Humor

Yeah, I Said It

Wanda Sykes reduces people to tears -- tears of laughter. She's done so as a stand-up comic, a sitcom star, and a sports commentator for years now, and in the process she's gained a huge fan base nationwide.

When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops?

WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS? is quintessential Carlin. No one is off limits for his criticism - children, women, the Religious Right, the Liberal Left, all ethnicities and persuasions. Even the Ten Commandments get the Carlin treatment; he reduces them to a mere two.

Schlock Value

Richard Roeper, like the rest of us, adores the movies. In this uproarious, offbeat book, he gives the reader a whole new set of critical lenses for assessing the movies and the people and the industry that make them.

The Dick Cheney Code

A bestselling, Harvard-bred humorist plans to knock out a slapdash, quick-buck parody of a wildly successful, head-spinning, clue-laden thriller in a flagrant attempt to cash in on the publishing sensation of the decade, but the tousle-haired satirist's sleazy scheme goes awry wh

It's My Party and I'll Knit if I Want To!

Knitting is in a major revival. Knitters have been spotted in parliament, in pubs, at the cricket. And they're not just over 50. They're young, sassy, professional women. What is going on here?This is third wave feminism in action.

The Diary of a Viagra Fiend

Announcing a major new comic talent -- from dancing in S+M clubs to snorting Viagra, a brilliant, unflinching, and uproaurious set of stories from the edge of sex.

Remember Me When I'm Gone

?Show me Heaven! I have seen hell.? ?Patricia NealLarry King, world-famous radio and television personality, has asked the talented, the beautiful, the wise, and the rich a question all of us have pondered: How would you like to be remembered after your death?

100 Rants on Why Men Are Pants

Men. It's pretty difficult to think of what use they could be put to. It's plain to see that they need assistance getting dressed and appear to be incapable of discerning the purpose of a toilet seat.

101 Uses for a Football

If football ain't your thing, then this title is for you. When World Cup fever strikes, fantasise about a footie-free world in which those bloomin' balls have been turned to better and funnier uses.

101 Uses for the Royal Family

In the year of the Queen's Golden Jubilee its time to sit back and take stock of the monarchy. Whay do they do? Could they be put to more profitable use? Emma Burgess has come up with 101 silly ideas.