Aparna Nancherla
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"A hilarious and insightful collection of essays exploring imposter syndrome, from the inside and out, by the most successful fraud in comedy Aparna Nancherla is a superstar comedian on the rise-a darling of Netflix and Comedy Central's comedy special lineups, a headliner at comedy shows and music festivals, a frequenter of late night television and the subject of numerous profiles, all while co-hosting a regularly sold-out comedy show. She's also...
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"Jokes and haikus have a common goal: to pack the greatest punch in the most succinct way possible. In Eating Salad Drunk, today's biggest names in comedy come together to do just that, with hilarious, poignant, and (sometimes) dirty haikus about living and coping in our modern "burnout age." *All author proceeds go towards Comedy Gives Back, a nonprofit that provides mental health, medical, and crisis support resources for comedians"-- Provided by...
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Inspector Ike, New York City’s greatest police detective, finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse after the conniving understudy of an avant-garde theater group knocks off the star actor. A “lost TV movie” from the 1970’s, INSPECTOR IKE mixes visual gags, slapstick, gross food, and heartfelt emotion. Think 'Columbo' meets 'The Naked Gun', featuring a rogue's gallery of NYC's best comedians.
4) 7 Days
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Set-up on a pre-arranged date, Ravi and Rita seemingly have nothing in common. The situation turns both awkward and enlightening when they find themselves trapped inside together for a week.
7) Golden Arm
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Imagine a world where women are beautiful badass beings who know how to fight and win.They arm wrestle for money. And they love it! This is not a world familiar to our hero Melanie.When we open the film, Melanie is living in a small town in Kansas working as a baker. She’s just got out of a horrible marriage. Straddled with debt and self-doubt, her confidence is in the dumpster, right next to yesterday’s scones. When she’s forced to close her...
9) Vanilla
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A freewheeling comedienne determined to save her family business invites an uptight app developer on a long first date - a road trip to New Orleans.
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"I'm huge on Twitter."
—An ancient proverb that means
Lonely in real life.
—JOEL KIM BOOSTER
*Vulture's Best Comedy Books of 2022*
Jokes and haikus have a common goal: to pack the greatest punch in the most succinct way possible. In Eating Salad Drunk, today's biggest names in comedy come together to do just that, with hilarious, poignant, and (sometimes) dirty haikus about living and