Comedians -- United States -- Biography
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- Becoming Richard Pryor, Scott Saul
- Man on the flying trapeze, the life and times of W.C. Fields, Simon Louvish
- I hate myselfie, a collection of essays, by Shane Dawson
- Jerry Seinfeld, the entire domain, Kathleen Tracy
- Danny Kaye, king of jesters, by David Koenig
- It's good to be the king, the seriously funny life of Mel Brooks, James Robert Parish
- I am what I ate-- and I'm frightened!!!, and other digressions from the doctor of comedy, Bill Cosby ; with original illustrations by George Booth
- Celebrity detox, (the fame game), Rosie O'Donnell
- Joan Rivers confidential, the unseen scrapbooks, joke cards, personal files, and photos of a very funny woman who kept everything, Melissa Rivers with Scott Currie
- Flip, the inside story of TV's first Black superstar, Kevin Cook
- Seven dirty words, the life and crimes of George Carlin, James Sullivan
- Giant of the Senate, Al Franken
- A Carlin home companion, growing up with George, Kelly Carlin
- Sleepwalk with me, and other painfully true stories, Mike Birbiglia
- Mean dads for a better America, the generous rewards of an old-fashioned childhood, Tom Shillue
- From the foster house to the White House, Terrence K. Williams
- Por qué lloras?, una mirada en serio a la vida, el amor y la risa, George López con Armen Keteyian ; traducción, Omar Amador
- Forever Lucy, a complete illustrated biography of America's comedy queen, Janet Giovanelli
- There's nothing in this book that I meant to say, Paula Poundstone
- Charlie Chaplin vs. America, when art, sex, and politics collided, Scott Eyman
- Charlie Chaplin and his times, Kenneth S. Lynn
- Don Rickles, the merchant of venom : a biography, Michael Seth Starr
- The making of a stand-up guy, Charlie Murphy with Chris Millis
- Eating my feelings, tales of overeating, underperforming, and coping with my crazy family, Mark Brennan Rosenberg
- Tremendous, the life of a comedy savage, Joey "Coco" Diaz with Erica Florentine
- It gets worse, a collection of essays by Shane Dawson
- Everybody is awful (except you!), Jim Florentine ; foreword by Jim Norton
- Dyn-o-mite!, good times, bad times, our times : a memoir, Jimmie Walker ; with Sal Manna
- Like a lampshade in a whorehouse, my life in comedy, Phyllis Diller with Richard Buskin
- A futile and stupid gesture, how Doug Kenney and National lampoon changed comedy forever, Josh Karp
- Book, Whoopi Goldberg
- All about me!, my remarkable life in show business, Mel Brooks
- Fred Allen's radio comedy, Alan Havig
- Don't get me started, Kate Clinton
- This is Bob Hope, a production of Crew Neck Productions and American Masters Pictures ; written, produced and directed by John Scheinfeld ; produced by Dave Harding [and three others]
- Go ask Ali, half-baked advice (and free lemonade), Ali Wentworth
- Get Bruce!, director, Andrew J. Kuehn
- Buster Keaton, a filmmaker's life, James Curtis
- How to American, an immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents, Jimmy O. Yang ; foreword by Mike Judge
- Apropos of nothing, autobiography, Woody Allen
- Last man standing, Mort Sahl and the birth of modern comedy, James Curtis
- I TRIED TO CHANGE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO, TRUE LIFE LESSONS, Loni Love, with Jeannine Amber
- And nothing but the truthiness, the rise (and further rise) of Stephen Colbert, Lisa Rogak
- Bouncing back, I've survived everything-- and I mean everything-- and you can too!, Joan Rivers
- Funny man, Mel Brooks, by Patrick McGilligan
- Robin Williams, Andy Dougan
- The great one, the life and legend of Jackie Gleason, William A. Henry III
- Furious cool, Richard Pryor and the world that made him, by David Henry and Joe Henry
- Hope, entertainer of the century, Richard Zoglin
- Take my life, please, Henny Youngman with Neal Karlen
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