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All Jokes Aside

Author : Raymond Lambert
Publisher : Agate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1572847638
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book All Jokes Aside written by Raymond Lambert and published by Agate Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chris Rock. Jamie Foxx. Steve Harvey. Dave Chappelle. Some of the biggest names in American entertainment today all appeared at Raymond Lambert's club All Jokes Aside, the legendary Chicago showcase for African-American comedy, early in their careers. This insightful memoir follows up on Lambert's critically acclaimed 2012 Showtime documentary, Phunny Business, and tells the story of his life as seen through the lens of All Jokes Aside—its successes, failures, and lessons learned. By the late 1980s, Lambert was earning a six-figure salary as an investment banker on Wall Street, but dreamed of starting his own company. With zero experience, an equally committed partner, and a little borrowed money, he opened All Jokes Aside, and before long was helping to launch some of the biggest names in comedy. This is story of Lambert's journey, a behind-the-scenes look at the world of show business, and an inspiring tale for any would-be entrepreneur. Chock-full of cautionary tales both humorous and dramatic, revealing details on the early careers of top performers, and tangible guidance on how to build a business from the ground up, this book is a much-needed recent history of black entertainment and a powerful memoir of entrepreneurial ups and downs.

All Joking Aside

Author : Rebecca Krefting
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421414295
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book All Joking Aside written by Rebecca Krefting and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professor of American Studies—and stand-up comic—examines sharply focused comedy and its cultural utility in contemporary society. Outstanding Academic Title, Choice In this examination of stand-up comedy, Rebecca Krefting establishes a new genre of comedic production, “charged humor,” and charts its pathways from production to consumption. Some jokes are tears in the fabric of our beliefs—they challenge myths about how fair and democratic our society is and the behaviors and practices we enact to maintain those fictions. Jokes loaded with vitriol and delivered with verve, charged humor compels audiences to action, artfully summoning political critique. Since the institutionalization of stand-up comedy as a distinct cultural form, stand-up comics have leveraged charged humor to reveal social, political, and economic stratifications. All Joking Aside offers a history of charged comedy from the mid-twentieth century to the early aughts, highlighting dozens of talented comics from Dick Gregory and Robin Tyler to Micia Mosely and Hari Kondabolu. The popularity of charged humor has waxed and waned over the past sixty years. Indeed, the history of charged humor is a tale of intrigue and subversion featuring dive bars, public remonstrations, fickle audiences, movie stars turned politicians, commercial airlines, emergent technologies, neoliberal mind-sets, and a cavalcade of comic misfits with an ax to grind. Along the way, Krefting explores the fault lines in the modern economy of humor, why men are perceived to be funnier than women, the perplexing popularity of modern-day minstrelsy, and the way identities are packaged and sold in the marketplace. Appealing to anyone interested in the politics of humor and generating implications for the study of any form of popular entertainment, this history reflects on why we make the choices we do and the collective power of our consumptive practices. Readers will be delighted by the broad array of comic talent spotlighted in this book, and for those interested in comedy with substance, it will offer an alternative punchline.

Jokes Every Man Should Know

Author : Don Steinberg
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594744696
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Jokes Every Man Should Know written by Don Steinberg and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket-sized gift book is packed with hilarious jokes every guy needs in his repertoire. This little black book has everything aspiring cut-ups, comedians, and reformed class clowns need to win at comedy. Covering everything from roasts and toasts to historical footnotes to alternate versions of beloved old chestnuts, this indispensable reference is great for any occasion. Plus tips on telling jokes and much, much more: • Nine Jokes about Heaven and Hell • Eight Jokes Just for Kids • Nineteen Jokes Definitely Not for Kids • Six Jokes about Lightbulbs • Seven Jokes about Bars • The World’s Only Funny Knock-Knock Joke

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author : American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher : American Bar Association
ISBN 13 : 9781590318737
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Model Rules of Professional Conduct written by American Bar Association. House of Delegates and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

How to Tell a Joke

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691211078
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book How to Tell a Joke written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audience Can jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was talking about. One of Rome’s greatest politicians, speakers, and lawyers, Cicero was also reputedly one of antiquity’s funniest people. After he was elected commander-in-chief and head of state, his enemies even started calling him “the stand-up Consul.” How to Tell a Joke provides a lively new translation of Cicero’s essential writing on humor alongside that of the later Roman orator and educator Quintilian. The result is a timeless practical guide to how a well-timed joke can win over any audience. As powerful as jokes can be, they are also hugely risky. The line between a witty joke and an offensive one isn’t always clear. Cross it and you’ll look like a clown, or worse. Here, Cicero and Quintilian explore every aspect of telling jokes—while avoiding costly mistakes. Presenting the sections on humor in Cicero’s On the Ideal Orator and Quintilian’s The Education of the Orator, complete with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, How to Tell a Joke examines the risks and rewards of humor and analyzes basic types that readers can use to write their own jokes. Filled with insight, wit, and examples, including more than a few lawyer jokes, How to Tell a Joke will appeal to anyone interested in humor or the art of public speaking.

Parenting Outside the Lines

Author : Meghan Leahy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593421426
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Parenting Outside the Lines written by Meghan Leahy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No-nonsense, sanity-saving insights from the Washington Post on Parenting columnist--for anyone who's drowning in parental pressure and advice that doesn't work. Ever feel overwhelmed by the stress and perfectionism of our overparenting culture--and at the same time, still look for solutions to ease the struggles of everyday family life? Parenting coach and Washington Post columnist Meghan Leahy feels your pain. Like her clients and readers, she grew weary of the endless "shoulds" of modern parenting--along with the simplistic rules and advice that often hurt more than help. Filled with insights based on child development and hard-won lessons in the trenches, this honest guide presents a new approach, offering permission to practice imperfect parenting with a strong dose of common sense, empathy, and laughter. You'll gain perspective on trusting your gut, picking your battles, and when to question what's "normal" (as opposed to what works best for your child). Forget impossible standards and dogma, and serving organic salmon to four-year-olds. Forget helicopters, tiger moms, and being "mindful" in the middle of a meltdown (your child's or your own). Instead, discover relatable insights for staying connected to your child and true to the parent you want to be (and already are).

Dad Jokes

Author : Editors of Portable Press
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1684120071
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Dad Jokes written by Editors of Portable Press and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dad’s comedy arsenal is about to get a huge upgrade . . . to the relief of everyone around him! Cue the groans. Put an end to courtesy laughs and awkward silences with the jokes in this book! From the people who brought you Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, this is an eclectic collection of the punniest, funniest, most outrageous knee-slappers that have ever been told! At work, at home, at the game—Dad will beat them all to the punch—line, that is! He’ll be hip and humorous with totally bodacious jokes like these: Einstein developed a theory about space. And it was about time, too! Why is Christmas just like another day in the office? Because you do all the work and some fat guy in a suit gets all the credit! Dad: “I wouldn’t want to be buried in this graveyard.” Kid: “Why not?” Dad: “Because I'm not dead yet!” And many more!

Secret Book of CIA Humor, The

Author : Ed Mickolus
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781589809048
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Secret Book of CIA Humor, The written by Ed Mickolus and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of espionage humor is based on the author's thirty-three years with the CIA as an analyst, operations officer, and manager. Practical jokes, comical essays, poems, bloopers from performance-appraisal reports, and more are all included.

Joking Asides

Author : Elliott Oring
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607324911
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Joking Asides written by Elliott Oring and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Author -- Index

Step Aside, Pops

Author : Kate Beaton
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1910702226
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Step Aside, Pops written by Kate Beaton and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonder Woman! Hunks! Great men and women of history! Step aside - Kate Beaton is coming for you. The author of the smash hit Hark! A Vagrant returns with all-new sidesplitting comics that showcase her irreverent love of history, pop culture and literature. Collected from her wildly popular website, readers will guffaw over 'Strong Female Characters', the wicked yet chivalrous Black Prince, 'Straw Feminists in the Closet' and a disgruntled Heathcliff. Delight in what the internet has long known - Beaton's humour is as sharp and dangerous as a velocipedestrienne, so watch out!

Lords of Poverty

Author : Graham Hancock
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN 13 : 9780871134691
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Lords of Poverty written by Graham Hancock and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain in 1989 by Macmillan London Limited"--T.p. verso. Bibliography: p. 195-226.

Isn’t that Clever

Author : Steven Gimbel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351622625
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Isn’t that Clever written by Steven Gimbel and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isn’t That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor – the cleverness account – according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. This volume asks whether there are limits to what can be said in dealing with a heckler and how do we determine whether one comedian has stolen jokes from another.

The Body Politic

Author : Brian Platzer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501180797
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Body Politic written by Brian Platzer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of The Interestings and A Little Life, this “cleverly constructed and emotionally compelling” (Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation) novel follows four longtime friends as they navigate love, commitment, and forgiveness while the world around them changes beyond recognition—from the author of the “savvy, heartfelt, and utterly engaging” (Alice McDermott) Bed-Stuy Is Burning. New York City is still regaining its balance in the years following September 11, when four twenty-somethings—Tess, Tazio, David, and Angelica—meet in a bar, each yearning for something: connection, recognition, a place in the world, a cause to believe in. Nearly fifteen years later, as their city recalibrates in the wake of the 2016 election, their bond has endured—but almost everything else has changed. As freshmen at Cooper Union, Tess and Tazio were the ambitious, talented future of the art world—but by thirty-six, Tess is married to David, the mother of two young boys, and working as an understudy on Broadway. Kind and steady, David is everything Tess lacked in her own childhood—but a recent freak accident has left him with befuddling symptoms, and she’s still adjusting to her new role as caretaker. Meanwhile, Tazio—who once had a knack for earning the kind of attention that Cooper Union students long for—has left the art world for a career in creative branding and politics. But in December 2016, fresh off the astonishing loss of his candidate, Tazio is adrift, and not even his gorgeous and accomplished fiancée, Angelica, seems able to get through to him. With tensions rising on the national stage, the four friends are forced to face the reality of their shared histories, especially a long-ago betrayal that has shaped every aspect of their friendship. Elegant and perceptive, “The Body Politic is a book about many things—what it means to be unwell, what it means to heal, how deep and strange friendships can be, and how hidden things never stay hidden for long” (Rachel Monroe, author of Savage Appetites).

Dad Jokes Word Search

Author : Editors of Portable Press
Publisher : Portable Press
ISBN 13 : 9781645177333
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Dad Jokes Word Search written by Editors of Portable Press and published by Portable Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dad will finally be able to kick back, laugh, and relax with this entertaining two-in-one book filled with jokes and word search puzzles. Q: What do you call a person who is happy on a Monday? A: Retired! Me and this recliner? Oh yeah, we go way back. No man cave is complete without these fun and games for Dad! This hilarious two-in-one book is filled with great dad jokes and word search puzzles, a perfect gift for Father’s Day, birthdays, holiday stocking stuffers, and more. Hundreds of jokes—including one-liners, knock-knock jokes, and puns—complement more than 50 clever word searches to keep Dad’s brain sharp and filled with smile-inducing (and maybe sometimes groan-worthy) wordplay. Plus, it’s all family-friendly, so dads of all ages can enjoy this witty take on life, fatherhood, work, and so much more.

Lincoln's Sense of Humor

Author : Richard Carwardine
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809336146
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln's Sense of Humor written by Richard Carwardine and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Abraham Lincoln was the first president consistently to make storytelling and laughter tools of office. This book shows how his uses of humor evolved to fit changing personal circumstances, and explores its versatility, range of expressions, and multiple sources"--

Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)

Author : Oge Mora
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316431230
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) written by Oge Mora and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Caldecott Honor Book In this cozy, sweet story perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street as well as for the Thanksgiving season, a generous woman is rewarded by her community. A Spanish edition, ¡Gracias, Omu!, is also available. Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself? Debut author-illustrator Oge Mora brings to life a heartwarming story of sharing and community in colorful cut-paper designs as luscious as Omu's stew, with an extra serving of love. An author's note explains that "Omu" (pronounced AH-moo) means "queen" in the Igbo language of her parents, but growing up, she used it to mean "Grandma." This book was inspired by the strong female role models in Oge Mora's life. Don't miss Saturday, also written and illustrated by Oge Mora!

Chicago Comedy

Author : Margaret Hicks
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781609492113
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book Chicago Comedy written by Margaret Hicks and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous for being a city of broad shoulders, Chicago has also developed an international reputation for split sides and slapped knees. Watch the Chicago style of comedy evolve from nineteenth-century vaudeville, through the rebellious comics of the '50s and into the improvisation and sketch that ushered in a new millennium. Drawing on material both hilarious and profound, Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History touches on what makes Chicago different from other cities and how that difference produced some of the greatest minds comedy will ever know: Amos 'n' Andy, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Del Close, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and so many, many more.