Joe and Pete inherit her once-thriving board game company. But with the stock price plummeting and their own incompetence threatening to sink the business, these polar opposite brothers – Joe, an overconfident jock, and Pete, a sensitive poet – must put aside their differences and work together to save their family's legacy.

The popular topical comedy show is back with another helping of political vituperation, media mauling and celebrity savaging. So sit back and treat your ears to a bumper helping of superb satirical impressions from the team: Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens, Jess Robinson, Duncan Wisbey and Jason Forbes.

"Teresa Reichl spoilert die Antwort auf die Frage, die sich die meisten stellen werden: Kann die eigentlich was? Fünf Minuten auf der Bühne sind ihr zu wenig geworden, also wird sie in ihrem ersten abendfüllenden Programm alles zeigen, was sie kann (und wahrscheinlich auch, was sie nicht kann). Reichl lässt sich begleiten auf einer Reise durch ihr noch junges Leben. Von Streichen, die sie als Kind ihrem Bruder gespielt hat, über die Schulzeit und die erste eigene Wohnung bis jetzt, wo sie sich traut, sich auf eine Bühne zu stellen und zu sagen: Obacht, i kann wos!"

Inflationär geht es ja nicht nur an der Börse zu. Auch Jahresrückblicke gibt es mehr als genug, die berühmte Qual der Wahl? Das muss nicht sein, denn gut Lachen hat man, wenn man weiß, worauf es ankommt: Achte auf Qualität, gute Verarbeitung, Nachhaltigkeit und geprüfte Lieferketten….wenn dann auch noch die Marke stimmt, kann man getrost zugreifen! Suchst du noch oder hörst du schon?!: Urban Priols TILT!2024 – Der etwas andere Jahresrückblick von und mit Urban Priol.

Bisou, c’est la transcription (mais pas tout à fait) de ce qui aurait été le tout premier one-man show de Jonathan Roberge. Un spectacle qui devait retracer les malchances qui ont ponctué la vie de l’humoriste et qui, comble du malheur, aura dû être annulé plus d’une fois en raison du diagnostic de cancer de son fils, d’une pandémie, d’une récidive, d’un confinement, d’une récidive, d’un reconfinement et de trois autres récidives.

Oh dear ... we're back looking at more car books then, are we? I get it, it's okay. You're a car fan like me. Cars are important to you I suspect, they really matter to you. It says a lot about you, and the choice of car that you make ... well perhaps you think that it even defines you a little. Maybe a lot. It's that important, because it might affect how others think about you. Can that really be true? Well, let's see as we take a little journey through some of the more common brands of car ....

Flyting 101: Poetic Justice is a lively and engaging guide to the ancient art of flyting—verbal duels of wit, rhyme, and humor. Blending history, technique, and modern applications, this book takes listeners on a journey from the mead halls of the Norse gods to today’s rap battles and comedy roasts.