Stand Up Books

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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.88 — 106,051 ratings — published 2007
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How I Escaped My Certain Fate How I Escaped My Certain Fate (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,260 ratings — published 2010
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SeinLanguage SeinLanguage (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.61 — 10,124 ratings — published 1993
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American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,321 ratings — published 2002
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Finding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy Finding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.59 — 118 ratings — published
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How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.13 — 911 ratings — published 2014
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Is This Anything? Is This Anything? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.72 — 24,553 ratings — published 2020
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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.66 — 13,115 ratings — published 2015
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The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.97 — 924 ratings — published 1994
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Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.96 — 391 ratings — published 2000
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I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This and Other Things That Strike Me as Funny I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This and Other Things That Strike Me as Funny (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.82 — 4,185 ratings — published 2006
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Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,034 ratings — published 2014
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Brain Droppings Brain Droppings (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.07 — 18,237 ratings — published 1997
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The ‘If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One’ EP The ‘If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One’ EP (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.37 — 917 ratings — published 2012
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A Vulgar Art: A New Approach to Stand-Up Comedy (Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series) A Vulgar Art: A New Approach to Stand-Up Comedy (Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.30 — 10 ratings — published 2014
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Too Stupid to Visit Too Stupid to Visit (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How to Say Something Funny about Anything The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How to Say Something Funny about Anything (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.93 — 439 ratings — published 2010
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The NEW Comedy Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Performing Stand-Up Comedy The NEW Comedy Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Performing Stand-Up Comedy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.34 — 275 ratings — published
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Digging Up Mother: A Love Story Digging Up Mother: A Love Story (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,636 ratings — published 2016
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The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.84 — 730 ratings — published 2001
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Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.84 — 256 ratings — published 1998
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Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.94 — 233 ratings — published 2001
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When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.82 — 12,587 ratings — published 2004
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No Cure for Cancer No Cure for Cancer (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,037 ratings — published 1992
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Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,196 ratings — published 2004
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Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-up Comedy (Performance Books) Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-up Comedy (Performance Books)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.47 — 34 ratings — published 2005
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Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy (Performance Books) Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy (Performance Books)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.93 — 14 ratings — published 2013
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Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.41 — 497 ratings — published 2017
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This Is Not Fame: A "From What I Re-Memoir" This Is Not Fame: A "From What I Re-Memoir" (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,328 ratings — published 2017
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A Horse Walks into a Bar A Horse Walks into a Bar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.52 — 15,506 ratings — published 2014
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Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up, A (Performance Books) Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up, A (Performance Books)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.06 — 18 ratings — published
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Be A Great Stand-Up (Teach Yourself) Be A Great Stand-Up (Teach Yourself)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.79 — 107 ratings — published 2010
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Robin Robin (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,958 ratings — published 2018
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Based on a True Story: A Memoir Based on a True Story: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.03 — 18,509 ratings — published 2016
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A Book for Her A Book for Her (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,701 ratings — published 2015
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Letting Go of God Letting Go of God (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,985 ratings — published 2006
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.29 — 51,885 ratings — published 1979
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How to Talk Dirty and Influence People How to Talk Dirty and Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,493 ratings — published 1965
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Napalm & Silly Putty Napalm & Silly Putty (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.09 — 16,766 ratings — published 2001
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Killer Carlin Killer Carlin (Audio CD)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.06 — 33 ratings — published 2001
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A Place for My Stuff! A Place for My Stuff! (Audio CD)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.43 — 60 ratings — published 2001
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It's Bad for Ya It's Bad for Ya (CD)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.68 — 106 ratings — published 2008
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I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-Up Comedy's Golden Era I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-Up Comedy's Golden Era (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as stand-up)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,027 ratings — published 2009
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Unrepeatable Unrepeatable (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as stand-up)
avg rating 4.52 — 48 ratings — published 1995
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Definite Article Definite Article (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as stand-up)
avg rating 4.63 — 67 ratings — published
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The Ballad of Change: (The Legend of Syn book 2) The Ballad of Change: (The Legend of Syn book 2)
by (shelved 1 time as stand-up)
avg rating 4.37 — 52 ratings — published
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Hysterical!: Women in American Comedy Hysterical!: Women in American Comedy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as stand-up)
avg rating 3.50 — 10 ratings — published
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The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as stand-up)
avg rating 3.44 — 1,007 ratings — published 2014
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“I don't know if you've noticed, but our two-party system is a bowl of shit looking at itself in the mirror.”
Lewis Black

“Stand up for what is right against the wrong.”
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