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      By Izzard, Eddie  Zigman, Laura
       2017., General, Blue Rider Press Call No: Bio I98b    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: British stand-up comedian, actor and entertainer Eddie Izzard has built a fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. Eddie Izzard recently appeared on television as Dr. Abel Gideon in Hannibal, and he starred in the FX Networks series The Riches. His films include Valkyrie; Ocean's Thirteen and Ocean's Twelve; Across the Universe; Mystery Men; Shadow of the Vampire; The Cat's Meow; Lost Christmas; Castles in the Sky; and Whisky Galore. In 2010, the documentary Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story received an Emmy nomination. In 2009, Izzard ran forty-three marathons in fifty-one days throughout the United Kingdom.
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      -- Drôle de monde
      By Apatow, Judd, 1967-  Sandler, Adam  Rogen, Seth, 1982-  Mann, Leslie, 1972-  Bana, Eric  Hill, Jonah, 1983-  Schwartzman, Jason, 1980-
       c2009., General, Universal Studios Canada Call No: DVD Fic Funny P   Edition: Widescreen ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann star in this seriously funny film from writer-director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up). When famous comedian George Simmons (Sandler) is given a second chance at a new beginning, he and his assistant, a struggling comedian, Ira (Rogen), return to the places and people that matter most - including the stand-up spots that gave him his start and the girl that got away (Mann). Co-starring Jonah Hill, Eric Bana and Jason Schwartzman, it's the film critics cheer is 'uproariously funny!' (Sonny Bunch, The Washington Times)"--Container.
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      By Grossman, David  Cohen, Jessica
       2017., Adult, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: Fic Gro   Edition: 1st United States ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "A stand-up comedian recalls some of his darkest moments and traumatic memories from childhood on stage in front of a live audience."--From publisher.
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      By Seinfeld, Jerry
       2020., Simon & Schuster Call No: 792.76 S457i   Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub "Catch a Rising Star" as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. "Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas, the big yellow legal pad, I kept it in one of those old school accordion folders," Seinfeld writes. "So I have everything I thought was worth saving from forty-five years of hacking away at this for all I was worth." For this book, Jerry Seinfeld has selected his favorite material, organized decade by decade. In page after hilarious page, one brilliantly crafted observation after another, readers will witness the evolution of one of the great comedians of our time and gain new insights into the thrilling but unforgiving art of writing stand-up comedy." -- Provided by publisher.
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      By Michaels, Sean, 1982-
       2019., Adult, Random House Canada Call No: QWF Fic Mic    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "When Theo Potiris performed his stand-up comedy act on Conan at thirty, he thought he'd hit it big. But six years later, he's still spending his days working at his parents' grocery store, bicycling to the local open mic, and writing letters to a girlfriend who lives halfway around the world. Theo's desperate for a break. But when he brings his thirteen-year-old niece to the horse track to place a birthday bet-a Potiris family tradition-the goddess of good luck strikes her instead, in the form of a small fortune. Try as he might to be happy for her, Theo's shock and envy finally push him out of the family nest, away from his comedy dreams and toward a new calling. First, he joins a mysterious corporation called The Rabbit's Foot, which carefully quantifies and cashes in on luck. Then: to a gang of vigilantes, who recruit Theo to help them steal luck from those who carry more than their fair share. The Wagers is a literary motorcycle chase, carried by stylish prose and delightful invention. But it's also an investigation of work and purpose, happiness and art, the randomness of good fortune, and all the ways we choose to wage our lives"--.
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      By Klein, Jessi, 1975-
       2016., General, Grand Central Publishing Call No: Bio K64y   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. She offers-through a collection of real-life stories, a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her "transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man," attempting to find watchable porn, and identifying the difference between being called "ma'am" and "miss" ("Miss sounds like you weigh ninety-nine pounds"). Jessi Klein is head writer and an executive producer of Comedy Central's TV series Inside Amy Schumer. Her story "Tired, From New York" can be heard on The Moth radio hour at themoth.org/storytellers/jessi-klein. She can also be seen in her own half-hour Comedy Central stand-up special.