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1) Funny girl
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In swinging 60s England, the nation is mesmerized by unlikely comedy star Sophie Straw, the former Blackpool beauty queen who just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball. Behind the scenes, the cast and crew are having the time of their lives. But when the script begins to get a bit too close to home, and life starts imitating art, they all face a choice. The show's writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, each harbour a secret....
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When Nora Bridge left her husband and her two daughters 10 years ago, she took the only route she could see, and assumed she still had her daughters' love. Now, though she is distant from her own daughters, Nora is the hostess of a radio advice show, where she advises listeners that "family comes first." When a scandal breaks and Nora hits rock bottom, she finds she has to rely on the two people she has betrayed most deeply: her daughters, Ruby and...
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What if having a best friend could put you in the crosshairs of a killer? A psychopath the police have dubbed "Billy Dead Mates" is targeting pairs of best friends, and killing them one by one. Before they die, each victim is given a small white book. For months, detectives have failed to catch Billy, or figure out what the white books symbolize and why the killer leaves them behind. The police are on edge; the public in a panic. Then a woman, scared...
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Dylan O'Connor is attacked by a mysterious man who informs him that he is now a carrier of a disease that will either kill him or transform his life. Dylan, his autistic brother Shep, and Jillian Jackson who is another carrier, run from their enemies, but soon discover that they are drawn to crime scenes just before the crime occurs.
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Dana Diaz is an aspiring stand-up comedian--a woman in a man's world. When she meets a tough computer programmer named Amanda Dorn, the two bond over their struggles in boys' club professions. Dana confides that she's recently been harassed and assaulted while in L.A., and Amanda comes up with a plan: they should go after each other's assailants, Strangers on a Train-style. But Dana finds that revenge, however sweet, draws her into a more complicated...
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[2022]
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"Franny Steinberg knows there's powerful magic in laughter. She's witnessed it. With the men of Chicago off fighting WWII on distant shores, Franny has watched the women of the city taking charge of the war effort. But amidst the war bond sales and factory shifts, something surprising has emerged, something Franny could never have expected. A new marvel that has women flocking to comedy clubs across the nation: the Showstopper. When Franny steps into...
7) Starburst
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The annual Edinburgh International Festival, which celebrates film, music, and comedy, brings thousands to the beloved Scottish town each summer. This year, the festival draws six unique and vibrant individuals, who all come together to follow their dreams—seeking success, love, fame, or simply happiness. Each of these incredibly well-crafted and intriguing characters is trying to discover their destiny, and during this one magnificent summer,
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Dell
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[2021]
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"From the author of Love, Unscripted....They're perfect for each other. But what happens when you meet the right person at the wrong time--over and over again? Up-and-coming musician Tom thinks he met the love of his life one night a year ago, but thanks to a made-up girlfriend, he's pretty sure he's never going to see her again. If it weren't for the painkillers the doctor gave him for his dislocated shoulder, he could've explained what really happened;...
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"HBO's Hacks meets Carley Fortune's Every Summer After in this hilarious and sweeping love story about a comedian forced to return to her Jersey Shore hometown and confront everything she left behind ten summers before--including the man who broke her heart. Then. Delfina Silva-Miller wants one thing: to leave behind Evergreen, New Jersey and never look back. Despite her adoring grandmother's best efforts, Del can't bear to live another moment at...
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Peachtree Publishers
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2020.
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"Haylah Swinton is an ace best friend, a loving daughter, and an incredibly patient sister to a four-year-old nutcase of a brother. Best of all, she's pretty confident she's mastered making light of every situation--from her mom's new boyfriend to unsolicited remarks on her plus-sized figure. Haylah's learning to embrace all of her curvy parts and, besides, she has a secret: one day, she'll be a stand-up comedian star. So when impossibly cool and...
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Page Street Publishing Co
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2022.
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Wicked funny and hella gay, it's time for Taylor Parker to come out about a lot of things. Taylor Parker has always been a funny girl--but when she is accepted as a finalist for a diverse writers' internship at Saturday Night Live, it turns her life upside down. If she wants a shot at winning in a little more than a month, Taylor will have to come out about both of her secrets: She wants to be a comedian ... and she's a lesbian. With a mom who gave...
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Świat Książki
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2022.
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Polish
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Nora Bridge decyduje się porzucić własną rodzinę, zostawiając córki pod opieką męża. Mała Ruby musi radzić sobie z samotnością i poczuciem odrzucenia, podczas gdy jej mama odnosi sukces jako felietonistka oraz prezenterka radiowa. 11 lat później Nora próbuje odzyskać kontakt z młodszą córką, jednak ta nie chce jej znać. Ruby z całego serca nienawidzi matki i jest skłonna zemścić się na niej za opuszczenie rodziny. Pewnego...
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Four Way Books
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[2018]
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Ketzel Weinrach is barely coming to terms with the death and possible infidelity of her famous husband, Morty Tittelman, he who made a career out of dirty jokes. Her own career in comedy was derailed a while ago, and now her family sends her packing on an important assignment: go to Las Vegas and investigate the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Potsie. In Sin City, Ketzel finds plenty of opportunities to revisit her past and maybe even reinvent...
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