Joking Around

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Funny because it's true : how The Onion created modern American news satire
Wenc, Christine
Paper Book
Discover the real truth behind the original fake news with this in-depth history of beloved humor publication, The Onion. In 1988, a band of University of Wisconsin-Madison undergrads and dropouts began publishing a free weekly newspaper with no editorial stance other...

051 Wenc 2025

Humor, seriously : why humor is a secret weapon in business and life and how anyone can harness it. Even you.
Aaker, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
WALL STREET JOURNAL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER * Anyone--even you!--can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.   Don't miss the authors' TED Talk,...

152.43 Aaker 2021

This time together : laughter and reflection
Burnett, Carol.
Paper Book
THIS TIME TOGETHER is 100 percent Carol Burnett – funny, irreverent, and irresistible.   Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America.The Carol Burnett Showwas seen each week by millions of adoring fans and won twenty-five Emmys in...

197.43 B9338

Funny things : a comic strip biography of Charles M. Schulz
Debus, Luca
Paper Book
Discover the man behind Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang in this imaginative and tender-hearted tribute told in comic-strip format! Charles M. Schulz was arguably the most influential and popular cartoonist of the 20th century, and he poured many of his own...

741.5092 Schulz Debus 2023

How comics are made : a visual history from the drawing board to the printed page
Fleishman, Glenn
Paper Book
"No one, before now, has written a history of the comic strip as a technological artifact--not, at least, in such depth, and on such a sound foundation of research." - Michael Chabon, author, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay If you love comics, you'll...

741.51 Fleishman 2024

Oddball : a "Sarah's scribbles" collection
Andersen, Sarah
Paper Book
The newest Sarah's Scribbles collection from New York Times bestselling author and Goodreads Choice award winner Sarah Andersen. The fourth book in the enormously popular graphic novel series, the latest collection of Sarah's Scribbles comics explores the...

741.5973 Andersen 2021

Surely you can't be serious : the true story of Airplane!
Zucker, David
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COMEDY BOOKS OF 2023 AT VULTURE Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy classic Airplane! by the legendary writers and directors of the hit film. Airplane!...

791.4372 Airplane Zucker 2023

Homey don't play that! : the story of In Living Color and the black comedy revolution
Peisner, David
Paper Book
Discover the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and lasting impact of the trailblazing sketch comedy show that upended television, launched the careers of some of our biggest stars, and changed the way we talk, think, and laugh about race: In Living Color. Few television shows...

791.4572 In 2018

Welcome to Pawnee : stories of friendship, waffles, and Parks and recreation
O'Heir, Jim
Paper Book
Jim O'Heir, best known for his role as Jerry (or Garry/Larry/Terry/Barry) on Parks and Recreation and co-host of the hit podcast Parks and Recollection, brings fans a heartfelt and intimate behind-the-scenes look at one of America's most beloved sitcoms, brimming with never-before...

791.4572 Parks O'Heir 2024

My dad's funnier than your dad : growing up with Tim Conway in the funniest house in America
Conway, Kelly
Paper Book
Comic and television star Tim Conway (The Carol Burnett Show, McHale's Navy, Dorf) enjoyed enormous popular appeal. In this humorous, loving, and surprising memoir, Tim's eldest of his six children, Kelly, reveals that the Conway home life was as riotous as some of her father's...

792.7028 Conway, Tim Conway 2022

Grit, Spit, and Never Quit: A Marine's Guide to Comedy and Life
Riggle, Rob
Paper Book
Comedian Rob Riggle's frank, funny, and inspirational memoir about how the lessons he learned while serving in the US Marines prepared him for life, especially when it came to pursuing his comedy dreams. Before he graced movie screens in films like The...

792.7028 Riggle Riggle 2025

Funny business : the legendary life and political satire of Art Buchwald
Hill, Mike
Paper Book
"A delightful and entertaining book about one of America's greatest humorists."-Seth Meyers This"absorbing, illuminating" (Jon Meacham)biography of the legendary political humorist reveals the life behind his must-read Washington Post columns, featuring never-before...

817.54 Buchwald Hill 2022

Comedy bang! bang! : the podcast (the book)
Aukerman, Scott
Paper Book
In Comedy Bang! Bang!: The Podcast!, Scott Aukerman transports readers inside the zany world of the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast. The book features brand-new anecdotes and opinions from the wild cast of recurring characters, and matches the show in tone and wackiness, with essays, lists,...

817.6 Aukerman 2023

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