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20 Best Stand Up Comedy Books to Read in 2021 | Book List

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After an entertaining book to read? Looking for the perfect book to gift to your dad/mother/sister/anyone. This article showcases our top picks for the best Stand Up Comedy books. 

Best Stand Up Comedy Books

Looking for a book to read in 2021? Explore this list of the best books. This list was curated with thanks to ISBNdb and images partially provided by Unsplash.

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Book Title: The Best British Stand-up And Comedy Routines

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The Best British Stand-up And Comedy Routines

The Best British Stand-up And Comedy Routines by O’brien, Mike was published in 2006. It was officially published by Running Press and has the ISBN: 0786718587.


Book Title: Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-up Comedy (Performance Books)

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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 Double, Oliver was published in 2005-08-25T00:00:01Z. It was officially published by Methuen Drama and has the ISBN: 0413774767.


Book Title: Heidi Joyce’s Comedy Stand Up Against Domestic Violence

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Heidi Joyce's Comedy Stand Up Against Domestic Violence

Heidi Joyce’s Comedy Stand Up Against Domestic Violence by Heidi Joyce was published in 2000. It was officially published by Uproar Entertainment and has the ISBN: 1929243057.


Book Title: The Laugh-makers: Stand-up Comedy As Art, Business, And Life-style

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The Laugh-makers: Stand-up Comedy As Art, Business, And Life-style

The Laugh-makers: Stand-up Comedy As Art, Business, And Life-style by Robert A. Stebbins was published in 1990. It was officially published by Mcgill-queen’s University Press and has the ISBN: 0773507353.


Book Title: 20 Jaar Op 1: De Nieuwjaarsconferences

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20 Jaar Op 1: De Nieuwjaarsconferences

20 Jaar Op 1: De Nieuwjaarsconferences by Hoste, Geert. was published in 2012. It was officially published by Uitgeverij Vrijdag and has the ISBN: 9789460011900.


Book Title: The Birthday Party: A Play In Three Acts

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The Birthday Party: A Play In Three Acts

The Birthday Party: A Play In Three Acts by Andy Goldberg, Harold Pinter was published in 1991. It was officially published by Samuel French, Inc. and has the ISBN: 0573606080.


Book Title: I Killed: True Stories Of The Road From America’s Top Comics

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I Killed: True Stories Of The Road From America's Top Comics

I Killed: True Stories Of The Road From America’s Top Comics by Ritch Shydner, Mark Schiff was published in 2006. It was officially published by Crown Publishers and has the ISBN: 0307341992.


Book Title: Richard Pryor Live In Concert

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Richard Pryor Live In Concert

Richard Pryor Live In Concert by Pryor, Richard. was published in . It was officially published by Mpi Home Video and has the ISBN: 0788600648.


Book Title: Ha Bloody Ha: Comedians Talking

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Ha Bloody Ha: Comedians Talking

Ha Bloody Ha: Comedians Talking by Cook, William , 1965- was published in 1999. It was officially published by Fourth Estate and has the ISBN: 1857021800.


Book Title: How I Escaped My Certain Fate

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How I Escaped My Certain Fate

How I Escaped My Certain Fate by Lee, Stewart , 1968- was published in 2010. It was officially published by Faber and has the ISBN: 0571254802.


Book Title: Queens of Comedy: Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women (Studies in Humor and Gender,)

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Queens of Comedy: Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women (Studies in Humor and Gender,)

Queens of Comedy: Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women (Studies in Humor and Gender,) by Horowitz, Susan was published in 1997-03-01T00:00:01Z. It was officially published by Routledge and has the ISBN: 2884492445.


Book Title: Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America

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Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America

Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America by Zoglin, Richard was published in 2008-01-22T00:00:01Z. It was officially published by Bloomsbury USA and has the ISBN: 1582346240.


Book Title: All joking aside: American humor and its discontents

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All joking aside: American humor and its discontents

All joking aside: American humor and its discontents by Krefting, Rebecca , 1978- was published in . It was officially published by Johns Hopkins University Press, and has the ISBN: 1421414317.


Book Title: All Joking Aside: American Humor and Its Discontents

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All Joking Aside: American Humor and Its Discontents

All Joking Aside: American Humor and Its Discontents by Krefting, Rebecca was published in 2014-09-01T00:00:01Z. It was officially published by Johns Hopkins University Press and has the ISBN: 1421414309.


Book Title: Best To Laugh: A Novel

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Best To Laugh: A Novel

Best To Laugh: A Novel by Lorna Landvik was published in 2014. It was officially published by Univ Of Minnesota Press and has the ISBN: 0816694532.


Book Title: Brain Droppings

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Brain Droppings

Brain Droppings by George Carlin was published in Highbridge Company. It was officially published by Highbridge Audio and has the ISBN: 1565113705.


Book Title: Zen And The Art Of Stand-up Comedy

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Zen And The Art Of Stand-up Comedy

Zen And The Art Of Stand-up Comedy by Sankey, Jay , 1963- was published in 1998. It was officially published by Routledge/theatre Arts Books/routledge and has the ISBN: 0878300740.


Book Title: Standing Up, Speaking Out: Stand-Up Comedy and the Rhetoric of Social Change

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Standing Up, Speaking Out: Stand-Up Comedy and the Rhetoric of Social Change

Standing Up, Speaking Out: Stand-Up Comedy and the Rhetoric of Social Change by was published in 2016-10-28T00:00:01Z. It was officially published by Routledge and has the ISBN: 1138100293.


Book Title: Comics: A Decade Of Comedy At The Assembly Rooms

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Comics: A Decade Of Comedy At The Assembly Rooms

Comics: A Decade Of Comedy At The Assembly Rooms by Connor, John. was published in 1990. It was officially published by Papermac and has the ISBN: 0333541715.


Book Title: Stand Up (methuendrama)

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Stand Up (methuendrama)

Stand Up (methuendrama) by Oliver Double, Cliver Double was published in 1997. It was officially published by Heinemann and has the ISBN: 0413703207.

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