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"Full of fresh perspective, gorgeously designed, and richly informative, this is a book on Lucille Ball like none other. With profiles spotlighting the many different facets of the woman, AKA Lucy details how Ball changed the face of comedy and the entertainment industry. It sheds new light on the star's history, from her childhood through hard-scrabble days trying to make it in show business, falling head over heels in love and embarking on one of the great romances of the twentieth century, to becoming the biggest star in the world, a pioneer in television, and an icon for the ages. Filled with photos and highlighted by bright illustration and design, this is a volume almost as vivid and entertaining as the woman herself"--

Henry has written a number of plays. This collection includes his one act plays. Three of these plays were written in collaboration with Dan Nolan. A number of the plays are in rehearsal format which means they are performed with scripts as if they were a first rehearsal. The plays span from comic mayhem to murder.

In light of a couple of comic shows from old Rome, The Comedy of Errors presents a scene of an unadulterated joke in the soul of most extreme tomfoolery and - as the title proposes - entertaining disarray. One of Shakespeare's earliest sensational endeavors, the play has large amounts of his brand name vanities, quips, and different types of whimsical pleasantry. It additionally hints at his later and most noteworthy comedies, offering understudies and researchers an important key to the writer's turn of events in the play.

Twelfth Night is believed to be the most entertaining play by Shakespeare. Numerous premier Shakespearean critics consent to it including Harold Bloom. The entire tone of the play is set by how it starts. The play starts with the pride of Orsino which he keeps up as far as possible. The arrogance is the obsession of Orsino. He is addicted to himself yet it is him who Shakespeare decides to say, "if music is the food of love, play on" and start the play. The starting scene is set in Duke Orsino's royal residence wherein his court Curio and different Lords are sitting with musicians. Orsino's first discourse is unexpected because he is, maybe intentionally, expressing out loud whatever he is in a real sense going to do in Olivia's case. He requests that his performers play specific music that he heard before. He is mulling over the idea of love which before all else stays exceptionally sweet however in overabundance, it begins sickening. Shakespeare compares love with the feeling of cadenced music and violets blooming. The sluggish music which Orsino requests to be played again will before long sickening to him. The aroma which emerges from a bank of violets is so new yet before long becomes scent. The soul of adoration is moreover "fast and new" at the outset however it can't endure its ability lastly, its intensity begins to decrease slowly, and the quality begins to degrade. Orsino talks about the dream which lies in the human creative mind and how inconsistently it develops and passes on. Eventually, we see that Orsino wasn't in any event, cherishing Olivia in the manner in which he continues to guarantee all through the play. It takes him a second to take the hands of Viola. At this absolute starting point of the play, Shakespeare provides us with the possibility of human love and its deceptions.

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is comprised of a few interlocking plotlines, especially the tangled romantic tale of Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and Demetrius, and the conflict between the pixie lord Oberon and his sovereign Titania. Associating these two storylines is Puck Oberon's naughty pixie entertainer, who drives a significant part of the activity of the play. The casing story of Theseus' union with Hippolyta in Athens is significant, as its precision gives a differentiation to the turbulent woodland where enchantment rules and the normal is continually undermined.

The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne first printed in 1889. It is a comical tale of misunderstandings, attempt of fraud, drunkenness, false identity and other misfortunes. This book is about the last remaining survivors of a tontine_a group life-insurance policy in which the last surviving member supports to receive a future. It is a amusing, unconventional and brilliantly written piece of work. The story includes the last two such survivors and their relations, a train crash, missing uncles, excess dead bodies, innocent spectators. This story is about two brothers who are the last two surviving members of a tontine. Joseph and Masterman Finsbury are brothers. As a child, both started a tontine with 37 other boys: all of the children put in a sum of money, and the last alive person would receive it. Their two nephews have to do to inherit everything is make sure Joseph continues Masterman. This story was begun in 1887 by Lloyd Osbourne, was briefly titled 'The Finsbury Tontine', then 'A Game of Bluff', before finally becoming 'The Wrong Box' prior to first publication.

Two Gentlemen of Verona is a parody by William Shakespeare, predicted to have been composed somewhere between 1589 and 1593. It is viewed by some to be Shakespeare's first play and is frequently viewed as showing his first speculative strides in spreading out a portion of the subjects and themes on which he would later write his plays. For instance, it is the first of his plays where a courageous woman dresses as a boy. The play manages the subjects of friendship and treachery, the conflict between friendship and love, and the stupid way of behaving of individuals in love. The main feature of the play is viewed by some to be Launce, the clownish worker of Proteus, and his dog Crab, to whom "the most scene-stealing non-speaking role in the canon" has been credited. Two Gentlemen is viewed as Shakespeare's most vulnerable play. It has the littlest named cast of any play by Shakespeare.

Cymbeline, otherwise called Cymbeline, King of Britain, is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain and in light of legends that framed a piece of the Matter of Britain concerning the early Celtic British King Cunobeline. Albeit recorded as a misfortune in the First Folio, current literary enthusiasts frequently call Cymbeline a sentiment or even a parody. Like Othello and The Winter's Tale, it manages the subjects of blamelessness and envy. While the exact date of the structure stays obscure, the play was created as soon as 1611. Cymbeline, the Roman Empire's vassal ruler of Britain, once had two children, Guiderius and Arvirargus, however, they were taken twenty years sooner as babies by a banished deceiver named Belarius. Cymbeline presently finds that his lone youngster left, his little girl Imogen (or Innogen), has subtly hitched her darling Posthumus Leonatus, a generally good man of Cymbeline's court. The sweethearts have traded gems as tokens: Imogen now with an armband, and Posthumus with a ring. Cymbeline denies the marriage and exiles, Posthumus, since Imogen, as Cymbeline's lone kid, should create a completely regal blooded beneficiary to prevail to the British lofty position. Meanwhile, Cymbeline's Queen is plotting to have Cloten, her cloddish and pompous child by a prior marriage wedded to Imogen, to get her bloodline. The Queen is likewise plotting to kill both Imogen and Cymbeline, securing what she accepts to be a lethal toxic substance from the court specialist, Cornelius, who, dubious, switches the toxin with a sleeping chemical. The Queen passes the "poison" along to Pisanio, Posthumus and Imogen's caring worker, who is persuaded to think it is a restorative medication. At this point not ready to be with her expelled Posthumus, Imogen segregates herself in her chambers, away from Cloten's forceful advances. Posthumus now resides in Italy, where he meets Iachimo (or Giacomo), who challenges the prideful Posthumus to a bet that he, Iachimo, can lure Imogen, who Posthumus has adulated for her purity, and afterward bring Posthumus proof of Imogen's infidelity. Assuming Iachimo wins, he will get Posthumus' symbolic ring. In the event, that Posthumus wins, not exclusively should Iachimo pay him but will battle him in a duel with blades. Iachimo heads to Britain where he forcefully endeavors to allure the loyal Imogen, who boots him out. Iachimo then stows away in a chest in Imogen's bedchamber and, when the princess dozes off, he arises to take Posthumus' wristband from her. He likewise observes the room and Imogen's incompletely exposed body to have the option to introduce misleading proof to Posthumus that he has enticed his lady. Getting back to Italy, Iachimo persuades Posthumus that he has effectively enticed Imogen. In his anger, Posthumus sends two letters to Britain: one to Imogen, advising her to meet him at Milford Haven, on the Welsh coast; the other to the worker Pisanio, requesting him to kill Imogen at the Haven. Notwithstanding, Pisanio won't kill Imogen and uncovers her Posthumus plot. He has Imogen mask herself as a boy and proceed to Milford Haven to look for work. He additionally gives her the Queen's "poison," accepting it will lighten her mental misery. In the pretense of a boy, Imogen takes on the name "Fidele," signifying "unwavering."Two arrangements of twins are isolated upon entering the world by a tempest adrift: a couple of bosses (both named Antipholus) and a couple of workers (both named Dromio). Years after the fact, the Antipholus-and-Dromio pair brought up in Syracuse end up visiting Ephesus, where the individual twins dwell - giving the premise to progressing occurrences of mixed-up personality, inside an energetic plot of fights, captures, and an excellent court result.

The popular comedian and science presenter blends memoir, wit, and popular science to examine the human condition.

The British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles her odyssey to get to America and break into Hollywood in this lively and humorous memoir.According to family superstition, Gina Yashere was born to fulfil the dreams of her grandmother Patience. The powerful first wife of a wealthy businessman, Patience was poisoned by her jealous sister-wives and marked with a spot on her neck. From birth, Gina carried a similar birthmark - a sign that she was her grandmother's chosen heir, and would fulfil Patience's dreams. Gina would learn to speak perfect English, live unfettered by men or children, work a man's job, and travel the world with a free spirit.Is she the reincarnation of her grandmother? Maybe. Gina isn't ruling anything out. In Cack-Handed, she recalls her intergenerational journey to success foretold by her grandmother and fulfilled thousands of miles from home. This hilarious memoir tells the story of how from growing up as a child of Nigerian immigrants in working class London, running from skinheads, and her overprotective mum, Gina went on to become the first female engineer with the UK branch of Otis, the largest elevator company in the world, where she went through a baptism of fire from her racist and sexist co-workers. Not believing her life was difficult enough, she later left engineering to become a stand up comic, appearing on numerous television shows and becoming one of the top comedians in the UK, before giving it all up to move to the US, a dream she'd had since she was six years old, watching American kids on television, riding cool bicycles, and solving crimes.A collection of eccentric, addictive, and uproarious stories that combine family, race, gender, class, and country, Cack-Handed reveals how Gina's unconventional upbringing became the foundation of her successful career as an international comedian.

Snow WhiteBy Mickey Coburn120 Minutes12 Male, 9 Female, Min/Max 21 Children's Theatre, Community, Large Cast, Middle SchoolSnow White, often considered a Grimm Fairytale, actually came from books by the French Huguenot Charles Perrault, the creator of Mother Goose. This re-creation of the story is very modern in its dialogue and conception of the characters. Snow White is saucy and flippant, and the play has a sense of humor, timeless charm and a touch of "camp" that adults, as well as children, enjoy.

'Warm witty and wise.' --RICHARD OSMAN'Hilarious, wise and heart breaking. Like an all-night over-share with your best friend.' --SARA PASCOE'Rachel is one of my favourite comedians. This book is warm, wise and hilarious. It is written in her comic voice - a voice she mainly has used to tell me off, so I am thrilled to see it deployed in this way.' --NISH KUMAR'The most joyful bursts of wisdom from a truly funny soul. I adore this book.' --CARIAD LLOYD'Hilarious, original and wise. This is essential reading.' --ELLIE TAYLOR'Rachel is one of the wisest, funniest people I know. Funny, sad, beautiful and ridiculous, Advice from Strangers has it all.' --PIPPA EVANS'A hilarious, fiery, reassuring hug of a book. Full of laughter, compassion and feminist wisdom.' --FRAN BUSHE'An essential, hilarious handbook for life.' --ATHENA KUGBLENUCOMEDIAN RACHEL PARRIS WAS ASKED TO GIVE AN INSPIRING GRADUATION SPEECH. WHO DID SHE ASK FOR ADVICE? TOTAL STRANGERS...Over the course of a year award-winning comedian Rachel Parris asked members of her live audience for advice. Here she takes those random bits of wisdom - such as 'Be Kind' or 'Never Pass Up the Opportunity for a Wee' - and explores them in ways that are funny and serious, hilarious and heart-breaking. This uplifting feminist manifesto of a book outlines the essentials of living in the modern world; dealing with everything from Tampons to Tories and from #hashtags to Staying Hydrated.

"Hi Honey, I'm Homo! is the story not only of how subversive queer comedy transformed the American sitcom, from its inception through today, but how our favorite sitcoms transformed, and continue to transform, America"--

Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy explores the new forms, voices and venues of stand-up comedy in different parts of the world and its potential role as a counterhegemonic tool for satire, commentary and expression of identity especially for the disempowered or marginalised.The title brings together essays and perspectives on stand-up and satire from different cultural and political contexts across the world which raise pertinent issues regarding its role in contemporary times, especially with the increased presence of OTT platforms and internet penetration that allows for easy access to this art form. It examines the theoretical understanding of the different aspects of the humour, aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy, as well as the exploration of race, gender, politics and conflicts, urban culture and LGBTQ+ identities in countries such as Indonesia, Finland, France, Iran, Italy, Morocco, India and the USA. It also asks the question whether, along with contesting and destabilising existing discursive frameworks and identities, a stand-up comic can open up a space for envisaging a new social, cultural and political order?This book will appeal to people interested in performance studies, media, popular culture, digital culture, sociology, digital sociology and anthropology, and English literature.Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4.0 license. Funded by the University of Helsinki.

Featuring personal tangents and asides, Key examines "all facets of comedy, from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and ascension of comedy films and TV specials--all the way through to a look at the future of sketch on social media platforms. Part masterclass, part memoir, and ... embellished with ... commentary, The History of Sketch Comedy illuminates the essential building blocks of sketch comedy while interweaving Key's experiences of personal discovery and influence of his comedy heroes"--

Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! An intimate and light-hearted memoir by viral sensation and three-time Emmy-nominated musical comedian Randy Rainbow that takes readers through his life-the highs, the lows, the lipstick, the pink glasses, and the show tunes.Randy Rainbow, the man who conquered the Internet with a stylish pair of pink glasses, an inexhaustible knowledge of Broadway musicals, and the most gimlet-eyed view of American politics this side of Mark Twain finally tells all in Playing with Myself, a memoir sure to cause more than a few readers to begin singing one of his greatest hits like "A Spoonful of Clorox" or "Cover Your Freakin' Face." As Randy has said, "There's so much fake news out there about me. I can't wait to set the record straight and finally give people a peek behind the green screen." And set the record straight he does. Playing with Myself is a first-hand account of the journey that led Randy Rainbow from his childhood as the over-imaginative, often misunderstood little boy who carried a purse in the second grade to his first job on Broadway as the host at Hooters and on to the creation of his trademark comedy character. In chapters titled "Pajama Bottoms" (a look back at the days when he wore pajama bottoms on his head to pretend he was Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz), "Yes, It's My Real Name, Shut Up!" (no explanation necessary...) and "Pink Glasses" (a rose-colored homage to his favorite accessory), Playing with Myself is a memoir that answers the question "Can an introverted musical theatre nerd with a MacBook and a dream save the world, one show tune at a time?"This paperback edition includes the new introduction, "Pretend It's Champagne."

From Shaun Micallef, beloved host of ABC TV's news satire Mad as Hell, comes Tripping Over Myself an insightful and funny memoir about comedy and life that takes us through uncharted waters to unexpected places.Comedy has been Shaun's escape, his guiding light, his refuge, his passport, his lifebuoy, his drug, his mask, his means, his end, his lingua franca, his Self. But it's not everything.From his early years as a gangly, bespectacled nerd in suburban Adelaide to the giddy heights of national TV stardom, Shaun regales us with his experiences and his continuous reinvention through humour with well,humour. He writes with candour about his successes and failures, loves and losses, along with tales of wine, women, song, and eccentric dancing. Behind the persona of one of Australia's best-loved comedians lurks, as you will discover, an idiot.Despite Shaun's best efforts, Tripping Over Myself is sprinkled with thoughtful insights and observations and shows us how to persist in the face of adversity or even good fortune. You will laugh, you will dog-ear pages, you will wonder, you will Google ';Jerry Lewis', you may book a trip to India, and you will come away from this book reflecting on your own life in new and remarkable ways.