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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...
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"Wild and Crazy Guys opens in 1978 with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray taking bad-tempered swings at each other backstage at Saturday Night Live, and closes 21 years later with the two doing a skit in the same venue, poking fun at each other, their illustrious careers, triumphs and prat falls. In between, Nick de Semlyen takes us on a trip through the tumultuous '80s, delving behind the scenes of movies such as National Lampoon's Vacation, Beverly Hills...
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Collection includes: Are You Being Served? Christmas Crackers (Dec 22 1975); Good Neighbors: Silly, But It's Fun (Dec 26 1977); To the Manor Born: Christmas Special (Dec 25 1979); Allo Allo!: A Bun in the Oven (Dec 24 1991); Last of the Summer Wine: Whoops (Dec 25 1981); Keeping Up Appearances: A Very Merry Hyacinth (Dec 25 1991); Blackadder's Christmas Carol (Dec 23 1988); and The Vicar of Dibley: Winter (Dec 25 1999)
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IFC's hit sketch comedy series, created, written by, and starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, is driven by a series of hilarious character-based shorts all of which take place in Portlandia, the creators' dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon, where '90s culture reigns supreme and political correctness is all the rage.
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Working as a staff writer, Johnny Carson filled in as host when Red Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson's performance, CBS created the primetime sketch show The Johnny Carson show, a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues.
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The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual is a comprehensive guide to the UCB style of long form comedy improvisation. Written by UCB founding members Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, the manual covers everything from the basics of two person scene work (with a heavy emphasis on finding "the game" of the scene), to the complexities of working within an ensemble to perform long form structures, such as "The Harold" and "The...
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"Join music superstar Glen Campbell for a spectacular celebration of down-home music...You'll have a grand old time filled with music, laughter, and a roster of guest stars that reads like an All-Star team of entertainers: Johnny Cash, June Carter, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed, Minnie Pearl. --from container"
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This is the first comprehensive and incredibly entertaining retrospective of the birth of Bettymania. Experience several episodes from Betty's first accliamed hit series, Life With Elizabeth (1953-55), along with Betty's own daytime series The Betty White Show. Included also is an incredibly rare episode from November 1954 where Betty sings, dances, and is joined by surprise guest Rin Tin Tin, plus a heartfelt message from Martin and Lewis!
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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.