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This is Part One of a new series of books about the loves and lives of the Cats of Salisbury Road, written by the best-selling writer Tom Slemen. If you have a cat you will especially love these comical tales!

This sophomoric sophomore collection of doggerel by low self-esteemed quasi-celebrity cross-dressing debutant DJ Ass Maggots is guaranteed fun for the whole family, assuming that family consists of perverts, junkies, and hardened ex-cons.

Tutto comincia ad Asti, al numero 33 di corso Torino: è lì che nasce, "bambino fatto in casa", Giorgio Faletti. Sono passati 62 anni, che lui ha impiegato facendo il comico, il musicista, l'attore, il pittore, e naturalmente lo scrittore. Scorrendo l'elenco delle sue imprese (e parliamo solo di quelle professionali) sembra che Giorgio Faletti abbia vissuto mille vite. Di sicuro, scopriamo leggendo il suo nuovo libro, ne ha vissute due: "Quando" e "Ora" sono le prime due sezioni che compongono questa autobiografia fatta di musica e parole.

Graduating university is an emotional time for everyone. But when a group of ex-students decide to spend one last night together at a zombie experience facility to create lasting memories, none of them anticipate just how memorable it will turn out to be. It quickly becomes apparent that the undead actors are very good at what they do. Too good. Armed with only an arsenal of Nerf guns, the group quickly figure out that they'll need more than foam bullets and sandwiches to get them through the night.

Laura Solon won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 2005 with her sensational debut show. She now returns to Radio 4 with a new series of her bittersweet comedy show packed with characters, monologues and sketches from this extraordinary writer and performer. There will be talking, not talking, some stories, and a lion made out of china. Aided by Rosie Cavaliero, Ben Moor and Ben Willbond, Laura Solon is a remarkable talent with an astonishing eye for detail and ear for voice.

Some people bomb auditions. Sadie Ramirez throws up during her tryouts on TV show America's Top Talent. Her performance is so bad, it earns her a fairy godmother through the Magical Alliance's Pitiful Damsel Outreach Program. Enter Chrysanthemum Everstar: a gum-chewing, cell-phone-carrying, high-heel-wearing fairy godmother in training.

A man notices a strange correlation between death and the menu served at his boarding house.

When a haunted chess set causes consternation at the British Chess Championships, and a horse magically materialises in Kettering Agricultural Museum, MI:13 are called to investigate. Harry Crow (David Warner) and Professor Dunning (Terry Molloy) follow the trail of inexplicable happenings to an unremarkable terraced house in South Wales, home to the mysterious Mr Merriman (David Benson). He's very old, and very mad; but is there more to Merriman than first appears?

Jean-Pierre Martinez a écrit une centaine de scénarios pour le petit écran et une soixantaine de comédies pour le théâtre dont certaines sont déjà des classiques. Il est aujourd'hui l'un des auteurs contemporains les plus joués en France et dans les pays francophones. Plusieurs de ses pièces, traduites en espagnol et en anglais, sont régulièrement à l'affiche aux États-Unis et en Amérique Latine.

Snack-sized, humorous journal entries about seeing the world from the perspective of a man whose favorite pastime is avoiding large groups of people. In this captivating book, Nick shares bite-sized observations gathered over his two decades on and off stage, delivering unexpected, funny, and heartwarming moments that will leave you in stitches.

Chip Chinery's memoir is a look in front of and behind the curtain at what actually happened his first year as a full-time professional stand-up comedian during the ‘80s comedy boom. Chip kept a journal and snapped pictures at every gig. Some of the comics were or would become household names. Most would remain unsung. Then there was his 17-year-old opening act who would reach the pinnacle of stand-up fame and fortune.

借金をしても、耳を揃えて返せばいいのですが、借りる前から踏み倒そうと考えている輩もあるだけに、世の中は油断が出来ません。いつの時代も、お金を巡る攻防戦があるようで・・・。

秋になると聞きたい落語の一つですが、意外に演者は少なく、寄席や落語会で上演されることは稀です。面白い内容だと思いますし、季節感もタップリだけに、もっと演者が増えてもいいと思うのですが・・・

将に「落語の中の怪異談」であり、昔なら、このようなことがあったかも知れないと思えるようなネタです。「いろや花嫁」「脛齧り」という別題もあり、東京落語に移植され、「団子坂奇談」の演題で上演するようになりました。

飛行機やロケットで雲の上へ行けるようになった昨今、このようなネタが存在していること自体、ナンセンスであり、驚異的かも知れません。

子どもが活躍する落語も数多くありますが、その中でもナンバーワンの腕白な子どもが登場。見ていて楽しい落語だけに、人気の高いネタです。

何とも言えない大層なネタで、東京落語には移植されていません。聞き終わった後で、「あァ、騙された！」と思うか、「これぞ、落語の中の落語！」と思うかは、皆様方の好みと感性の違いによると・・・

将に、落語の中の落語と言えましょう。このネタを映画・芝居で表現しても、少しも面白くない。年末の市井の風情や、夫婦の情が濃厚に表現されている逸品で、噺家の腕前が如実にわかるネタと言えます。

東京落語では「宿屋の富」という演題に変更し、寄席や落語会でも頻繁に上演されています。世の中、どこに運が転がっているかわからないことを痛感するネタでしょう。

子どもが活躍する落語は数多くありますが、その中でも一番賢い子どもが登場するのが「佐々木裁き」。講談から採られたネタのようですが、講談独特の堅苦しい内容を、落語の柔らかさで包んでいると思います。