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  • Don't Dress for Dinner Don't Dress for Dinner
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    Don't Dress for Dinner

    Comedy / Characters: 3 male, 3 femaleScenery: Interior This boulevard comedy was a smash hit in Paris, where it played for over two years, and in London, where critical acclaim greeted the Apollo Theatre production. Bernard is planing a weekend with his...
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  • The Seinfeld Scripts The Seinfeld Scripts
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    The Seinfeld Scripts

    Jerry. George. Elaine. Kramer. We've followed their misadventures for nearly ten years on Thursday nights. Here, finally, are the scripts of the first two seasons that will take you back to the beginning of "Seinfeld." Featuring the first 17 episodes...
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  • How We Fish
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    How We Fish

    Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing. Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. A hobby, past time or sport – call it what you want – they have felt...
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  • Shakespeare and (Eco-)Performance History Shakespeare and (Eco-)Performance History
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    Shakespeare and (Eco-)Performance History

    Seismic shifts in the theatrical meanings of The Merry Wives of Windsor have taken place across the centuries as Shakespeare's frequently performed play has relocated to Windsor's across the world, journeying along the production/ adaptation/...
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  • Rolling Rolling
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    Rolling

    Since slavery, African and African American humor has baffled, intrigued, angered, and entertained the masses.Rolling centers Blackness in comedy, especially on television, and observing that it is often relegated to biopics, slave narratives, and the...
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  • Savin' Up for Saturday Night Savin' Up for Saturday Night
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    Savin' Up for Saturday Night

    Lovin' ain't easy in this one-honky-tonk town, so when the bartender and the bandleader fall for the same dance hall girl, you're in for an evening of showstoppers and toe-tappers, cat fights, and love quadrangles that'll keep any joint jumpin' till way...
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  • Lipshtick Lipshtick
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    Lipshtick

    In this hilarious series of incisive essays. NPR writer Gewn Macsai gives you some lip on chin hairs, bad boys, sagging breasts, going to the bathroom in twos, and many other rites of womanhood...
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    The ABC Tour

    Ever felt like a challenge? For juggler and comedian, Jon Udry, the ABC Tour - 26 letters, 26 shows - seems the perfect way to shake things up.What started as a silly idea he believed would take two to three months to complete, ended up being a mammoth...
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  • Nine Years Of An Actor's Life (1833) Nine Years Of An Actor's Life (1833)
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    Nine Years Of An Actor's Life (1833)

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • The Comedies Of Terence V2 (1768) The Comedies Of Terence V2 (1768)
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    The Comedies Of Terence V2 (1768)

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • The Life Work Of Henri Rene Guy De Maupassant V12 The Life Work Of Henri Rene Guy De Maupassant V12
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    The Life Work Of Henri Rene Guy De Maupassant V12

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • The Life Work Of Henri Rene Guy De Maupassant V14 The Life Work Of Henri Rene Guy De Maupassant V14
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    The Life Work Of Henri Rene Guy De Maupassant V14

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • Creating Improvised Theatre Creating Improvised Theatre
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    Creating Improvised Theatre

    Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short Form and Narrative Improvisation is a complete guide to improvised theatre for performers and instructors.This book provides a modern view of improvised theatre based on the rapid...
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  • Laughter and Tears Laughter and Tears
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    Laughter and Tears

    This wonderful collection of true-life tales reflects the joys, sorrows and wit of the generous and hearty residents of the no-so-sleepy historic village of Cumberland Furnace situated in the hills and hollows of rural Tennessee. They "register...
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  • British Comedy Cinema British Comedy Cinema
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    British Comedy Cinema

    British comedy cinema has been a mainstay of domestic production since the beginning of the last Century and arguably the most popular and important genre in British film history. This edited volume will offer the first comprehensive account of the rich...
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  • The Art of Clowning The Art of Clowning
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    The Art of Clowning

    The Art of Clowning is the first book on clowning technique and offers a step-by-step process for actors and other theatrical enthusiasts to discover their "inner clown." This fun and accessible guide expands on theories and exercises to help students...
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  • On The Stage And Off On The Stage And Off
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    On The Stage And Off

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
    $68.40

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  • Lettice and Lovage - A Comedy Lettice and Lovage - A Comedy
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    Lettice and Lovage - A Comedy

    Lettice Duffet, an expert on Elizabethan cuisine and medieval weaponry, is an indefatigable but daffy enthusiast of history and the theatre. As a tour guide at Fustian House, one of the least stately of London's stately homes, she theatrically...
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  • The Boomerang The Boomerang
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    The Boomerang

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • Her Lord And Master Her Lord And Master
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    Her Lord And Master

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • The Birthright The Birthright
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    The Birthright

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • The Marriage Game The Marriage Game
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    The Marriage Game

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • Holbein In Blackfriars Holbein In Blackfriars
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    Holbein In Blackfriars

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • The Gipsy Trail The Gipsy Trail
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    The Gipsy Trail

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • Trajan Trajan
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    Trajan

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • Sitting Pretty Sitting Pretty
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    Sitting Pretty

    Unmarried sisters in their fifties share a London flat. Nina is brisk, dynamic and gainfully employed. Nancy is plump, self-conscious and suddenly redundant. Urged to find a hobby, she unwittingly stumbles into a job modeling for eccentric drawing...
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  • Baggy Pants Comedy Baggy Pants Comedy
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    Baggy Pants Comedy

    Baggy Pants Comedy takes readers inside the burlesque houses of Depression-era America to explore the role of comedy in a show remembered mostly for strip-tease. It examines how burlesque comics, straightmen, and talking women approached the craft of...
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    Married… With Children vs. the World
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    Married… With Children vs. the World

    A rollicking account of the groundbreaking show from one of the show’s producers, featuring the voices of the stars, creators, and executives involved with bringing it to life.“I had the pleasure of working with Richard Gurman for eleven years. When he...
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  • Parks and Recreation: The Official Coloring Book
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    Parks and Recreation: The Official Coloring Book

    Bring Pawnee to life with Parks and Recreation: The Official Coloring Book, featuring more than 60 ready-to-color, detailed illustrations!What’s better than local government? Coloring in scenes of local government! Destress and relax with this coloring...
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    The Art of Wallace & Gromit
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    The Art of Wallace & Gromit

    Official art book revealing the process of making the Winter 2024 stop-motion animated film Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, featuring concept art, sketches, behind-the-scenes photography and interviews with Aardman's key creatives.In Wallace...
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  • Polly
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    Polly

    Early on a wartime winter's morning in 1941, the 8,000-ton cargo ship SS Politician ran aground in the beautiful but treacherous seas of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Among its cargo were 260,000 bottles of whisky destined for the American market -...
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    The Funny Thing About Death
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    The Funny Thing About Death

    Six years ago, Jo Caulfield was about to go on stage when she found out that her big sister Annie had cancer. Not the best way to start a nationwide comedy tour. But the tour turns out to be a welcome distraction for both sisters. As Jo reports back from...
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  • Anvils, Mallets & Dynamite
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    Anvils, Mallets & Dynamite

    Looney Tunes cartoons, writes celebrated television critic Jaime Weinman, are the high-water mark of American filmed comedy. Surreal, irreverent, philosophical, and riotously funny, they have maintained their power over audiences for generations and...
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    Black & White & Weird All Over
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    Black & White & Weird All Over

    'Weird Al' Yankovic is one of music's most beloved figures. A skilled accordion player and songwriter, the California native is known for his meticulous parodies of popular songs, hilarious originals, and, of course, for upbeat polkas!For much of Al's...
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    The Reality Shows

    "Ms. Finley hasn't lost the power to disturb."-Ben Brantley, The New York TimesNo other performing artist has captured the psychological complexity of this decade as Karen Finley has. In her inimitable style, she has embodied some of the most troubling...
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    The Comedians

    Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the comedian transcends the ages: the drive, jealousy, heartbreak, and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle to George Carlin to Eddie Murphy to Louis CK-comedy historian Kliph...
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    Guy Who Decides
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    Guy Who Decides

    Australia’s funniest, sharpest social media sensation, Jimmy Rees riffs off his wildly popular social media videos in this humour title for fans of Kitty Flanagan’s 488 Rules for Life and Un-cook Yourself by Nat’s What I Reckon. Have you ever wondered...
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