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1) Funny girl
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In swinging 60s England, the nation is mesmerized by unlikely comedy star Sophie Straw, the former Blackpool beauty queen who just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball. Behind the scenes, the cast and crew are having the time of their lives. But when the script begins to get a bit too close to home, and life starts imitating art, they all face a choice. The show's writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, each harbour a secret....
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"June Bloom is a broke, cynical twenty-nine-year-old writers' assistant on the late-night comedy show, Stay Up with Hugo Best. Hugo Best is in his sixties, a beloved icon of TV and humor, and a notorious womanizer. After he unexpectedly retires and a party is held for his now unemployed staff, June ends up at a dive bar for an open-mic night and prepares for the sad return to the anonymous comedian lifestyle. What she's not prepared for is a run-in...
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Funniest moments of comedy volume 5
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Spotlights legends of stage, screen and radio who became some of television's most enduring and beloved stars, including Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Jackie Gleason, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar and Red Skelton.
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show is one of the most beloved television shows of all time. It was an inspiration to a generation of women who wanted to have it all in an era when everything seemed possible. Mary and Lou and Rhonda and Ted tells the stories behind the making of this popular classic, introducing the groundbreaking female writers who lent real-life stories to their tv scripts; the men who created the indelible characters; the lone woman network...
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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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A refreshingly hilarious look at what it means to be a family in today's hectic, unpredictable world. While fledgling fathers Cameron and Mitchell struggle with learning the ropes of parenthood, longtime parents Claire and Phil try to keep the spice in their marriage amid the chaos of raising three challenging children. Meanwhile, family patriarch Jay has more than his hands full with his sexy, spirited wife, Gloria, and her precocious son.
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Scrappy, stubborn and strong, the Gallaghers are tested by changing times, but Season Six finds them older, wiser, and better at playing the system. Used to their natural state of chaos, the Gallaghers are as surprised as anyone at how life is turning out for them. But as they come into their own and find out who they really are, is it possible that they could grow apart for good?
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The honeymoon is over, but the laughs continue in Season Six. As freshly hitched Cam and Mitch acclimate to the realities of wedded bliss, Phil and Claire find their marriage stressed by annoying neighbors, Thanksgiving dinner gone awry and Claire's online snooping. Meanwhile, a spy-camera drone wreaks havoc in Jay and Gloria's backyard and a close call on the highway leads to amusing changes in various members of the Pritchett-Dunphy clan.
18) Peppa Pig: Stars
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"The 'Stars' in the night sky are far away and seem so tiny until Daddy Pig helps Peppa and George spy them through a telescope. Then, bedtime at Cousin Chloé's turns into 'The noisy night' when baby Alexander's crying keeps everyone awake! Peppa's family takes 'A trip to the moon' when they visit the museum's out of this world exhibition. And see what special surprise Peppa and George have in store for 'Daddy Pig's birthday!' Watch all twelve Peppasodes...
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Based on the popular British series of the same name, the American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at the Scranton, Pa. office of the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company via a documentary film crew's cameras. Features earnest, but clueless, regional manager Michael Scott, who believes himself an exceptional boss, and his office staff, who tolerate Michael's inappropriate behavior only because he...
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Llama Llama springs to life in these heart-warming tales based on the award-winning book series by author and illustrator Anna Dewdney. Join Llama Llama, Nelly Gnu, Luna Giraffe, Euclid the Sheep, and Gilroy Goat as they explore their friendly hometown and make childhood memories.