Comedy and stand-up

Winner: Fringe First Award 2024'I loved being a Mum.

What is it to be a stand-up comedian?

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThis is a self-help book like no other.

**WINNER OF BEST SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022**'Hard-hitting and hilarious' - James Acaster'Funny, moving and compelling' - Mike CostelloA heart-warming, hilarious true story about fighting and family, based on the acclaimed stage show.

This book helps you to write and deliver jokes to attract more money, honey and health into your life.

Essays from the New York Times-bestselling author who inspired the film The Glorias, a "e;woman who has told the truth about her life and ours"e; (Los Angeles Times).

The 1962 blockbuster that took on "e;one of the most absurd (if universal) myths of our time: that every girl must be married"e; (The New York Times).

A collection of Rebecca West's early journalistic writings reveals her clarity of mind, severity of wit, and relevancy in today's modern world In this collection of early writings, beginning when Rebecca West was just eighteen years old, Jane Marcus sheds light on one of the foremost feminist and political thinkers of our time.

With a fondness for spoonerisms and double entendres, Ronnie Barker is one of the nation s greatest comics.

Arms And The Man' is a three-act play written by Bernard Shaw in 1920.

The New York Times number one bestseller from the Saturday Night Live and Parks and Recreation star.

A collection of Frank Skinner's most brilliant, biting, gut-bustingly funny columns for The Times.

Julian Mann, the hard drinking, preening, and sexually provocative star of the TV sitcome Richard the Nerd, feels caught on the horns of a dilemma: should he be concentrating on his career, which is on the slide after an unseemly bout of fisticuffs at the BAFTA awards; or following his baser instincts and bedding every young girl in sight?

For his many friends and fans, Peter Cook was quite simply the funniest man they'd ever encountered.

Micky Flanagan is one of Britain's best-loved cheeky-chappy comedians, thanks to his stand-up routines about how he's gone from growing up in London's East End in the 1970s to his life now in middle-class suburbia.

In this enhanced edition of Is It Just Me?

The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.

The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.

The Comic Offense from Vaudeville to Contemporary Comedy examines how contemporary writer/performers are influenced by the comedic vaudevillians of the early 20th century.

The Comic Offense from Vaudeville to Contemporary Comedy examines how contemporary writer/performers are influenced by the comedic vaudevillians of the early 20th century.

If you're looking for a book that will teach you how to write comedy, we suggest you keep moving.

Comedy from Dave Vitty - Chris Moyles' hilarious sidekick on Radio 1.

'The working mum's version of Eddie Izzard's 50 marathons in 50 days.

A bold new literary history that says women's writing is defined less by domestic concerns than by an engagement with public lifeIn a bold and sweeping reevaluation of the past two centuries of women's writing, At Home in the World argues that this body of work has been defined less by domestic concerns than by an active engagement with the most pressing issues of public life: from class and religious divisions, slavery, warfare, and labor unrest to democracy, tyranny, globalism, and the clash of cultures.

In this pathbreaking study of the works of Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, and Mill, Susan Moller Okin turns to the tradition of political philosophy that pervades Western culture and its institutions to understand why the gap between formal and real gender equality persists.

Edgework brings together seven of Wendy Brown's most provocative recent essays in political and cultural theory.

Is it time to take a break from feminism?

'There was none like her before and there's been none like her since' Dawn FrenchIn the five years since Victoria Wood's death, one great sadness has been the realisation that we will never again be surprised by new material from her.

Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and physical theatre, including actors, directors, improvisers, stand-up comedians, circus artists, mask performers and devisers of new work.

Satire reconsiders the entertainment, political dissent and comic social commentary created by innovative writers and directors since this theatrical form took the stage in ancient Athens.

I'm really looking forward to robbing this bank!

In spite of my desperation I have been patient, in spite of my bewilderment I have been understanding, in spite of my feeling of utter abandonment .

In this book Wynnetta Wimberley addresses the often overlooked crisis of depression in African American clergy, investigating the causes underlying this phenomenon while discussing possible productive paths forward.

This book is a comprehensive history of reproductive politics and practice in the twentieth-century Anglophone Caribbean.

This book is a comprehensive history of reproductive politics and practice in the twentieth-century Anglophone Caribbean.

The Female Voice of Myanmar seeks to offer a female perspective on the history and political evolution of Myanmar.

Examines the public law of gender and equality from the perspectives of comparative constitutional law, international law and governance.

This book offers an insightful look at the development of feminist theory through a literary lens.

This book offers an insightful look at the development of feminist theory through a literary lens.

Combines feminist and social theories on the body, biology and sex to examine the sociological and cultural issues surrounding puberty.

Russell Brand is one of the most high profile and controversial celebrities of our time.

The essays in this collection explore taboo and controversial humour in traditional scripted (sitcoms and other comedy series, animated series) and non-scripted forms (stand-up comedy, factual and reality shows, and advertising) both on cable and network television.

This book explores comic performance in Pakistan through the vibrant Indo-Muslim tradition of the Punjabi bhand which now holds a marginal space in contemporary weddings.

This stimulating introduction to laughter in theatre and performance examines laughter among actors, among audience, and the interaction between the two.

'A wonderful book, I don't expect to read a better memoir for a very long time.

Feminist interventions in psychoanalysis have often attempted either to subvert or re-frame the masculinist and phallocentric biases of Freud's psychoanalysis.

Affect has become something of a buzzword in cultural and feminist theory during the past decade.

A wide-ranging survey of the subject that celebrates the variety and complexity of film comedy from the silent days to the present, this authoritative guide offers an international perspective on the popular genre that explores all facets of its formative social, cultural and political context A wide-ranging collection of 24 essays exploring film comedy from the silent era to the present International in scope, the collection embraces not just American cinema, including Native American and African American, but also comic films from Europe, the Middle East, and Korea Essays explore sub-genres, performers, and cultural perspectives such as gender, politics, and history in addition to individual works Engages with different strands of comedy including slapstick, romantic, satirical and ironic Features original entries from a diverse group of multidisciplinary international contributors

A wide-ranging survey of the subject that celebrates the variety and complexity of film comedy from the silent days to the present, this authoritative guide offers an international perspective on the popular genre that explores all facets of its formative social, cultural and political context A wide-ranging collection of 24 essays exploring film comedy from the silent era to the present International in scope, the collection embraces not just American cinema, including Native American and African American, but also comic films from Europe, the Middle East, and Korea Essays explore sub-genres, performers, and cultural perspectives such as gender, politics, and history in addition to individual works Engages with different strands of comedy including slapstick, romantic, satirical and ironic Features original entries from a diverse group of multidisciplinary international contributors