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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...

This touching and hilarious memoiris 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 Show was seen each week by millions of adoring fans and won...

"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...

A mainstay of countless American childhoods, MAD magazine exploded onto the scene in the 1950s and gleefully thumbed its nose at all the postwar pieties. Unfazed by lawsuits, the ire of J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, and the dull-witted scorn of critics and scolds unwilling to get the joke, MAD became the...

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!...

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...

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...

What happens when we can't joke about some of the most important stuff in life? In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Those people should probably not read this book in...