We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy - Yael Kohen

Imagine going to a cocktail party where you could meet and listen to every generation of ground-breaking and hilarious female in comedy from the last sixty years. Sadly, you can’t. But don’t despair! Instead, read We Killed: a VERY Oral History of Women in Comedy in which everyone from Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Roseanne Barer, Paula Poundstone, Jeanene Garofalo, and Tiny Fey weigh in. Author Yael Kohen keeps the narrative flowing while giving everyone their moment to shine. We Killed is an honest, critical, hilarious, and contradictory tome (like all the best oral histories) that celebrates what these women accomplished. If you still don't think women are funny you just aren't paying attention.

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$22.00
ISBN: 9781250037787
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Published: Picador - October 1st, 2013

Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation - Aisha Tyler

We’ve all tripped in front of a crush or spilled coffee on ourselves or overslept on that one day we needed to be early, but these foibles are nothing compared to the spectacular, hilariously rendered portraits of Aisha Tyler’s epic fails. Known to many from her podcast Girl on Guy, or from being on The Talk, or voice turns as Lana Kane in Archer and several video games, or her standup, or as the one black person on Friends that time, or perhaps the new Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Tyler’s talents and ability to laugh are boundless. More than an exercise in bar topping stories, this book is a fascinating look at her singularly determined life. Watching how a black, socially conscious, nerdy, and adventurous girl with little supervision grows up to be one of the funniest and sexiest women ever makes this book well worth the read. This is a lady for the new world: ready to make you laugh, kick your ass, triumph at trivia, save the planet, and get us all to be a little more honest about that time we peed our pants.

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$24.99
ISBN: 9780062223777
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Published: It Books - July 9th, 2013

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris

In his eighth collection of humorous essays, David Sedaris celebrates all that is a little “off” in life, from the come-ons and exclamations of Lonely Planet’s phrase books (“That is amazing/weird/wild!”) to the difficulties of being an American living abroad in the Bush years. My favorite observations in Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (Little, Brown, $27) involve the racial awkwardness occurring both before and after the elections of President Obama (turns out we may have a little work to do on the whole racism thing yet). Your favorite moments may be Sedaris’s uncomfortable memories of buying condoms in bulk at Costco, or when his voice morphs into that of a self-righteous suburbanite in one of the featured short stories. Whether or not you’re already familiar with Sedaris’s inimitable voice, you’ll find his take on modern life delightful.

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$27.00
ISBN: 9780316154697
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - April 23rd, 2013

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$18.99
ISBN: 9780316154703
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Published: Back Bay Books - June 3rd, 2014

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