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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Ali Wong shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal singles life in New York, reconnecting with her roots in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong's letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and disgusting) for all.
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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A fearlessly honest memoir by the Filipino-American comedian uncovers the true family experiences behind his popular routines, discussing his mixed heritage, struggles with family mental illness, and eventual embrace of his identity.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Sharing her forever fight to find a place to belong, a stand-up comedian, with sincerity and transparency, recounts every anonymous fellowship she’s joined, including Debtors Anonymous and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, exploring what it means to be a member of society despite not being very good at it. And in turn, she hopes to transform isolating experiences into comedy that will make you feel less alone.
10) Grand: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The year she turns forty, Sara decides to take each member of her family on a one-on-one vacation culminating with a whitewater rafting journey through the Grand Canyon with her younger sister. The only problem is she's terrified of rafting. Along the way, she grapples with unresolved grief over the death of her mother and the family scandal that changed the trajectory of her life.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser and learning from your mistakes, SNL’s longest-ever-serving cast member shares hilarious yet poignant essays that offer any reader valuable advice on parenting, focusing on positivity and having fun in life.
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"If you think Joan Rivers said funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things ONSTAGE, wait 'til you read the funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things she said OFFSTAGE...things that will make you laugh out loud...and keep Melissa in therapy for the foreseeable future. The only thing my mother loved more than making people laugh was lying...or as she'd say, "embellishing." Her motto was: "Why let the truth ruin a good story?" This book contains some of...
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A revealing four-part documentary series from writer/director W. Kamau Bell offering a deeply personal exploration of Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to an alleged sexual predator. Exploring the complex story of Cosby's life and work, Bell invites comedians, educators, journalists, and Cosby survivors to have a refreshingly candid, first-of-its-kind conversation about the man, his career, and his crimes. Bell takes an unfiltered look at...
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Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punch line. And it took a special sort of woman-indeed, a parade of them-to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down the doors of stand-up comedy so other women could get a shot. It spans decades, from Moms Mabley's rise in Black vaudeville...
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