Female Comedians Books | Summaries & Audio

Growing Up Laughing

by Marlo Thomas • 2010

Comedy giants sat at her father's table. Their lessons helped break television's rules for women.

3.85

2k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Comedy History 🎬 Hollywood Memoir

Growing Up Laughing 91%

Comedy giants sat at her father's table. Their lessons helped break television's rules for women.

by Marlo Thomas 2010

3.85

2k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Comedy History 🎬 Hollywood Memoir

How to Take Charge of Your Life

by Richard Bandler • 2014

From high school wallflower to TV comedy writer: a memoir of terrible jobs and self-invention.

3.92

604

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Humorous Essays ✍️ Writers Room

How to Take Charge of Your Life 90%

From high school wallflower to TV comedy writer: a memoir of terrible jobs and self-invention.

by Richard Bandler 2014

3.92

604 ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Humorous Essays ✍️ Writers Room

Richest Man in Babylon and The Magic Story

by George S. Clason • 2002

An Office writer gets famous and discovers fame fixes nothing about friendship or self-worth.

4.19

676

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Comic Essays 💕 Complicated Friendship

Richest Man in Babylon and The Magic Story Summary

Richest Man in Babylon and The Magic Story 90%

An Office writer gets famous and discovers fame fixes nothing about friendship or self-worth.

by George S. Clason 2002

4.19

676 ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Comic Essays 💕 Complicated Friendship

Miss May Does Not Exist

by Carrie Courogen • 2024

Forty dollars, one audition: American comedy changed forever. Then Elaine May decided to disappear.

3.83

777

🎬 Hollywood History 🎭 Comedy History 🎥 Women Directors

Miss May Does Not Exist 90%

Forty dollars, one audition: American comedy changed forever. Then Elaine May decided to disappear.

by Carrie Courogen 2024

3.83

777 ratings

🎬 Hollywood History 🎭 Comedy History 🎥 Women Directors

Mentor

by Tom Pace • 2007

A comedy writer's journey from wallflower to Hollywood, filled with humor and hard-won advice.

4.04

504

😂 Humorous Memoir 👯 Female Friendship 💪 Body Image

Mentor 90%

A comedy writer's journey from wallflower to Hollywood, filled with humor and hard-won advice.

by Tom Pace 2007

4.04

504 ratings

😂 Humorous Memoir 👯 Female Friendship 💪 Body Image

Bossypants

by Tina Fey • 2011

How a scarred, self-doubting improv nerd became SNL's head writer and the force behind 30 Rock.

3.96

1.1M+

🎤 Comedy Memoir 👩‍🎤 Women In Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir

Bossypants 90%

How a scarred, self-doubting improv nerd became SNL's head writer and the force behind 30 Rock.

by Tina Fey 2011

3.96

1.1M+ ratings

🎤 Comedy Memoir 👩‍🎤 Women In Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir

Girl Walks into a Bar . . .

by Rachel Dratch • 2012

Rachel Dratch was 43, single, and done with baby dreams. A Hawaii fling changed everything.

3.63

28k+

🎤 Comedian Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Personal Essays

Girl Walks into a Bar . . . 89%

Rachel Dratch was 43, single, and done with baby dreams. A Hawaii fling changed everything.

by Rachel Dratch 2012

3.63

28k+ ratings

🎤 Comedian Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Personal Essays

All Things Aside

by Iliza Shlesinger • 2022

Modern womanhood is a series of scams. A comedian presents her receipts.

3.90

5k+

🎤 Observational Comedy ♀️ Feminist Humor 📱 Millennial Experience

All Things Aside 89%

Modern womanhood is a series of scams. A comedian presents her receipts.

by Iliza Shlesinger 2022

3.90

5k+ ratings

🎤 Observational Comedy ♀️ Feminist Humor 📱 Millennial Experience

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans

by Ginny Hogan • 2022

Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.

3.38

419

📱 Modern Dating 🧍‍♀️ Singlehood 📝 Satirical Essays

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans Summary

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans 89%

Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.

by Ginny Hogan 2022

3.38

419 ratings

📱 Modern Dating 🧍‍♀️ Singlehood 📝 Satirical Essays

What in the World?!

by Leanne Morgan • 2024

Canceled sitcom. Shrimp-grilling husband. Makeup counter. Her hilarious detour to sold-out theaters.

4.34

16k+

🏡 Southern Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🌟 Second Acts

What in the World?! 89%

Canceled sitcom. Shrimp-grilling husband. Makeup counter. Her hilarious detour to sold-out theaters.

by Leanne Morgan 2024

4.34

16k+ ratings

🏡 Southern Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🌟 Second Acts

Sick in the Head

by Judd Apatow • 2015

A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.

3.67

13k+

🎭 Comedian Memoir ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Interview Collection

Sick in the Head 89%

A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.

by Judd Apatow 2015

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎭 Comedian Memoir ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Interview Collection

I'd Like to Play Alone, Please

by Tom Segura • 2022

A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.

4.00

18k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedian Memoirs ✍️ Essay Collections

I'd Like to Play Alone, Please 88%

A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.

by Tom Segura 2022

4.00

18k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedian Memoirs ✍️ Essay Collections

Based on a True Story

by Norm Macdonald • 2016

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

4.03

20k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedic Memoir 🎬 Snl Alumni

Based on a True Story 88%

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

by Norm Macdonald 2016

4.03

20k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedic Memoir 🎬 Snl Alumni

How to Giggle

by Hannah Berner • 2025

Caring less is a skill. A comedian's blunt playbook for anxiety, bad dates, and toxic friends.

4.05

18k+

🎭 Comedy Self-Help 👯 Female Friendships 🧠 Anxiety Coping

How to Giggle 88%

Caring less is a skill. A comedian's blunt playbook for anxiety, bad dates, and toxic friends.

by Hannah Berner 2025

4.05

18k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Self-Help 👯 Female Friendships 🧠 Anxiety Coping

Girl Logic

by Iliza Shlesinger • 2017

Women seem crazy but are actually running a complex internal calculus. A comic explains.

3.84

8k+

😂 Feminist Humor 🎤 Comedic Memoir 👩 Modern Womanhood

Girl Logic 88%

Women seem crazy but are actually running a complex internal calculus. A comic explains.

by Iliza Shlesinger 2017

3.84

8k+ ratings

😂 Feminist Humor 🎤 Comedic Memoir 👩 Modern Womanhood

Funny on Purpose

by Joe Randazzo • 2015

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

3.99

244

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy

Funny on Purpose 88%

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

by Joe Randazzo 2015

3.99

244 ratings

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy

Last Words

by George Carlin • 2009

Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.

3.97

15k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🗣️ Free Speech 🚫 Taboo Language

Last Words 88%

Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.

by George Carlin 2009

3.97

15k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🗣️ Free Speech 🚫 Taboo Language

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

by Bob Odenkirk • 2022

From cult sketch comedy to Saul Goodman: a late-blooming actor's unlikely second act.

3.60

13k+

🎭 Sketch Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📝 Tv Writing

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama 88%

From cult sketch comedy to Saul Goodman: a late-blooming actor's unlikely second act.

by Bob Odenkirk 2022

3.60

13k+ ratings

🎭 Sketch Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📝 Tv Writing

The Comedy Bible

by Judy Carter • 2001

There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.

3.85

734

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🧱 Joke Structure

The Comedy Bible 88%

There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.

by Judy Carter 2001

3.85

734 ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🧱 Joke Structure

The Rant Zone

by Dennis Miller • 2001

Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.

3.57

375

🎭 Political Satire 😤 Rant Comedy 📺 Pop Culture Criticism

The Rant Zone 88%

Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.

by Dennis Miller 2001

3.57

375 ratings

🎭 Political Satire 😤 Rant Comedy 📺 Pop Culture Criticism

Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin • 2007

Arrow through the head, 20,000-seat arenas, and a deliberate exit from stand-up at his peak.

3.88

108k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🏋️ Creative Discipline

Born Standing Up 88%

Arrow through the head, 20,000-seat arenas, and a deliberate exit from stand-up at his peak.

by Steve Martin 2007

3.88

108k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🏋️ Creative Discipline

The NEW Comedy Bible

by Judy Carter • 2020

The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.

4.32

302

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🗣️ Authentic Voice

The NEW Comedy Bible 88%

The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.

by Judy Carter 2020

4.32

302 ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🗣️ Authentic Voice

Unreliable Narrator

by Aparna Nancherla • 2023

Off stage, she was still performing. A comedian on the exhausting act of looking okay.

3.58

2k+

🎤 Comedian Memoirs 🎭 Impostor Syndrome 😅 Depression And Humor

Unreliable Narrator 88%

Off stage, she was still performing. A comedian on the exhausting act of looking okay.

by Aparna Nancherla 2023

3.58

2k+ ratings

🎤 Comedian Memoirs 🎭 Impostor Syndrome 😅 Depression And Humor

And Here's the Kicker

by Mike Sacks • 2009

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

4.05

2k+

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory

And Here's the Kicker 88%

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

by Mike Sacks 2009

4.05

2k+ ratings

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory

I Can't Make This Up

by Kevin Hart • 2017

Belts from mom, drugs from dad, shortest in class. He turned every punchline into a paycheck.

4.10

38k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎭 Comedian Memoirs 🔨 Self-Made Success

I Can't Make This Up 88%

Belts from mom, drugs from dad, shortest in class. He turned every punchline into a paycheck.

by Kevin Hart 2017

4.10

38k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎭 Comedian Memoirs 🔨 Self-Made Success

The Eight Characters of Comedy

by Scott Sedita • 2005

Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.

4.03

357

📺 Television Writing 🏛️ Character Archetypes 🎭 Comedy Craft

The Eight Characters of Comedy 88%

Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.

by Scott Sedita 2005

4.03

357 ratings

📺 Television Writing 🏛️ Character Archetypes 🎭 Comedy Craft

I Must Say

by Martin Short • 2014

Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.

4.12

19k+

🎙️ Comedy Memoirs 🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy 🕊️ Grief And Loss

I Must Say 88%

Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.

by Martin Short 2014

4.12

19k+ ratings

🎙️ Comedy Memoirs 🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Girl With No Job

by Claudia Oshry • 2021

From Instagram thirst trap to cancelled to stand-up: a disgraced influencer's comic survival story.

3.81

22k+

📱 Celebrity Memoir 🌐 Internet Culture 🚫 Cancel Culture

Girl With No Job 88%

From Instagram thirst trap to cancelled to stand-up: a disgraced influencer's comic survival story.

by Claudia Oshry 2021

3.81

22k+ ratings

📱 Celebrity Memoir 🌐 Internet Culture 🚫 Cancel Culture

How To Be A Woman

by Caitlin Moran • 2011

Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.

3.71

110k+

📖 Feminist Memoir 🔥 Modern Feminism 🪞 Body Image

How To Be A Woman 87%

Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.

by Caitlin Moran 2011

3.71

110k+ ratings

📖 Feminist Memoir 🔥 Modern Feminism 🪞 Body Image

Tough Titties

by Laura Belgray • 2023

Failed at careers, therapy, and love. Still ended up happy. The case against self-improvement.

3.50

2k+

😂 Anti-Self-Help ✍️ Humorous Memoir 👙 Body Image

Tough Titties 87%

Failed at careers, therapy, and love. Still ended up happy. The case against self-improvement.

by Laura Belgray 2023

3.50

2k+ ratings

😂 Anti-Self-Help ✍️ Humorous Memoir 👙 Body Image

Mastering Stand-Up

by Stephen Rosenfield • 2017

Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.

4.41

519

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎭 Stage Craft

Mastering Stand-Up 87%

Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.

by Stephen Rosenfield 2017

4.41

519 ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎭 Stage Craft

Silver Screen Fiend

by Patton Oswalt • 2015

A comedian’s movie-a-night obsession was his film school. The theater owner’s question ended it.

3.62

8k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎭 Comedian Memoirs ⚠️ Addiction Memoirs

Silver Screen Fiend 87%

A comedian’s movie-a-night obsession was his film school. The theater owner’s question ended it.

by Patton Oswalt 2015

3.62

8k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎭 Comedian Memoirs ⚠️ Addiction Memoirs

Kiss My Tiara

by Susan Jane Gilman • 2001

Earn more, eat more, apologize less. A loud, funny field guide for women done playing nice.

3.61

2k+

💅 Feminist Humor 😈 Irreverent Self-Help ✨ Body Positivity

Kiss My Tiara 87%

Earn more, eat more, apologize less. A loud, funny field guide for women done playing nice.

by Susan Jane Gilman 2001

3.61

2k+ ratings

💅 Feminist Humor 😈 Irreverent Self-Help ✨ Body Positivity

Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy

by Greg Dean • 2000

The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.

3.95

399

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Joke Writing 🎭 Comedy Performance

Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy 87%

The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.

by Greg Dean 2000

3.95

399 ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Joke Writing 🎭 Comedy Performance

The Hidden Tools of Comedy

by Steve Kaplan • 2013

Comedy runs on one rule: an underdog with no skills, impossible odds, and relentless hope.

4.24

895

✍️ Comedy Writing 🎬 Screenwriting 🎭 Comedy Performance

The Hidden Tools of Comedy 87%

Comedy runs on one rule: an underdog with no skills, impossible odds, and relentless hope.

by Steve Kaplan 2013

4.24

895 ratings

✍️ Comedy Writing 🎬 Screenwriting 🎭 Comedy Performance

You're Never Weird on the Internet

by Felicia Day • 2015

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

4.07

51k+

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism

You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary

You're Never Weird on the Internet 87%

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

by Felicia Day 2015

4.07

51k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me

by Matt Rife • 2024

Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.

3.83

10k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📚 Comedy Memoirs 🥊 Underdog Mentality

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me 87%

Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.

by Matt Rife 2024

3.83

10k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📚 Comedy Memoirs 🥊 Underdog Mentality

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

by Jenny Lawson • 2012

Taxidermy, panic attacks, and corporate HR: one woman's messy, hilarious survival manual.

3.90

202k+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 🖤 Dark Humor Memoir 🌾 Rural Upbringing

Let's Pretend This Never Happened Summary

Let's Pretend This Never Happened 87%

Taxidermy, panic attacks, and corporate HR: one woman's messy, hilarious survival manual.

by Jenny Lawson 2012

3.90

202k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 🖤 Dark Humor Memoir 🌾 Rural Upbringing

Harpo Speaks!

by Harpo Marx • 1961

He went silent onstage after one review, then charmed the Algonquin wits and the Soviet Union.

4.23

4k+

🎭 Vaudeville Roots 🎬 Hollywood Golden Age 🤹 Physical Comedy

Harpo Speaks! 87%

He went silent onstage after one review, then charmed the Algonquin wits and the Soviet Union.

by Harpo Marx 1961

4.23

4k+ ratings

🎭 Vaudeville Roots 🎬 Hollywood Golden Age 🤹 Physical Comedy

Diaries 1969-1979

by Michael Palin • 2006

The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.

4.04

4k+

🎭 British Comedy 📺 Television History ✍️ Sketch Comedy

Diaries 1969-1979 87%

The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.

by Michael Palin 2006

4.04

4k+ ratings

🎭 British Comedy 📺 Television History ✍️ Sketch Comedy

Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault

by Cathy Guisewite • 2019

Aging parents, adult kids, and a swimsuit dressing room: 50 dispatches from midlife.

3.56

2k+

🧾 Personal Essays 📗 Midlife Memoir 🪞 Body Image

Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault Summary

Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault 87%

Aging parents, adult kids, and a swimsuit dressing room: 50 dispatches from midlife.

by Cathy Guisewite 2019

3.56

2k+ ratings

🧾 Personal Essays 📗 Midlife Memoir 🪞 Body Image

My Mess Is a Bit of a Life

by Georgia Pritchett • 2021

An anxious Succession writer's memoir. Doom-notes. Therapy. A son who lost his words. Darkly funny.

3.82

6k+

🧠 Anxiety Memoirs 🎤 Women In Comedy 📝 Vignette Memoir

My Mess Is a Bit of a Life 87%

An anxious Succession writer's memoir. Doom-notes. Therapy. A son who lost his words. Darkly funny.

by Georgia Pritchett 2021

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Anxiety Memoirs 🎤 Women In Comedy 📝 Vignette Memoir

The Filthy Truth

by Andrew Dice Clay • 2014

The most banned comic in America on the Hollywood machine that tried to destroy him.

3.72

227

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Comic Personas

The Filthy Truth 87%

The most banned comic in America on the Hollywood machine that tried to destroy him.

by Andrew Dice Clay 2014

3.72

227 ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Comic Personas

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

by Maria Bamford • 2023

Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.

3.71

25k+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 😈 Dark Humor 🗣️ Confessional Memoir

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult 87%

Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.

by Maria Bamford 2023

3.71

25k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 😈 Dark Humor 🗣️ Confessional Memoir

Bad Habits

by Jenny McCarthy • 2012

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

3.61

2k+

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt

Bad Habits 87%

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

by Jenny McCarthy 2012

3.61

2k+ ratings

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt

The Princess Diarist

by Carrie Fisher • 2016

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

3.70

92k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity

The Princess Diarist 87%

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

by Carrie Fisher 2016

3.70

92k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity

Comedy Writing Secrets

by Melvin Helitzer • 1987

The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.

3.66

1k+

🎭 Comedy Writing 🧱 Joke Construction 🧩 Wordplay Techniques

Comedy Writing Secrets 86%

The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.

by Melvin Helitzer 1987

3.66

1k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Writing 🧱 Joke Construction 🧩 Wordplay Techniques

Melissa Explains It All

by Melissa Joan Hart • 2013

A child star's survival manual hidden inside a memoir: treat fame like a paper route.

3.42

5k+

🎬 Child Stardom 🎭 Showbiz Memoir 🌱 Grounded Celebrity

Melissa Explains It All 86%

A child star's survival manual hidden inside a memoir: treat fame like a paper route.

by Melissa Joan Hart 2013

3.42

5k+ ratings

🎬 Child Stardom 🎭 Showbiz Memoir 🌱 Grounded Celebrity

I'm a Joke and So Are You

by Robin Ince • 2018

A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.

3.93

1k+

🎤 Stand Up Comedy 😰 Anxiety And Creativity 🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor

I'm a Joke and So Are You 86%

A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.

by Robin Ince 2018

3.93

1k+ ratings

🎤 Stand Up Comedy 😰 Anxiety And Creativity 🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor

One in a Millennial

by Kate Kennedy • 2024

The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.

3.70

21k+

💿 Millennial Memoir 📺 Pop Culture Criticism 🧠 Mental Health Memoir

One in a Millennial 86%

The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.

by Kate Kennedy 2024

3.70

21k+ ratings

💿 Millennial Memoir 📺 Pop Culture Criticism 🧠 Mental Health Memoir

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