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 BILCho, Margaret.
Contents: Disc One So good to be home -- Karl Lagerfeld -- I am a fag hag -- Chippendales -- Gay porn -- Lesbians love whale watching -- Are you gay? -- Grandma and Grandpa -- Disc Two Once upon a time I had myown tv show -- KKK-Mart -- Saved by the Gong -- Fatty choices -- Gwen -- "Margaret Cho, you're a star!" -- Mother's Day -- But I'm a size 4 -- Chow-like Cho diet-- Koren a̲merican role model --...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Nettwerk America 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN CHOSummary: 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: A feature film version of America's hit comedy concert tour with renowned comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BLUSummary: Fresh off of his two-month college comedy tour, Pete returns to New York City with newfound confidence in his comedic abilities. While growing more assured, he continues to struggle over what he really wants out of comedy and how to find a happy balance between his old, faith-based self and the new, more ambitious comic he's becoming.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CRASummary: 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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Aspiring stand-up comedian Will is forced to face the realities of relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RLJ Enterainment 2020
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY OPESummary: Filmed live at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas, and features 'Tater Salad' with cigar in one hand and drink in the other, delivering all new material.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Electra Star Management 2013
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS RONSummary: In a height of the #MeToo movement, feminism, and the infiltration of stand-up comedy by the politically correct, the life and times of courageous comedian Wendi Starling is examined.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FUNSummary: The road to fame is filled with setbacks, personal demons, and failure, but for those who keep going, the journey is worth it. Oscar-winner Melissa Leo and Ari Graynor star in this character-driven drama series about a group of ambitious up-and-comers struggling to find success in Hollywood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV I'MLevy, Shawn
Summary: "Today, women are ascendant in standup comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies. But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punchline. And it took a special sort of woman-indeed, a parade of them-to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.7 LEVSummary: The documentary series brings to life the legends, heartbreak, and history created at the Comedy Store, which over the past 47 years has launched the careers of a breathtaking array of stars. As a Comedy Store alum, former stand-up comic Binder spotlights one of pop culture's great laboratories with never-before-seen footage and incisive, emotional interviews with some of the biggest names in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC COMSummary: Explores the struggles of 'making it big' in the 1970's L.A. comedy scene. Every night, a group of young, up-and-coming comedians waits their turn to perform at Goldie's, the hottest stand-up club in Hollywood. But first they'll have to win over club owner Goldie, who rules the Sunset Strip with an iron fist. For them, stand-up is a drug and they're willing to sacrifice everything to get their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV IMSummary: Dave Chappelle is back! ... Sort of. Three completed episodes from the long-lost third season of Chappelle's Show are finally available for mass consumption. With the success of the first two seasons, Dave finally gets to meet the President of Show Business, spends some time in the limelight on MTV's Cribs, and gives his best impersonations of P. Diddy, Lil Jon and Gary Coleman. Combine that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Comedy Central Home Video 2006
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CHASummary: Recorded live at London's Shaftesbury Theater when Eddie was in the middle of a sold-out 12-week run, superstar British comic Eddie Izzard brings his remarkable stage act to the small screen for the benefit of those unable to attend the performance in person. A darling of critics and audiences alike, the multi-faceted actor/performer is unlike any other standup act on the circuit, making him...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ANTI 2004
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2 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS EDDSummary: Executive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes his show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a European dream.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Anti- 1998
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS EDDSummary: Amy Schumer explores sex, relationships, and more with sketches, stand-up comedy, and woman-on-the-street interviews. Includes all twenty episodes from the show's first two seasons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INSSummary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS BESSummary: Some of the best stand-up comedians in the business share tips of the trade and full-fledged stories to impart the lessons they learned treading the boards, hitting the road, and of course, on occasion, bombing. Featuring interviews with Jonah Ray, Howard Kremer, Marcella Arguello, Jimmy Pardo, Bill Dwyer, Wayne Federman, Rick Overton, Matt Braunger, Nick Thune, Andrew Michaan, Sean Conroy,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 792.7 UPRHicks, 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 HICSummary: Edgy, smart, and raunchier than ever, filmmaker Kevin Smith returns with new and wildly irreverent tour footage from Q & A sessions in London and Toronto.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006