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😂 Humorous Instruction

Guides and manuals that refuse to be boring, using wit and playfulness to make learning feel less like work and more like conversation with a very funny friend.
How To Write Funny
by Scott Dikkers • 2014
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
4.13
960
🎭 Comedy Writing🎯 Satire And Parody⚙️ Joke Mechanics🗣️ Wordplay And Punning⏱️ Writing Productivity
How To Write Funny Summary
How To Write Funny 91%
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
by Scott Dikkers 2014
4.13
960 ratings
🎭 Comedy Writing🎯 Satire And Parody⚙️ Joke Mechanics🗣️ Wordplay And Punning⏱️ Writing Productivity
I Like You
by Amy Sedaris • 2006
The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.
3.88
40k+
🏠 Domestic Satire📝 Humorous Essays😐 Deadpan Humor🧘 Solo Living🧶 Diy Crafts Humor
I Like You Summary
I Like You 90%
The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.
by Amy Sedaris 2006
3.88
40k+ ratings
🏠 Domestic Satire📝 Humorous Essays😐 Deadpan Humor🧘 Solo Living🧶 Diy Crafts Humor
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🌱 Creative Process😰 Performance Anxiety
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy Summary
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy 89%
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🌱 Creative Process😰 Performance Anxiety
Fifty Shades of Chicken
by F.L. Fowler • 2012
A chicken falls for the chef who wants to cook her whole, and in parts.
4.17
1k+
🥸 Literary Parody🎁 Gag Gifts😉 Suggestive Humor🐔 Single-Subject Cookbooks👨‍🍳 Cookbook Humor
Fifty Shades of Chicken Summary
Fifty Shades of Chicken 89%
A chicken falls for the chef who wants to cook her whole, and in parts.
by F.L. Fowler 2012
4.17
1k+ ratings
🥸 Literary Parody🎁 Gag Gifts😉 Suggestive Humor🐔 Single-Subject Cookbooks👨‍🍳 Cookbook Humor
Thug Notes
by Sparky Sweets • 2015
What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?
3.96
570
🤣 Comic Literary Criticism📝 Study Guides🔑 Accessible Classics📖 Reluctant Readers🎓 Humor In Education
Thug Notes Summary
Thug Notes 89%
What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?
by Sparky Sweets 2015
3.96
570 ratings
🤣 Comic Literary Criticism📝 Study Guides🔑 Accessible Classics📖 Reluctant Readers🎓 Humor In Education
The Pocket Guide to Mischief
by Bart King • 2008
From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.
3.92
106
🃏 Practical Jokes🎬 Pop Culture Trivia💬 Wordplay And Puns😂 Teen Humor💩 Gross-Out Humor
The Pocket Guide to Mischief Summary
The Pocket Guide to Mischief 89%
From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.
by Bart King 2008
3.92
106 ratings
🃏 Practical Jokes🎬 Pop Culture Trivia💬 Wordplay And Puns😂 Teen Humor💩 Gross-Out Humor
Laugh Tactics
by Patrick King • 2016
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
3.45
139
💬 Conversational Humor🗣️ Repartee🎤 Comic Delivery💥 Witty Comebacks🎭 Improv Comedy
Laugh Tactics Summary
Laugh Tactics 89%
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
by Patrick King 2016
3.45
139 ratings
💬 Conversational Humor🗣️ Repartee🎤 Comic Delivery💥 Witty Comebacks🎭 Improv Comedy
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😰 Stage Fright🎭 Live Performance
The NEW Comedy Bible Summary
The NEW Comedy Bible 89%
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😰 Stage Fright🎭 Live Performance
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💡 Creative Process🎤 Stand-Up Comedy Roots
Comedy Writing Secrets Summary
Comedy Writing Secrets 89%
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💡 Creative Process🎤 Stand-Up Comedy Roots
How Not to Write a Novel
by Howard Mittelmark • 2008
The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.
3.99
4k+
📝 Fiction Writing📚 Writing Reference⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes😂 Humorous How-To🎭 Satirical Nonfiction
How Not to Write a Novel Summary
How Not to Write a Novel 89%
The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.
by Howard Mittelmark 2008
3.99
4k+ ratings
📝 Fiction Writing📚 Writing Reference⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes😂 Humorous How-To🎭 Satirical Nonfiction
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🎯 Truth In Comedy👀 Outsider Humor
And Here's the Kicker Summary
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🎯 Truth In Comedy👀 Outsider Humor
Woe Is I
by Patricia T. O'Conner • 1996
Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.
3.94
4k+
📖 English Usage😄 Humorous Grammar🧐 Language Myths⚠️ Common Errors✨ Clear Writing
Woe Is I Summary
Woe Is I 88%
Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.
by Patricia T. O'Conner 1996
3.94
4k+ ratings
📖 English Usage😄 Humorous Grammar🧐 Language Myths⚠️ Common Errors✨ Clear Writing
The World According to Cunk
by Philomena Cunk • 2024
A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.
3.90
2k+
🏛️ Parody History🤪 Absurdist Humor🎓 Fake Expertise🇬🇧 British Satire📺 Bbc Comedy
The World According to Cunk Summary
The World According to Cunk 88%
A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.
by Philomena Cunk 2024
3.90
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Parody History🤪 Absurdist Humor🎓 Fake Expertise🇬🇧 British Satire📺 Bbc Comedy
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution🤝 Inclusive Language📝 Descriptivism
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 88%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution🤝 Inclusive Language📝 Descriptivism
Dad Hacks
by Dan Marshall • 2016
A wet paper towel, a toothpick, a pool noodle: 200+ household fixes every dad needs.
3.31
49
🏠 Life Hacks👨 Dad Humor🍼 New Fathers🔄 Clever Repurposing📋 Household Tips
Dad Hacks Summary
Dad Hacks 88%
A wet paper towel, a toothpick, a pool noodle: 200+ household fixes every dad needs.
by Dan Marshall 2016
3.31
49 ratings
🏠 Life Hacks👨 Dad Humor🍼 New Fathers🔄 Clever Repurposing📋 Household Tips
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🎬 Comedy Acting📝 Tv Writers
The Eight Characters of Comedy Summary
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🎬 Comedy Acting📝 Tv Writers
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier • 2004
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
4.28
1k+
🎭 Improv Comedy🎤 Comedy Technique🔨 Creative Rule-Breaking🎬 Long-Form Improv🏙️ Chicago Improv
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out 88%
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
by Mick Napier 2004
4.28
1k+ ratings
🎭 Improv Comedy🎤 Comedy Technique🔨 Creative Rule-Breaking🎬 Long-Form Improv🏙️ Chicago Improv
Adulting
by Kelly Williams Brown • 2013
From changing your oil to keeping your friends, 468 steps that replace panic with competence.
3.70
14k+
🧹 Life Skills🧑‍🎓 Early Adulthood🛠️ Practical Advice😂 Humorous Self-Help💰 Financial Basics
Adulting Summary
Adulting 88%
From changing your oil to keeping your friends, 468 steps that replace panic with competence.
by Kelly Williams Brown 2013
3.70
14k+ ratings
🧹 Life Skills🧑‍🎓 Early Adulthood🛠️ Practical Advice😂 Humorous Self-Help💰 Financial Basics
1066 and all that
by W.C. Sellar • 1930
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
3.91
4k+
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour🎓 Oxbridge Satire🎭 Interwar Satire
1066 and all that Summary
1066 and all that 88%
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
by W.C. Sellar 1930
3.91
4k+ ratings
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour🎓 Oxbridge Satire🎭 Interwar Satire
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💼 Creative Careers🎭 Aspiring Comedians
The Comedy Bible Summary
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💼 Creative Careers🎭 Aspiring Comedians
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings
by Sarah Cooper • 2016
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
3.91
2k+
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor🤷 Anti-Self-Help📋 Meeting Culture
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 88%
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
by Sarah Cooper 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor🤷 Anti-Self-Help📋 Meeting Culture
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k
by Sarah Knight • 2015
Most of what you stress about is optional. Here's how to stop, without becoming a jerk.
3.40
41k+
🙅 Stop People Pleasing😂 Humorous Self-Help🚧 Boundary Setting📋 Priority Management🧹 Mental Decluttering
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k Summary
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k 88%
Most of what you stress about is optional. Here's how to stop, without becoming a jerk.
by Sarah Knight 2015
3.40
41k+ ratings
🙅 Stop People Pleasing😂 Humorous Self-Help🚧 Boundary Setting📋 Priority Management🧹 Mental Decluttering
Have You Eaten Grandma?
by Gyles Brandreth • 2018
Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.
3.93
1k+
📝 English Usage❗ Punctuation❌ Common Errors🧱 Vocabulary Building😂 Humorous Reference
Have You Eaten Grandma? Summary
Have You Eaten Grandma? 88%
Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.
by Gyles Brandreth 2018
3.93
1k+ ratings
📝 English Usage❗ Punctuation❌ Common Errors🧱 Vocabulary Building😂 Humorous Reference
Connect Using Humor and Story
by Ramakrishna Reddy • 2016
A humor equation that turns a rambling draft into a tight seven minutes of laughter.
3.82
105
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting😂 Humor Writing⏱️ Timing And Delivery📚 Storytelling Techniques
Connect Using Humor and Story Summary
Connect Using Humor and Story 88%
A humor equation that turns a rambling draft into a tight seven minutes of laughter.
by Ramakrishna Reddy 2016
3.82
105 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting😂 Humor Writing⏱️ Timing And Delivery📚 Storytelling Techniques
What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding
by Thomas Hill • 1993
The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.
3.40
625
🍼 Expectant Fathers😂 Pregnancy Humor🏥 Childbirth Preparation💬 Couples Communication🪞 Parenting Satire
What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding Summary
What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding 88%
The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.
by Thomas Hill 1993
3.40
625 ratings
🍼 Expectant Fathers😂 Pregnancy Humor🏥 Childbirth Preparation💬 Couples Communication🪞 Parenting Satire
Mathematics and Humor
by John Allen Paulos • 1980
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
3.40
159
🧮 Mathematical Humor📖 Philosophy Of Humor🧠 Humor Psychology🗣️ Linguistic Play🎭 Incongruity Theory
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor 88%
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
by John Allen Paulos 1980
3.40
159 ratings
🧮 Mathematical Humor📖 Philosophy Of Humor🧠 Humor Psychology🗣️ Linguistic Play🎭 Incongruity Theory
A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home
by Melissa Dilkes Pateras • 2023
The unfussy guide to a clean home: vinegar, baking soda, and small wins over marathon scrubs.
3.92
350
🧹 Housekeeping📦 Home Organization🧘 Anti-Perfectionism🧪 DIY Cleaning Products💧 Stain Removal
A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home Summary
A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home 88%
The unfussy guide to a clean home: vinegar, baking soda, and small wins over marathon scrubs.
by Melissa Dilkes Pateras 2023
3.92
350 ratings
🧹 Housekeeping📦 Home Organization🧘 Anti-Perfectionism🧪 DIY Cleaning Products💧 Stain Removal
Nice Is Just a Place in France
by The Betches • 2013
Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.
3.11
5k+
🤣 Satirical Self-Help📱 Millennial Satire💔 Relationship Strategy♟️ Social Manipulation📸 Social Media Persona
Nice Is Just a Place in France Summary
Nice Is Just a Place in France 88%
Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.
by The Betches 2013
3.11
5k+ ratings
🤣 Satirical Self-Help📱 Millennial Satire💔 Relationship Strategy♟️ Social Manipulation📸 Social Media Persona
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her
by Malaclypse the Younger • 1965
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
4.25
6k+
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset🌀 Chaos Magic🎲 Sacred Play
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her Summary
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her 88%
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
by Malaclypse the Younger 1965
4.25
6k+ ratings
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset🌀 Chaos Magic🎲 Sacred Play
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🗣️ Finding Your Voice📖 Personal Storytelling
Mastering Stand-Up Summary
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🗣️ Finding Your Voice📖 Personal Storytelling
Humor Me
by Chris Duffy • 2026
Comedy is for professionals. Humor is a skill anyone can build, and it changes everything.
3.68
488
🏥 Laughter Therapy🎭 Improv Thinking🎤 Comedy Craft👀 Attention And Noticing🤝 Social Bonding
Humor Me Summary
Humor Me 87%
Comedy is for professionals. Humor is a skill anyone can build, and it changes everything.
by Chris Duffy 2026
3.68
488 ratings
🏥 Laughter Therapy🎭 Improv Thinking🎤 Comedy Craft👀 Attention And Noticing🤝 Social Bonding
A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies
by John Wiley & Sons • 2011
Seventeen Dummies lessons: fix your computer, play rock guitar, train your puppy, and navigate love.
3.31
4k+
🧰 Life Skills Compendium🐣 Beginner's Guides🏠 Adulting Basics📚 Self-Help Guides📖 General Reference
A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies Summary
A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies 87%
Seventeen Dummies lessons: fix your computer, play rock guitar, train your puppy, and navigate love.
by John Wiley & Sons 2011
3.31
4k+ ratings
🧰 Life Skills Compendium🐣 Beginner's Guides🏠 Adulting Basics📚 Self-Help Guides📖 General Reference
Cobb's Anatomy
by Irvin S. Cobb • 1912
A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.
3.78
60
✍️ Humorous Essays🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor🫃 Body Humor🎭 Social Satire🇺🇸 American Humor
Cobb's Anatomy Summary
Cobb's Anatomy 87%
A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.
by Irvin S. Cobb 1912
3.78
60 ratings
✍️ Humorous Essays🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor🫃 Body Humor🎭 Social Satire🇺🇸 American Humor
488 Rules for Life
by Kitty Flanagan • 2019
Four hundred and eighty-eight cranky rules for not becoming the person everyone quietly resents.
3.87
7k+
🧐 Modern Etiquette📖 Parody Self-Help✍️ Comedy Essays😤 Pet Peeves🇦🇺 Australian Humor
488 Rules for Life Summary
488 Rules for Life 87%
Four hundred and eighty-eight cranky rules for not becoming the person everyone quietly resents.
by Kitty Flanagan 2019
3.87
7k+ ratings
🧐 Modern Etiquette📖 Parody Self-Help✍️ Comedy Essays😤 Pet Peeves🇦🇺 Australian Humor
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
by Robert Ben Garant • 2011
Screenwriting is a blue-collar job: relocate, pitch constantly, and never turn down a rewrite.
3.95
2k+
🎬 Screenwriting📐 Story Structure🎤 Idea Pitching🏛️ Studio Politics🎭 Comedy Screenwriting
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit Summary
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit 87%
Screenwriting is a blue-collar job: relocate, pitch constantly, and never turn down a rewrite.
by Robert Ben Garant 2011
3.95
2k+ ratings
🎬 Screenwriting📐 Story Structure🎤 Idea Pitching🏛️ Studio Politics🎭 Comedy Screenwriting
The Comic Toolbox
by John Vorhaus • 1994
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
3.97
951
🎭 Comedy Writing🔧 Creative Process🃏 Joke Structure📚 Comedy Theory😰 Imposter Syndrome
The Comic Toolbox Summary
The Comic Toolbox 87%
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
by John Vorhaus 1994
3.97
951 ratings
🎭 Comedy Writing🔧 Creative Process🃏 Joke Structure📚 Comedy Theory😰 Imposter Syndrome
The Physics of Superheroes
by James Kakalios • 2006
Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.
3.92
3k+
🧪 Pop Science🎬 Pop-Culture Science📚 Comic Book Science📖 Physics Education⚛️ Conceptual Physics
The Physics of Superheroes Summary
The Physics of Superheroes 87%
Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.
by James Kakalios 2006
3.92
3k+ ratings
🧪 Pop Science🎬 Pop-Culture Science📚 Comic Book Science📖 Physics Education⚛️ Conceptual Physics
What If?
by Randall Munroe • 2014
Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.
4.14
197k+
⚛️ Pop Physics💭 Thought Experiments😂 Physics Humor🧪 Quirky Science📝 Fermi Problems
What If? Summary
What If? 87%
Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.
by Randall Munroe 2014
4.14
197k+ ratings
⚛️ Pop Physics💭 Thought Experiments😂 Physics Humor🧪 Quirky Science📝 Fermi Problems
Life Hacks
by Dan Marshall • 2014
A staple remover opens a key ring. Frozen grapes chill your drink. Three hundred everyday hacks.
3.37
195
🛠️ Lifehacks🏠 Household Tips🍽️ Food Hacks✈️ Travel Hacks🌿 Natural Remedies
Life Hacks Summary
Life Hacks 87%
A staple remover opens a key ring. Frozen grapes chill your drink. Three hundred everyday hacks.
by Dan Marshall 2014
3.37
195 ratings
🛠️ Lifehacks🏠 Household Tips🍽️ Food Hacks✈️ Travel Hacks🌿 Natural Remedies
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✍️ Sketch Comedy🎙️ Standup Comedy
Funny on Purpose Summary
Funny on Purpose 87%
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✍️ Sketch Comedy🎙️ Standup Comedy
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves
by Jack Douglas • 1972
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
3.27
205
🎤 Comic Memoir🐺 Exotic Pets💍 Marital Comedy🏡 Suburban Satire🌿 Nature Ethics
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Summary
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves 87%
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
by Jack Douglas 1972
3.27
205 ratings
🎤 Comic Memoir🐺 Exotic Pets💍 Marital Comedy🏡 Suburban Satire🌿 Nature Ethics
The Laughing Cure
by Brian King • 2016
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
3.82
56
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction💪 Emotional Resilience🧠 Mind-Body Connection
The Laughing Cure Summary
The Laughing Cure 87%
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
by Brian King 2016
3.82
56 ratings
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction💪 Emotional Resilience🧠 Mind-Body Connection
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land
by Diana Wynne Jones • 1996
The recycled map, obligatory stew, and inevitable dark lord: an A to Z of generic fantasy.
3.95
5k+
🏰 Fantasy Tropes📖 Satirical Glossary✍️ Writing Reference📚 Books About Fantasy🌍 Worldbuilding
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land Summary
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land 87%
The recycled map, obligatory stew, and inevitable dark lord: an A to Z of generic fantasy.
by Diana Wynne Jones 1996
3.95
5k+ ratings
🏰 Fantasy Tropes📖 Satirical Glossary✍️ Writing Reference📚 Books About Fantasy🌍 Worldbuilding
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010
Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.
3.97
64
😂 Humor In Business🖊️ Copywriting🎤 Public Speaking🧠 Sales Psychology📬 Direct Response Marketing
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money Summary
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money 87%
Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2010
3.97
64 ratings
😂 Humor In Business🖊️ Copywriting🎤 Public Speaking🧠 Sales Psychology📬 Direct Response Marketing
Humour
by Terry Eagleton • 2019
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
3.19
603
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory🤝 Humor And Society🗳️ Humor And Politics
Humour Summary
Humour 87%
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
by Terry Eagleton 2019
3.19
603 ratings
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory🤝 Humor And Society🗳️ Humor And Politics
The Humor Code
by Peter McGraw • 2014
Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.
3.44
1k+
🧠 Psychology Of Humor📚 Humor Studies🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy🎤 Stand-Up Comedy⚙️ Joke Mechanics
The Humor Code Summary
The Humor Code 87%
Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.
by Peter McGraw 2014
3.44
1k+ ratings
🧠 Psychology Of Humor📚 Humor Studies🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy🎤 Stand-Up Comedy⚙️ Joke Mechanics
How to Tell a Joke
by Marcus Tullius Cicero • 2021
How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.
3.19
209
🎤 Public Speaking🏛 Classical Rhetoric😄 Humor For Speakers📖 Storytelling Techniques🎭 Wordplay And Wit
How to Tell a Joke Summary
How to Tell a Joke 87%
How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2021
3.19
209 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🏛 Classical Rhetoric😄 Humor For Speakers📖 Storytelling Techniques🎭 Wordplay And Wit
How to Rule the World
by André de Guillaume • 2002
Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.
3.67
547
🏛️ Dictatorship🤣 Satirical Self-Help⚖️ Power Dynamics📜 Machiavellianism🎭 Political Satire
How to Rule the World Summary
How to Rule the World 87%
Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.
by André de Guillaume 2002
3.67
547 ratings
🏛️ Dictatorship🤣 Satirical Self-Help⚖️ Power Dynamics📜 Machiavellianism🎭 Political Satire
Excellent 11
by Ron Clark • 2004
Eleven traits that turn ordinary adults into the mentors children never forget.
4.03
1k+
🎒 Classroom Management🔥 Teacher Motivation🧗 Experiential Learning🏫 Classroom Culture🎨 Creativity In Education
Excellent 11 Summary
Excellent 11 87%
Eleven traits that turn ordinary adults into the mentors children never forget.
by Ron Clark 2004
4.03
1k+ ratings
🎒 Classroom Management🔥 Teacher Motivation🧗 Experiential Learning🏫 Classroom Culture🎨 Creativity In Education
Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad
by Cassandra Dee • 2017
Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.
3.34
977
🎭 Fantasy Parody🪞 Meta Fantasy🗺️ Quest Deconstruction🔍 Trope Deconstruction🎨 Color Coded Morality
Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad Summary
Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad 87%
Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.
by Cassandra Dee 2017
3.34
977 ratings
🎭 Fantasy Parody🪞 Meta Fantasy🗺️ Quest Deconstruction🔍 Trope Deconstruction🎨 Color Coded Morality
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