(Izdošanas datums: 12-Mar-2025, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: The University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226838342)
A deep dive into the meaning behind the hatred of jazz. A rock guitarist plays four notes in front of one thousand people, while a jazz guitarist plays one thousand notes in front of four people. You might laugh or groan at this jazz joke, but what i...Lasīt vairāk
Learn how to write and give a flawlessly funny speech for any occasion with Emmy-winning comedy writers Carol Leifer and Rick Mitchell. With a foreword by Carol Burnett.Giving a speech about someone is hard. Giving a funny speech that people are actu...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 18-Feb-2025, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Open Letter, ISBN-13: 9781960385345)
Winners of the Inaugural Spain-USA Foundation Translation AwardInfused with the spirit of pulp fiction, b-movies, zines, and punk rock, The Fake Muse is a linguistic tour-de-force from the author of The Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordina...Lasīt vairāk
In The Virtue of Wit: Humor, Social Connection, and Flourishing, Clair Morrissey argues that wit is a form of social ingenuity, an aptitude for building and maintaining human connection. Her novel account of wit understands it as the capacity for joi...Lasīt vairāk
In The Virtue of Wit: Humor, Social Connection, and Flourishing, Clair Morrissey argues that wit is a form of social ingenuity, an aptitude for building and maintaining human connection. Her novel account of wit understands it as the capacity for joi...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: University of Texas Press, ISBN-13: 9781477330463)
How changing depictions of pregnancy in comedy from the start of the twentieth century to the present show an evolution in attitudes toward womens reproductive roles and rights.Some of the most groundbreaking moments in American film and TV comedy h...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin/o America
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: University Press of Florida, ISBN-13: 9781683404941)
How creators of online video critique politics and society and amplify public discourse in Latin American countries This book analyzes how digital-native audiovisual satire has become increasingly influential in national public debates within Latin A...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin/o America
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Dec-2024, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: University Press of Florida, ISBN-13: 9781683404835)
How creators of online video critique politics and society and amplify public discourse in Latin American countries This book analyzes how digital-native audiovisual satire has become increasingly influential in national public debates within Latin...Lasīt vairāk
Is sex with The Hulk technically a threesome? Does The Flash do everything faster? Has Wonder Woman really never faked an orgasm? Explore these questions and more with this collection of speculative, comedic essays on how superpowers might affect the...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Nov-2024, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040226001)
Humor and Masculinity in U.S. Fiction offers a pragmatic and theoretically informed model for analyzing how humor and gender intersect in key U.S. texts, bringing much-needed attention to the complex ways that humor can support and/or subvert reducti...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Nov-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040226070)
Humor and Masculinity in U.S. Fiction offers a pragmatic and theoretically informed model for analyzing how humor and gender intersect in key U.S. texts, bringing much-needed attention to the complex ways that humor can support and/or subvert reducti...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Callisto Media Inc., ISBN-13: 9798886081824)
WOULD YOU RATHER....Have ants in your pants OR slugs in your shoes? Use a toilet seat made of pinecones OR toilet paper made of bologna Get gross, crazy, and silly with this hilarious book of would-you-rather questions that will have the whole family...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Callisto Media Inc., ISBN-13: 9798886504088)
Get silly as you practice problem-solving with 2,000 riddles and jokes for kids of all ages!Are you ready for hours of entertainment, guaranteed to make you laugh and tease your brain? Then youve come to the right place, because this book of jokes i...Lasīt vairāk
With new and classic Sarahs Scribbles comics, essays, stickers, and more, this book is a celebration of one of the best loved comic voices of a generation.With 100 comics, 15 essays, and dozens of photos and sketches, the fifth Sarahs Scribbles book...Lasīt vairāk
Close to Home Classics presents the best cartoons from the strips repertoire, representingthe major themes that have played out in its history: school, medical, office, kids, marriage, and sports. John McPherson has selected the best of the best in e...Lasīt vairāk
The absurd antics, good-natured sarcasm, and misguided optimism of Mouse, Bird, Turtle, and Snail are inspiring and infectious, and a reminder that sometimes the best plan is to have no plans at all. The perfect book for comic lovers of all kinds,Hop...Lasīt vairāk
No Rain, No Flowers is a collection of irreverent, addictive, astute, and life-affirming handwritten notes from French artist, curator and gallerist, Thomas L lu - sharing his viral inspiration, wisdom and humour.At the core of L lus work is the mes...Lasīt vairāk
As Trump returns to the ballot in 2024, this collection ofDoonesburySunday comics about the former (and possibly future) president will hit just ahead of one of the most significant election cycles in decades.;I want to be a dictator for one day. T...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 13-Sep-2024, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Rutgers University Press, ISBN-13: 9781978840713)
What do The Family Circus, Ziggy, and The Far Side have in common? They are all single-panel comics, a seemingly simple form that cartoonists have used in vastly different ways. Singular Sensations is the first book-length critical study to examine...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Sep-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Arsenal Pulp Press, ISBN-13: 9781551529622)
A boisterous collection of surreal, darkly humorous short stories that will delight fans of George Saunders and Alice Munro From John Elizabeth Stintzi, the mind that created the daringly bizarre novel My Volcano, comes an electrifying collection of...Lasīt vairāk
