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(0)Alan Zweibel
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Alan Zweibel started his comedy career selling jokes for seven dollars apiece to the last of the Borscht Belt standups. Then one night, despite bombing on stage, he caught the attention of Lorne Michaels and became one of the first writers at Saturday Night Live, where he penned classic material for Gilda Radner, John Belushi, and all of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players. From SNL, he went on to have a hand in a series of landmark shows--from...
Author
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
In a series of funny, tender, and touching dialogues, former Saturday Night Live writer Zweibel recalls his buddy-and-almost-lover friendship with SNL actress Gilda Radner, who died of ovarian cancer. Zweibel claims he "merely scribbled the dialogues playing in my head" and, indeed, these recreated conversations have a neurotic, sarcastic, and vulnerable air of authenticity. The actress and writer become fast friends on the SNL set and segue into...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Before the fateful extra credit assignment that started it all, Ike's life was pretty normal. He was avoiding the popularity contests of middle school, crushing hard on Clare Wanzandae, and trying not roll his eyes at stepfather Dirk-the-Jerk's lame jokes. But all that changes when, in a successful effort to make Claire Wanzandae laugh, Ike mails his homework assignment to Ben Franklin and he writes back. Soon, things go awry. After Ike has an embarrassing...
Author
Series
Benjamin Franklin volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Ike Saturday travels back to 1776 to help Benjamin Franklin keep history on track"--
7) Here today
Language
English
Formats
Description
When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
8) Lunatics
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of the authors is a bestselling Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. The other is a winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Together, they form the League of Comic Justice, battling evildoers in the name of... Okay, we made that line up. What they do form is a writing team of pure comic genius, and they will have you laughing like idiots. One character, Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on...
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970s.
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The money pit: A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.
The 'burbs: In a typical American neighborhood, some strange new neighbors, the Klopeks, come to live in the house next to Ray Peterson.
Dragnet: A comedy that plays homage to the famed original police drama of the '50s and '60s. Friday and Streebek are assigned to some very strange thefts which have one thing in common: visit cards with the word "PAGAN" left at the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Along came Polly : Reuben, a man who always plays it safe, finds his world shaken up when he falls for Polly, a free-spirited girl who lives for the moment.
The wedding date : Rather than risk ridicule by attending her sister's wedding without an escort, Kat turns to the Yellow Pages to find a date.
Intolerable cruelty : Sparks fly between a divorce attorney and a ruthless woman.
The story of us : Empty-nesters Ben and Katie must decide whether...
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