When magicians gather, strange things happen. This is the second volume of collected reports from the P. Howard Lyons Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians - sometimes known as Ring 99. This motley crew of magicians, mentalists, psychics, comedians, university students, philosophers and general dilettantes meets to achieve its goals of advancing the art of magic and perfecting esoteric techniques for the vanishment and disappearance of foodstuffs. The meetings, which...

A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians?ĶBo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and dedicated following. Bo taped his first of two Comedy Central specials four days after his 18th birthday, making him the young...

Count Arthur Strong tells the story of his extraordinary journey from his humble early years as the only son of contortionist in wartime Doncaster to the dizzy heights and excesses of fame as one of the shining lights of popular entertainment.Count Arthur Strong is a show business legend, after-dinner speaker and a leading authority on Ancient Egypt, having been stationed there during his nation service. He has countless friends in the showbiz world. People like Barry Cryer, the wh...

What is Phygure®? Phygure® is a FREE community driven digital magazine that focuses on toy & figure photography. About This Issue Phygure’s maiden issue! Learn more about this community driven project, what it is, and how it aims to change the figure photography community. • Featuring 12 talented toy and figure photographers from all over the world. • Learn more about the Phygure® project. • Step by step tutorial on making vibrant fig...

The world was shocked by the images that emerged from Abu Ghraib, the US-controlled prison in Iraq. Lynndie England, the young female army officer shown smiling devilishly as she humiliated male prisoners, became first a scapegoat and then a victim who was "just following orders." Ignored were the more elemental questions of how women are functioning within conservative power structures of government and the military. Why do the military and the CIA use female sexuality as an interrogation...

The world of Argentine tango presents a glamorous façade of music and movement. Yet the immigrant artists whose livelihoods depend on the US tango industry receive little attention beyond their enigmatic public personas. More Than Two to Tango offers a detailed portrait of Argentine immigrants for whom tango is both an art form and a means of survival.Based on a highly visible group of performers within the almost hidden population of Argentines in the United States, M...

When the next door neighbor split from her husband she consoled herself in loud music - one song, full volume to drown out the crying of the baby, 24 hours a day. The only other person to suffer was the writer of this monologue.This is a script and can be used as an audition piece for actresses, it is a 'one person play', set in the interview room at the police station.This monologue has been written for performance. As you read, you become embroiled in the anguish of the c...

'This is the kind of book that troubles grey-suited committees of academic peers. It's too enjoyable. But that, given its subject, is just what it ought to be, and it treats that subject seriously . . . There isn't a “dull” page anywhere in the book.' – Professor Peter Thomson, Studies in Theatre and PerformanceComedy is changing: stand-up comedians routinely sell out stadia, their audience-figures swollen by panel-show appearances and much-followed Twitter feeds. Meanwhil...

If you want to make it in stand-up comedy, this book is a must-read. If you want to write comedy, this book is a must-read. If you simply enjoy comedy, this book is a must-read.Comic Insights contains fascinating, candid, insightful interviews with today’s top comedians, who discuss at length why and how they do what they do.Louie Anderson • Richard Belzer • Elayne BooslerGeorge Carlin • Ellen DeGeneres • Rich JeniJay Leno • Richard Lewis • Bill Maher

When magicians gather, strange things happen. The P. Howard Lyons Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, sometimes known as Ring 99, meets at a location known only as "The Usual Place and Time." This motley crew of magicians, mentalists, psychics, comedians, university students, philosophers and general dilettantes work together to achieve the clubs objectives, being vaguely defined as something between "advancing the art of magic" and "perfe...

A book full of jokes ideal for customizing to whatever comedy, from professional standups to those whose friends will think they're incredibly funny thanks to these quick firing jokes.A few examples:- I'm releasing my autobiography this year. But to sell more units I'm going to call it "Harry Potter and the DaVinci book of Sudoku in 50 Shades".- My wife is going to leave me in four weeks because my psychic abilities frighten her.- I'm the type of guy who stops...

This is a novella and a complete story at 23,000 words. If you like television sitcoms, you'll feel right at home. Who are the Broads Abroad? They're wits, nits, and innocents abroad, four friends and two sisters in their twenties who've landed in Paris on their backsides, without a cent to their names or much sense to their credit. But don't worry; they always pick themselves up in time to deliver more sitcom antics and witty asides. The first novella in the seri...