Hicks, Bill
Summary: One Night Stand: Bill Hicks is a comedian with a message. In his own words, he offers 'a message that is not heard very often ... but it's the truth'. Raw and outspoken, Hicks tells us alcohol and cigarettes are more harmful than marijuana. He also offers his view on the devil on records played backwards, kids who commit suicide after hearing Judas Priest material and he explains what causes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rykodisc, Inc. 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS BILIrby, Samantha
Summary: "The widely beloved, uproarious, first essay collection and the basis for the upcoming FX Studios series from smart, edgy, hilarious, and unabashedly raunchy Samantha Irby. Samantha Irby exploded onto the printed page with this debut collection of essays about trying to laugh her way through failed relationships, taco feasts, bouts with Crohn's disease, and more. Every essay is crafted with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: "Beloved writer Samantha Irby has returned to the printed page for her much-anticipated, sidesplitting fourth book following her 2020 breakout, Wow, no thank you, a Vintage Books Original. The success of Irby's career has taken her to new heights. She fields calls with job offers from Hollywood and walks the red carpet with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City. Finally, she has made it. But,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 IRBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 IRBSegura, Tom
Summary: Segura is known for his twisted takes and irreverent comedic voice, but after a few busy years of work and parenting, he just wants to hide from everything. In this collection of true stories, he takes a revealing look at some of the situations that have shaped him. Readers will be laughing out loud-- and nodding in agreement with his message that, in a world where everyone is increasingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEGURA, TOM SEGSummary: Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham returns with Peanut, Walter and José Jalapeño ... on a STEEK!, and introduces Achmed the Dead Terrorist and Melvin the Superhero, in this comedy special.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2007
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2 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JEFSummary: The unhippest guy in the room is going to crack you up. Jim Gaffigan is the nice guy next door- with more than a hint of the devil in him. A regular of The Ellen Show and That '70s Show, the versatile actor shows his unique style of humor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD JIMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JIMSummary: Eddie Murphy entertains with celebrity impersonations and his observations on '80s love, sex, marriage, his remembrance of Mom's hamburgers, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS EDDFey, Tina
Summary: From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 792.7 FEYIrby, Samantha
Summary: "Samantha Irby explodes onto the printed page with her debut collection of brand-new essays about trying to laugh her way through failed relationships, being black, taco feasts, bouts with Crohn's disease, and more. Every essay is crafted with the same scathing wit and poignant candor thousands of loyal readers have come to expect from visiting her notoriously hilarious blog,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Curbside Splendor Publishing 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 IRBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 IRBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 IRBSummary: Gilbert Gottfried rose to fame in the 1980s thanks to his brash stand-up act and personality. Now, after decades of flying solo in both his work and in his personal life, Gilbert has shockingly reinvented himself as a family man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF GILSummary: Stand-up comedian Gallagher puts his Sledge-O-Matic to work in two of his best stand-up specials, Mad as Hell and Two Real.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS BESDe Semlyen, Nick
Summary: "Wild and Crazy Guys opens in 1978 with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray taking bad-tempered swings at each other backstage at Saturday Night Live, and closes 21 years later with the two doing a skit in the same venue, poking fun at each other, their illustrious careers, triumphs and prat falls. In between, Nick de Semlyen takes us on a trip through the tumultuous '80s, delving behind the scenes of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2019
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Summary: Blending elements of memoir and monologue, the comedian offers a candid account of her life, using details from the lives of legendary historical figures to illuminate episodes from her own life and reflect on her own successes and failures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 792.7 PouBee, Samantha.
Summary: Bee delivers hilarious essays on everything from her parents' views on religion and sex to her pre-"Daily Show" stint as a Japanese anime character.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 814.6 BEEColbert, Stephen
Summary: The host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" offers his opinions, untarnished by facts or research, on important issues in modern American society, including higher education, pets, religion, sports, sex, and the Hollywood agenda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 POUNDSTONE, PAULA POUSummary: "This extended session of Laughter Therapy explores the history of all things funny, presenting a cornucopia of comedy from the pioneers of vaudeville and the silent film era, to the wildly creative innovators that transformed television in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, to the modern practitioners that continue to bend the boundaries of comedy today. Chronically serious? Prepare to be cured by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 817 EISHicks, Bill
Contents: 1 (CD). Fevered egos -- I'm talking to the women here -- My favorite new kid -- Marketing & advertising -- Artistic roll call -- Orange drink -- Save Willie -- Menu? -- A killer idea -- Goodbye you lizard scum -- Summertime -- Elvis -- News -- Confession time (cops) -- Please do not disturb -- Spectravision & housekeeping -- Girl of your dreams -- Clam lappers & Sonic the hedgehog -- What is...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rykodisc, Inc. 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN HICPoundstone, Paula
Summary: "A hilarious story of jumping into new experiences with both feet and a surprisingly poignant tale of a working mother raising three kids"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POUNDSTONE, PAULA POUSummary: Memorable moments from Chris Farley's appearances on Saturday Night Live as he portrays the Chippendales dancer; Matt Foley, the "Chris Farley Show and many other unique and endearing characters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: NBC Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SATFey, Tina
Summary: From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.7 FEYSummary: A comedy special with Robin Williams at New York city's Broadway Theater.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Entertainment/manufactured by Columbia Music Video 2002
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2 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS ROBSummary: Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy bring their distinctive brand of humor to a packed crowd in Minneapolis for a special. Jeff Foxworthy is one of the world's most respected comedians. he's the largest-selling comedy recording artist, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, and best-selling author of more than twenty-six books. Larry The Cable Guy, a multi-platinum recording artist, Grammy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017