Zucker, David
Summary: "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! premiered on July 2nd, 1980. With a budget of $3.5 million it went on to make nearly $200 million in sales and has influenced a multitude of comedians on both sides of the camera. Surely You Can't Be Serious is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 ZUCDoescher, Ian
Summary: "To Shmi or not to Shmi? Torn between duty to the Jedi, attraction to Padm©♭, and concern for his beloved mother, yeoman Jedi Anakin Skywalker struggles to be master of his fate. The path he chooses will determine not just his own destiny, but that of the entire Republic. And thereby hangs a tale. Alack the day! A noble lady in danger. A knight and squire in battle. And a forbidden love that's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2015
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Summary: A tongue-in-cheek conclusion to the best-selling series that adapts Star Wars scripts in Shakespeare's iambic pentameter augments the story of the fall of the house of Skywalker with stirring soliloquies, inside jokes and Elizabethan-style illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction DoescherKnight, Sarah
Summary: This "parody of Marie Kondo's bestseller The life-changing magic of tidying up, explains how to rid yourself of unwanted obligations, shame, and guilt--and give your f*cks instead to the people and things that make you happy."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817 KNISummary: 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 792.7 UPRManley, Tim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.602 MANSummary: Rutland Weekend Television takes a look at the Pre-fab Four: Dirk, Barry, Stig and Nasty; better known as the Rutles. This documentary follows their career from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg's infamous Rat-Keller, to their amazing worldwide success. A parody of Beatlemania and the many serious documentaries made about the Beatles. Includes the 2002 "sequel" constructed mostly of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Video 2023
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY RUTBesser, Matt
Summary: Written by UCB founding members Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, this manual covers everything from the basics of two person scene work to the complexities of working within an ensemble to perform long form structures. A practical "how to" book, the guide provides exercises throughout to help the reader master each new concept and technique introduced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 792.028 BESBailey, Kim
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rutledge Hill Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.54 BAIDahl, Roald.
Summary: An illustrated collection of fifteen parodies ranging from skewered nursery rhymes to epic slapstick sagas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cape 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.914 DAHDoescher, Ian
Summary: Han Solo entombed in carbonite, the princess taken captive, the Rebel Alliance besieged, and Jabba the Hutt engorged. Now Luke Skywalker and his Rebel band must seek fresh allies in their quest to thwart construction of a new Imperial Death Star.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction DoescherDoyle, Arthur Conan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828 DOYLendler, Ian
Summary: The animals of the Stratford Zoo put on their own performance of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LENMiller, J. B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 MILSummary: "Newly discovered entries and drawings in William Shakespeare's journals reveal for the first time the astounding relationship between the great Bard and the Doctor. Since his first adventure in 1963, the Doctor has enjoyed many encounters with William Shakespeare. Now, BBC Books has rediscovered notebooks, long thought lost, compiled by the Bard in which he divulges the influential role the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperDesign 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOCBaldwin, Alec
Summary: A satirical memoir written in the style of Donald Trump shares lampooning insights into the forty-fifth president's election, disdain for the press, backroom strategy sessions with White House advisers, and world-changing decisions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 817 BALDay, Barry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Opinion, Inc. 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC Day,Doescher, Ian.
Summary: A retelling of Star wars stories the style of Shakespeare.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 812.6 DOEHiaasen, Carl
Summary: Hiaasen presents "The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear," telling graduates (or new job-holders, or brides-and-grooms, or newly-released ex-convicts) the truth: you need to disregard the lame platitudes, keep disillusionment at bay, and assume that bad things will happen in life. Yes, life is a shit storm. No, you're not all doomed. And you might even survive with a sense of humor intact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 HIALendler, Ian
Summary: When the Stratford Zoo closes for the evening, the animals sneak out of their cages and use their limited acting ability to put on an unusual version of Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2014
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Summary: "Find your Inner Crunchy without becoming that person with this helpful guide from social media star Really Very Crunchy. Are you tired of being bombarded by toxins at every turn? Do you want a more natural, "crunchy" approach to the world (with or without the beige aesthetic)? Well, grab your kombucha and join Emily Morrow on a journey to a more wholesome existence with Really Very Crunchy: A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan Books 2024
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Summary: "Inspired by the author's wildly popular, long-running McSweeney's column, Pop Culture Correspondences is a hilarious deconstruction of the most iconic pop culture moments of our lifetimes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014