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"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...
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"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...
3) Class clown
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With his 1972 album, Carlin delivers the legendary joke Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television. He also creates cutting edge humor with thoughts on many events, including some personal events from his past.
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"Discover the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and lasting impact of the trailblazing sketch comedy show that upended television, launched the careers of some of our biggest stars, and changed the way we talk, think, and laugh about race: In Living Color."--Publisher's description.
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Monty Python are flying again for a final reunion, well, sort of. This hugely anticipated live show took place on June 20th 2014 at the O2 Arena in London. At a combined age of just 357, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin once again take to the stage and perform some Monty Python's greatest hits with modern, topical, Pythonesque twists.
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Grammy nominated comedian Bob Saget returns to his home, on the stand-up stage, in his new special, Bob Saget: Zero To Sixty. Filmed as a warm embrace in these troubling times, the comedy legend declares himself to be the last TV father you can trust in this R'ish rated hour of entertaining stories, riffing with the audience, words of wisdom, and new original comedy songs.
12) The Amanda show: The best of season 1 ; produced by Keiren Fisher ; co-producer, Andrew Hill Newman
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The star of All That is back with her own sketch comedy spin-off! Check out Amanda Bynes in this collection featuring Judge Trudy and the Dancing Lobsters, hillbillies telling goofy knock-knock jokes, a very clumsy family named the Klutzes, and more.
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The first book to explore their history, legacy, and influence This is a book about the Kids in the Hall - the legendary Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in Toronto in 1984 and best known for the innovative, hilarious, zeitgeist-capturing sketch show The Kids in the Hall - told by the people who were there, namely the Kids themselves. John Semley's thoroughly researched book is rich with interviews with Dave Foley, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch,...
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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...
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Animaniacs was a staple of afternoon cartoons during the mid-'90s, introducing the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister -- Yakko, Wakko, and Dot -- their p-sychiatrist, Dr. Scratchensniff, Pinky and the Brain, Slappy the Squirrell, the Goodfeather, Mindy and Buttons, Rita and Runt, Mime Time, Good Idea/Bad Idea, and any other zaniness that was too weird for Saturday morning.
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In the early '80s, The Benny Hill show hit new heights of hilarity with even more daring double-entendres, tongue-in-cheek ballads, and dance routines with the naughty and nubile Hill's Angels. This set features new skits with Fred Scuttle and Chow Mein and includes the fan-favorite moments from "The Little Dimpton Street Party" and "The Hot Shoe Show."
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"Benny Hill: the complete megaset contains Benny's raucous 20-year reign over television's-sketch variety genre, from the naughty early years to the debut of the nubile Hill's Angels, through the final episodes. Witness the birth of crazy caricatures like Fred Scuttle, Chow Mein, and Pierre de Terre. Laugh out loud as Benny and his bevy of buxom babes flaunt their racy rowdiness and tongue-in-cheek satire in characteristically outrageous sketches...