Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid
The four-time Emmy-nominated comic satirist of Rescue Me presents irreverent cultural observations about how society is taking itself too seriously.
Proudly Irish-American, defiantly working class, with a reserve of compassion for the underdog and the overlooked, Leary delivers blistering diatribes that are both penetrating social commentary with no holds barred and laugh-out-loud funny. As always, Leary's impassioned comic perspective in Why We Suck is right on target.
Drawing on the Funny Side of the Brain : How to Come Up With Jokes for Cartoons and Comic Strips
Hart, a regular contributor to Mad Magazine and a comedy screenwriter, has produced a manual with equal emphasis on the art of cartooning and the art of comedy. He has the requisite chapters on how to draw funny characters, but he comes into his own when he analyses pacing and rhythm, set-up and punch lines, and the differences between dramatic and comedic scenes. Certain words, he maintains, are ordinary and certain ones funny
Nero Wolfe applies his detection skills to crack the case of a poisoned health nut, the death of a policeman in a barber shop, and a comic killer who makes a joke out of murder.
This Companion is designed for readers interested in past and present productions of the plays and to accompany the increasing number of courses devoted to the history of Shakespeare in performance. It addresses both British and international performance, from subjects such as British performing tradition, and Shakespearean developments to broader cultural concerns, tragic and comic acting, women performers of Shakespeare, and touring companies, among others. By Stanley Wells & Sarah Stanton
Let’Start! Elementary (A1-A2) A clear choice of vocabulary, including nouns, verbs and adjectives, makes up the basis for learning the words from the themes dealt with in the brief articles, in the games and in the comic strips. Lots of articles about the Anglophone culture, a photographic poster, do-ityourself items and stickers are included.
