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Language
English
Description
"Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970s.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Join music superstar Glen Campbell for a spectacular celebration of down-home music...You'll have a grand old time filled with music, laughter, and a roster of guest stars that reads like an All-Star team of entertainers: Johnny Cash, June Carter, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed, Minnie Pearl. --from container".
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Takes the funniest routines from the UK’s best-loved comedians, and brings them side-splittingly to life in sketch form. Each act begins telling their story in front of a live audience. As they continue their narration on stage, there’s no need to picture the scene yourself – a surreal short-film reconstruction does the work for you. Every scene sees the comedians play the roles they were born to play – themselves. And as their voiceover describes...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, their story takes you on an illuminating look at 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...
Publisher
Video Service Corp
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This is the first comprehensive and incredibly entertaining retrospective of the birth of Bettymania. Experience several episodes from Betty's first accliamed hit series, Life With Elizabeth (1953-55), along with Betty's own daytime series The Betty White Show. Included also is an incredibly rare episode from November 1954 where Betty sings, dances, and is joined by surprise guest Rin Tin Tin, plus a heartfelt message from Martin and Lewis!
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Struggling TGS writer Liz Lemon seems to have found a new groove, but with GE executive Jack Donaghy scheming, Tracy Jordan finding his voice as an idiot, Jenna Maroney taking her love life to new levels of extreme, and Kenneth Parcell being Kenneth, will the chaos be too much for the new and improved Liz to handle?
Series
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cineam Books, an Imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"You wanna be funny for your audition? This book of monologues, written by people who are actually funny for a living, has your back. This incredibly hysterical, cutting-edge monologue book will give the teen actor the extra bang he needs to land the perfect comedic role! Teen Boys Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny features monologues by writers and comics who have written for and/or performed on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, Last...
Series
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This cutting-edge, incredibly hysterical monologue book is specifically for teen girls who need the extra bang to land the perfect comedic role. Teen Girls' Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny features monologues by writers and comics who have written and/or performed for Comedy Central, Backstage magazine, NBC, Huffington Post, The Onion, Second City, E, and many more."--
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The primetime Emmy-winning workplace comedy that exists behind-the-scenes of a live sketch comedy show has returned, with some of the original stars returning also. Catch up with all 15 Season 2 episodes, commentary with Tina Fey and more.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Go behind-the-scenes of a live sketch comedy show. Watch as Jack comes back to GE; Liz gets a visit from an adoption agency caseworker; Liz sits next to Oprah on her flight from Chicago to New York; Tracy and Jenna conduct a 'social experiment;' Jack hooks up with Liz's psycho ex-roommate; Liz thinks she has found the perfect mate; Don Geiss wakes from his coma; Jack falls in love with his mother's nurse; Liz has a disastrous first date; Jack gets...
Publisher
Time-Life
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
It's Buck, Roy, Junior, Grandpa and the whole Hee Haw gang, all pickin' and grinnin,' singin' and spinnin' tall tales with the citizens of Kornfield Kounty! Includes bonus interviews with Roy Clark and many other cast members. Features performances by Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Jr., Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Donna Fargo, Charlie Rich, Dottie West, and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Go ahead, try not to laugh! This show is still zany after all these years. From 1967 to 1978, this program tickled America's funny bone on CBS with a blend of comedy, song and dance that made the Emmy Award-winning program "Must See TV" decades before another network coined the phrase. Ad libs and the occasional flubbed line brought a spontaneity to the screen that was absent from most other variety shows.
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