Author: Jay Robert Nash
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
These men and women who broke the mold and give us a glimpse of inspired flakiness, a peek at the outrageous.
Zanies
Author: Jay Robert Nash
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
These men and women who broke the mold and give us a glimpse of inspired flakiness, a peek at the outrageous.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
These men and women who broke the mold and give us a glimpse of inspired flakiness, a peek at the outrageous.
Stand-Up Comedy in Chicago
Author: Vince Vieceli and Bill Brady
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467111848
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Ten years after Chicago saw its first full-time comedy club open, the landscape was decidedly different. "Stand-up comedy has exploded in the last couple of years," a club owner told the Chicago Tribune in 1985, "that's the only way to describe it: exploded." It was truly a comedy boom, with as many as 16 clubs operating at once, and it lasted nearly a decade before fading, taking with it some of Chicago's oldest comedy stages, including the Comedy Cottage, Comedy Womb, and Who's on First. Still, stalwarts like Barrel of Laughs (south) and Zanies (north) persevered. That part of the story is known; overlooked is the fact there was a comedy boom, period. To hear the story, it is as if stand-up comedy innately morphed from a dated nightclub scene to what one Chicago Sun-Times writer called "Chicago's atomic comedy blast."
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467111848
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Ten years after Chicago saw its first full-time comedy club open, the landscape was decidedly different. "Stand-up comedy has exploded in the last couple of years," a club owner told the Chicago Tribune in 1985, "that's the only way to describe it: exploded." It was truly a comedy boom, with as many as 16 clubs operating at once, and it lasted nearly a decade before fading, taking with it some of Chicago's oldest comedy stages, including the Comedy Cottage, Comedy Womb, and Who's on First. Still, stalwarts like Barrel of Laughs (south) and Zanies (north) persevered. That part of the story is known; overlooked is the fact there was a comedy boom, period. To hear the story, it is as if stand-up comedy innately morphed from a dated nightclub scene to what one Chicago Sun-Times writer called "Chicago's atomic comedy blast."
Twelfth Night
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Classic Books Company
ISBN: 0742652947
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: * Authoritative, reliable texts * High quality introductions and notes * New, more readable trade trim size * An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts
Publisher: Classic Books Company
ISBN: 0742652947
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: * Authoritative, reliable texts * High quality introductions and notes * New, more readable trade trim size * An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts
The Everything Guide to Comedy Writing
Author: Mike Bent
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440501742
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A guy walks into a bar... With this guide, aspiring comics will learn to navigate the complex world of comedy writing. Discover how to tap into your natural sense of humor through real-life examples and hands-on skill-building exercises. Learn the best ways to come up with ideas and write comedy that gets laughs--every time! Mike Bent, an accomplished stand-up comedian and teacher, provides the inside scoop on techniques to jump-start your comedy writing career, including how to: Develop comic characters for sketches and scenes Create and polish a standup routine Write for TV and movies Use the web to advance your comedy career Everyone loves a comedian. But breaking into this tough field is no laughing matter. After sharpening your comedy-writing skills with this practical (and funny!) guide, you'll feel comfortable adding humor to everyday situations and may even take a chance on your dream job in show business!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440501742
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A guy walks into a bar... With this guide, aspiring comics will learn to navigate the complex world of comedy writing. Discover how to tap into your natural sense of humor through real-life examples and hands-on skill-building exercises. Learn the best ways to come up with ideas and write comedy that gets laughs--every time! Mike Bent, an accomplished stand-up comedian and teacher, provides the inside scoop on techniques to jump-start your comedy writing career, including how to: Develop comic characters for sketches and scenes Create and polish a standup routine Write for TV and movies Use the web to advance your comedy career Everyone loves a comedian. But breaking into this tough field is no laughing matter. After sharpening your comedy-writing skills with this practical (and funny!) guide, you'll feel comfortable adding humor to everyday situations and may even take a chance on your dream job in show business!
Insiders' Guide® to Nashville, 8th
Author: Jackie Sheckler Finch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762774762
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be. Nashville Savor down-home Southern food and hospitality. See antebellum mansions and lush flowering gardens. Feel the beat of the Music City. The Athens of the South. • A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike • Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, hotels, and music venues • How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation • Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762774762
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be. Nashville Savor down-home Southern food and hospitality. See antebellum mansions and lush flowering gardens. Feel the beat of the Music City. The Athens of the South. • A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike • Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, hotels, and music venues • How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation • Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities
The Perfect Amount of Wrong
Author: Mike Bridenstine
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467154075
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467154075
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Insiders' Guide® to Nashville
Author: Jackie Sheckler Finch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762798394
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Nashville offers extraordinary opportunities for those either visiting or seeking to relocate to this country music mecca. Insiders’ Guide to Nashville is packed with information on the best attractions, restaurants, accommodations, shopping and events from the perspective of one who knows the area well.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762798394
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Nashville offers extraordinary opportunities for those either visiting or seeking to relocate to this country music mecca. Insiders’ Guide to Nashville is packed with information on the best attractions, restaurants, accommodations, shopping and events from the perspective of one who knows the area well.
Welcome to the Stage
Author: Ed Regine
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663210403
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
It details a fascinating journey of tremendous highs and overwhelming lows..Its a life story that a Hollywood writer would have an enormous task to create. It showcases the will of the human spirit and how against daunted dismay and frustration it wins in the end.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663210403
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
It details a fascinating journey of tremendous highs and overwhelming lows..Its a life story that a Hollywood writer would have an enormous task to create. It showcases the will of the human spirit and how against daunted dismay and frustration it wins in the end.
Chicago Comedy
Author: Margaret Hicks
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614231524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
“An overview of Chicago’s comedic legacy, from its early days . . . to its present day position as a breeding ground for some of comedy’s biggest names” (Gapers Block). 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 fifties and into the improvisation and sketch that ushered in a new millennium. Drawing on material both hilarious and profound, Second City alum Margaret Hicks 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. Includes photos!
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614231524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
“An overview of Chicago’s comedic legacy, from its early days . . . to its present day position as a breeding ground for some of comedy’s biggest names” (Gapers Block). 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 fifties and into the improvisation and sketch that ushered in a new millennium. Drawing on material both hilarious and profound, Second City alum Margaret Hicks 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. Includes photos!
Beware, It's Gruesome Ghost!
Author: Malcolm Mejin
Publisher: Pelangi ePublishing Sdn Bhd
ISBN: 9670351057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Zany Zombie's gang is leaving him for good! They just can't stand Zany anymore. Now, Zany is living in his big castle. All alone. It appears that "somebody" else wants to live in the castle. Eerie and creepy things start happening, frightening Zany to death! Gruesome Ghost wants to stay in the castle! And he wants Zany out! He wants the castle all to himself! Zany is forced out of his castle, all alone and miserable. Zany needs help. But who will help him? And can he ever return to his own castle?
Publisher: Pelangi ePublishing Sdn Bhd
ISBN: 9670351057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Zany Zombie's gang is leaving him for good! They just can't stand Zany anymore. Now, Zany is living in his big castle. All alone. It appears that "somebody" else wants to live in the castle. Eerie and creepy things start happening, frightening Zany to death! Gruesome Ghost wants to stay in the castle! And he wants Zany out! He wants the castle all to himself! Zany is forced out of his castle, all alone and miserable. Zany needs help. But who will help him? And can he ever return to his own castle?