The Stand-Up Comedian's Library

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The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How to Say Something Funny about Anything
The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How to Say Something Funny about Anything 3.93 avg rating — 435 ratings
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Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation 3.99 avg rating — 2,409 ratings
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The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide
The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide 3.84 avg rating — 731 ratings
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And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft and the Industry
And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft and the Industry 4.05 avg rating — 2,103 ratings
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life 3.88 avg rating — 105,659 ratings
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Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,042,026 ratings
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The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7)
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 30,710 ratings
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How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing
How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing 4.13 avg rating — 898 ratings
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Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre 4.22 avg rating — 3,757 ratings
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Hysterical!: Women in American Comedy
Hysterical!: Women in American Comedy 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg: One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-the-Biggest Cities in the World
Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg: One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-the-Biggest Cities in the World 3.77 avg rating — 790 ratings
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The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not
The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not 3.97 avg rating — 911 ratings
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The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious 3.69 avg rating — 1,662 ratings
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The Stench of Honolulu: A Tropical Adventure
The Stench of Honolulu: A Tropical Adventure 3.37 avg rating — 4,446 ratings
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Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman 4.17 avg rating — 62,840 ratings
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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy 3.66 avg rating — 13,064 ratings
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Mathematics and Humor
Mathematics and Humor 3.42 avg rating — 158 ratings
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The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny 4.24 avg rating — 862 ratings
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We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy
We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy 3.69 avg rating — 1,079 ratings
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The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy 3.99 avg rating — 2,806 ratings
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The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny
The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny 3.44 avg rating — 1,007 ratings