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	BARRY, LYNDA Everything in the World New York: Harper Perennial, 1986. First. Soft Cover. cartooning. 5-3/4 x 9 " 0060961074 Softcover 1st ... Nice & Clean Gift Giving quality ... small bend to top right corner front cover and first page, otherwise no flaws ... 96 pages ... illustrated with cartooning ... " Everything in the World " ... by Lynda Barry ... published by Harper Perennial, New York ... 1986 First Edition softcover *. Near New . USD 24.95** [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 5229 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	CABRI , LOUIS Mood Embosser , the . . . Humor / Poetry By Louis Cabri Toronto: Coach House Pub, 2001. 2001 First Printing. Soft Cover. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 1552450953 2001 Softcover 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned ... small blue feltpen mark bottom edge , very light shelf marks; no color loss to black glossy cover ... Gift Giving quality ... 139 pages, with index ... Sianne Ngai says of this book : " In ' The Mood Embosser,' we are hurtled, like a pie or 'fun-cake', into a space where language confronts Capital with its own violent slapstick ... Under a title conjoining an intangible state of consciousness with a machine used to generate raised patterns soliciting one's touch, Cabri's explorations of social embodiment generate strange new music in sites where the 'psychic' and 'material' converge, ' The Brain is 80% rain, / cold, verging on / refusal - "It won't start.'' ... This exciting and often hilarious book attacks globalization's self-validating rhetorics with a brilliant textural dysfunctionality, giving timely revivification to the politics of form." ... " The Mood Embosser " by Louis Cabri, founder of Ottawa's Experimental Writing Group ... published by Coach House Books, Toronto 2001 ... *. NEW . USD 14.95** [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 6316 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	CARPENTER, HUMPHREY Satire Boom of the 1960s , the - That Was Satire That Was - Beyond the Fringe, Private Eye, That Was the Week That Was, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, & More London: Phoenix Pub, 2002. First Thus. Soft Cover. Photos. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 1-1/2 " 0753813939 2002 Softcover ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Gift Giving quality ... illustrated with B&W photos ... Britain in the 1950s was a dour and dismal place ... The country was recovering from the war and rationing was still in force ... Then the 1960s started ... and suddenly we'd never had it so satirical: first four lads from Cambridge shook the wolrd in 'Beyond the Fringe' ... Then 'That Was The Week That Was' blew a wind of change up Auntie Beeb's skirts ... From 'Private Eye' to 'Have I Got New For You?,' the satire boom has continued just about unbroken, reaching into every area of the media and addressing every aspect of British life ... ' at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, four young men - Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett - walked on to a stage and changed the face not merely of British comedy but of social attitudes in this country. BEYOND THE FRINGE was iconoclastic, fracturing the 'culture of deference' which had predominated in the 1950s. It was the forerunner of an explosion of satire which included The Establishment Club, PRIVATE EYE and the BBC's daring weekly satire show, THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS. Award-winning biographer Humphrey Carpenter evokes the atmosphere of 60's Britain and the social and political conditions which enraged and inspired the satirists, and brings vibrantly alive this amusing but also key period of British cultural life... ' Author Humphrey Carpenter was born in 1946. After Oxford, he worked for the BBC, and then became a freelance writer. He has written numerous prize-winning biographies as well as a highly successful children's book series. He is a regular book reviewer for the Sunday Times, and was the director of the Cheltenham Festival of Literature 1994-1996 ' ... " That Was Satire That Was : The Satire Boom of The 1960s " ... by Humphrey Carpenter ... published by Phoenix Publishing, London 2002 ... Softcover *. New . USD 24.95** [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 6120 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	CHAN, JASMINE ED. Adult Pub Jokes - Guaranteed to Make You Giggle ! London: Hinkler Pub, 2005. 2005 Edition, Later Printing. Soft Cover. John Shakespeare. 6 x 9 " 1741216567 Softcover ... Brand new ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Never opened, Never owned ... 208 pages... illustrated by John Shakespeare ... Here it is ... for Adults only ... The dirtiest arrangement of pub hilarity that you're likely to find ... These jokes defy all that is good and noble ... They are dirty, rude and hilarious ... Indeed, after reading this book,. you might find it difficult to get to sleep, knowing that out there is an evil mind so hideously twisted as to create, collate and relate such a collection of repelling yet somehow fascinating British pub humour ... Don't say you haven't been warned ... Adult only ... " Adult Pub Jokes : Guaranteed to make you giggle ! " ... Edited by Jasmine Chan ... Published by Hinkler, London ... 2005 softcover , later printing ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW . USD 9.95** [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 5628 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	GARNER, JOE / CARL REINER / ROB REINER / RICHARD PRYOR / ET AL Funniest Moments in Radio, Television, Stand-Up, and Movie Comedy , the . . . With New Dvd - Made You Laugh Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Pub, 2004. 2004 expanded & enhanced edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket +dvd. Photos. 9 x 11 x 1 " 0740746952 Glossy Hardcover Book in DJ + mint unopened DVD included ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New, clear non-stick mylar sleeve ... This is a handsome hefty book, 9 x 11 in size, and weighing in at nearly 3 pounds ... 194 glossy pages ... illustrated with full-color photos ... Includes NEW DVD with 3 hours of hilarious comedy from radio, television, stand-up, and film hosted by Carl & Rob Reiner ... Foreword by Richard Pryor ... This book and accompanying DVD collects the funniest moments in comedy from some of America's favorite comedians, films, and best-loved television shows, including: Abbott and Costello ... Charlie Chaplin ... Bob Hope ... Some Like It Hot ... George Burns ... I Love Lucy ... The Honeymooners ... Carol Burnett ... Richard Pryor ... Phylliis Diller ... Monty Python ... Saturday Night Live ... Bill Cosby ... This is Spinal Tap ... Friends ... Jerry Seinfeld ... Blazing Saddles ... Everybody Loves Raymond ... George Carlin ... Joan Rivers ... Ellen Degeneres ... Chris Rock ... Austin Powers ... Steve Martin ... Bill Murray ... Airplane! ... Robin Williams ... Eddie Murphy ... Jim Carrey, and many more! ... " Made You Laugh ! : The Funniest Moments in Radio, Television, Stand-Up, and Movie Comedy ( With New DVD) " ... by Joe Garner ... published by Andrews McMeel Publishing 2004 ... Hardcover in Dustjacket Book with DVD ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 59.95** [Appr.: EURO 40 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5291] Book number: 5704 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	HECHT, JULIE / REF: ANDY KAUFMAN Andy Kaufman , Talks with . . . Was This Man a Genius ? New York: Random House Pub, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 5-1/2 x 8 " 0375504575 2001 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened, Never owned ... 3 black feltpen 1-1/2" numbers ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... Gift Giving quality ... 170 pages ... illustrated with 2 B&W photos of Andy inside; photo of Andy on front and B&W photo of Julie Hecht inside back flap ... New York Author Julie Hecht, winner of an O. Henry Prize, has written for The New Yorker and Harpers, and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1998 ... She has been called " one of the best writers working now " ... and " completely hilarious and dead serious at the same time " ... as well as a " brilliant comic writer " in her own right ... This fascinating peek at the comic genius who achieved icon status in the 70s, comedian Andy Kaufman, was written by Julie, with the help of Andy ... who spoke to her on numerous occasions, and had her over to his parents' house, and out for drives with him - sort of at the wheel ... and in a whole host of situations that fans of Andy can only envy ... Just as Andy subverted traditional forms of comedy for the world to see on Saturday Night Live , and later, as Latka Gravas on the Television sitcom ' Taxi ' ... Julie, with her deadpan wit and highly original style, subverts the traditional form of profile ... to give us a close-up of the man behind the myth, at the height of his fame and popularity ... She followed him to speak with him at every opportunity ... from an appearance at his old high school ... to performances at Town Hall ... and Carnegie Hall ... she spoke with him whenever he came to New York during 1978 and 1979 .... She attended a party for Andy at his Mom and Dad's house ... got to go through his childhood bedroom, which was full of bags and bags of poems he'd written as a teenager , as well as clippings on his idol Elvis Presley ... She was a passenger in his car as he 'drove' with no hands, while singing and dancing in his seat to the music on the radio at 3 o'clock in the morning on an icy road ... And she was able to discover the truth about the " Andy stories " ... the ones he made up for interviewers ... Julie also discovered the secret of his inspiration .... which no-one else ever did ... She asked him at the end of their last meeting : " What made you tell me all this ? " ... and he replied : " Because you persevered . " ... Her perseverence paid off in a touching , sometimes bizarre memoir of the man many don't know to this day ... A book of strange incidents and conversations ... Through surprising dialogue and surreal encounters, it shows the real Andy Kaufman, and explains how he came to do what he did ... Julie says : ' In the winter of 1978 ... I was writing short stories ... however writers of short stories are regarded with suspicion ... I was asked by the editor of Harpers Magazine : " Isn't there anything you really want to find out about, and write about ? " ... I read that Andy Kaufman would be performing at Town Hall. I had seen him sing ' Pop Goes the Weasel ' on Saturday Night Live, and one thing I did want to find out about was how Andy Kaufman had gotten to do what he was doing. I especially wanted to know how he came to sing that song the way he did. I got the idea that I would meet him, talk to him, find out the answer, and I would write about it. I asked my editor at Harper's whether she'd like to go see him perform at Town Hall. She said yes... I spent a year meeting Andy whenever he came to New York to perform. The meetings consisted of hanging out wherever he was and taping whatever happened, but he wouldn't tell me what I wanted to know until the end of the year. The 150 page manuscript turned out to be too long for Harper's and the story was considered too strange to be published. " ..... Until now ... Andy had told Julie when she broke the news to him that the piece wouldn't come out, " Don't worry about it " he said ... " The story is ahead of its time, the way I'm ahead of my time. " ... Andy had made a special for a TV network, but no network would air it. " They won't show my special and now they won't publish your story " Andy said ; " We're in the same boat ". On night, about a year later, I was sitting on the couch watching the ten o'clock news when Andy called. " Why don't you ever call me anymore ? " he said.... What for Julie had been work had been play for Andy ... and her work didn't see the light of day at the time ... it was refused for publication as being too 'weird' . After Andy's work was rediscovered, and he began to be given the credit he was due, then people began asking Julie Hecht ' about that Andy Kaufman thing you did '. She brought it out, and worked on it, and eventually published it, to, as she says " show some true part of Andy Kaufman's life the way he talked about it . " .... He was a pioneer in a style which seems almost tame in some respects now, but in others remains strange ... He still stands as a unique and one-off individual with a lot of admirers but no-one able to precisely imitate him ... No one who saw his mesmerising Saturday Night Live performances ... his Mighty Mouse routine ... his almost eerie Elvis ... will ever forget them ... For everyone who remembers, as the song says , Andy ' goofin' on Elvis ' ... and every fan of Andy ... Was he play-acting, or for real ? ... and most enigmatically : " Was This Man a Genius ? - Talks with Andy Kaufman " ... edited by Julie Hecht ... published by Random House Publishing, New York 2001 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... published at 23.95 *. New/New . USD 14.95** [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 6034 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	HOLT, TOM Djinn Rummy - a Work of Comic Genies - a Novel By Tom Holt London: Orbit Pub, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 1857233298 1995 Hardcover in DJ 1st Edition ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 277 pages ... Gin Rummy ? ... No , it is Djinn Rummy ... in an aspirin bottle, nobody can hear you scream ... Outside an aspirin bottle, however, things are somewhat different ... And when Kayaguchiya Integrated Circuits III ... known as Kiss, to his friends ... a Force Twelve genie with an attitude ... is re leased after 14 years of living with two dozen white tablets ... there's bound to be trouble ... Take, for example, Jane ... All she wanted was to end her miserable life in peace, with a minimum of fuss ... in the privacy of a British Rail waiting room ... But now she's got herself a genie for company ... Lucky old Jane ... Lucky, that is, until ... the apocalypse rears its ugly head ... " Djinn Rummy - A Work of Comic Genies " ... A Novel by Tom Holt ...published by Orbit , London ... 1995 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 9.95** [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 1251 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	LEWIS, JON E. / PENNY STEMPEL , ED. Cult Tv - the Comedies - the Ultimate Guide - an Illustrated a - Z Guide to Television T.V. Comedy Sitcoms , Satire, Stand - Up , Animation & More - with Behind the Scenes Facts, Cast Lists , Guest Appearances & More London: Pavilion, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. Photos. 186205245X Softcover 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... light shelf bend to bottom corner back cover & last page ... Nice Clean Gift Giving quality ... 256 pages ... illustrated with B&W photos throughout ... This delightful book celebrates classic T.V. comedies in depth ... from the 1950s years of I Love Lucy ... to the 1990s The Simpsons ... Over 220 comedy TV programs are covered ... including ... sitcoms ... sketch shows ... satire ... stand-up ... animations ... and anthologies ... are compiled into this comprehensive television A - Z guide ... which includes behind-the-scenes facts ... cast lists including guest appearances of famous actors & actresses ... and anecdotes ... to all the shows that made us laugh on Television for the past 50 years ... " Cult TV - The Comedies - The Ultimate Guide " ... edited by Jon E. Lewis & Penny Stempel ... published by Pavilion, London ... 1998 softcover *. New . USD 29.95** [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2643] Book number: 4203 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MARNHAM, PATRICK Private Eye Story, the First 21 Years London: Andre Deutsch, 1983. 1983 Printing. Soft Cover. Photos. 7 1 /2 x 9 1 / 2" 0006364535 1983 Softcover Book ... Nice & Clean ... light bends to front & back cover, previous owner's bookplate inside front page, otherwise no noticable flaws ... Clean, tight & bright ... 232 pages with index ... illustrated with B&W photographs .... This book is a fascinating and hilarious history of " Private Eye " Magazine ... the first 21 years of Britain's finest satirical magazine ... " The Private Eye Story : The First 21 years " ... by Patrick Marnham ... 1983 Softcover Book ... published by Andre Deutsch, London *. Very Good . USD 15.00** [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 5797 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MCCABE, BOB / GRAHAM CHAPMAN Graham Chapman , of Monty Python , Authorised Biography - the Life of Graham London: Orion Pub, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 x 1-1/4" 0752857738 2005 Hardcover in DJ 1st Edn ... Brand new ... Never opened , Never owned , Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 263 pages with index ... illustrated with 16 pages Glossy Color photos ... Graham Chapman was the quiet , pipe-smoking , tweed-jacketed member of the Monty Python troup , who was a qualified doctor ... He was the policeman's son ... whose calm outside hid his true zany nature ... More than any other of the Pythons ... he lived the complete lunacy of the show ... Chapman was John Cleese's writing partner from their early days at Cambridge Footlights ... right through the Python years ... After Cambridge , Chapman ... produced successful sketches with Cleese ... for shows like " The Frost Report " ... and wrote filler jokes for " The Petula Clark Show " ... before the Pythons were formed in 1969 ... But it was Chapman's off-screen antics that were close to the surreal Python sketches ... Chapman thrived in chaos ... his eccentricity and comic brilliance making him one of the most creative and influential members of The Pythons ... As the pressures of fame increased ... Chapman struggled with addiction to alcohol ... but eventually overcame his alcoholism , and went on to produce his finest and most memorable work as Brian , in the film " The Life of Brian " ... Graham Chapman showed impeccable timing , right to the end, dying on the 20th anniversary of the first Monty Python recording , in 1989 ... This fascinating book about Graham was written with the full authorization of Chapman's family and with extensive input from The Pythons ... an honest ... and hilarious tribute , to one of England's true originals ... " The Life of Graham - The Authorised Biography of Graham Chapman " ... by Bob McCabe ... published by Orion , London 2005 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 27.95** [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2467] Book number: 5188 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MERCER , RICK Rick Mercer Report - the Book Toronto: Doubleday Pub, 2007. 2007 First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 5-3/4 x 8-1/2" 9780385665186 2007 Hardcover in DJ ... 1st EDN... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New , non-stick, clear mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 242 pages ... illustrated with B&W Photographs ... Over the last 4 years, Canadian television personality Rick Mercer has floated in a frgid lake with David Suzuki, dived from a great eight with Alexandre Despatie, and leaped naked off a rock with Bob Rae ... And that's only to mention some of the stunts that involved water ... He's also ridden on a tandem with Jack Layton, assisted the Green Party's leader in a chainsaw attack on a tree, and gone through with a sleepover at the PM's place ... Then there's the other task he sets him self each week on Rick Mercer Report - putting the world to rights ... His trademark straight-to-camera "rants" are some of the most acute and astute commentary to be found anywhere in the country's media, and certainly the funniest ... Those rants feature here, along with other moments from the show and many additional pieces, some of which first appeared on his web site ... aBecause when he's not at work, floating in a lake somewhere or wearing a hardhat and dangling from a rope, Rick Mercer likes to relax by blogging ... From Kabul, say ... Or the bearpit of a leadership convention ... Cunningly arranged, with new introductions by the author, his rants, reflections, and field reports will help you make sense of these extarordinary times, or at least laugh despite them ... Who knew that Spephen Harper was quite so preoccupied with gay sex? ... That Paul Martin could be so forgettable? ... That soldeirs were far more admirable than politicians? ... Well, no doubt most of us did - but it's wonderful to have it pointed out by this brilliantly funny and charismatic talent ... " Rick Mercer Report : The Book " ... by Rick Mercer ... First Edition ... published by Doubleday, Toronto ... 2007 Hardcover in Dustjacket *. New/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 6338 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MILLIGAN, SPIKE Frankenstein - According to Spike Milligan - Comic Erotic Novel London: Virgin Pub, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 1852276096 1997 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned ... feltpen dot bottom edge ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 127 pages ... For adults ... Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a sorely troubled man ... haunted by his conscience over the creature he had created ... Spike Milligan 's Frankenstein is equally haunted ... haunted by the image of his poorly stitched together creation ... in his poorly stitched together trousers - will they never stay up ! - roaming the countryside with it hanging out , making women scream, terrifying the populace , scrounging cigarettes and desperate for sex , Just like Mary Shelley's original story of Frankenstein ... this creation of Spike's is built on the brooding torment. The fact that Spike has built plenty of laughs into the brooding torment just goes to show where that Shelley woman went wrong! ... Mary Shelley's characters may never have used the kind of strong language uttered by Spike's versions ... but you can bet they often wanted to ! ... " Frankenstein - According to Spike Milligan " ... published by Virgin Publishing , London ... 1997 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 29.95** [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2643] Book number: 1243 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	PENNY , LAURA Your Call Is Important to Us - the Truth About Bullshit - By Laura Penny Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Pub, 2005. 2005 Printing. Soft Cover. 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 1 " 077107042X 2005 Softcover ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned, Never marked ... Gift Giving quality ... 278 pages ... Ever been left spluttering over some fatuous fib trying to pass itself off as information, even as fact? ... Of course you have ... We all have ... It's bullshit, and as Laura Penny sees it, we're drowning in the stuff ... We are so used to exaggeration and hypocrisy from our politicians, corporate executives, even the lowly telemarketer who always calls at dinnertime, that we rarely notice them anymore ... Thank goodness, then, that we have Penny and 'Your Call Is Important to Us' as our hilarious and honest guide to the phoniness of advertising and public relations, the claptrap of the big pharmaceutical companies, the gobbledegook of the media, and the poppycock of the service industry, just to mention a few producers of the ubiquitous merde ... As Penny says, "If my call is so important, why isn't anyone answering the damn phone?" ... " Your Call Is Important to Us - the truth about Bullshit " by Laura Penny... published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto , 2005 softcover *. NEW . USD 9.95** [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 6343 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	TARTT, HARRY Harry Tartt , the Letters of - the Light and Bitter Years . . . A British Curmudgeon Writes Provocative Letters to People , Royalty , and Corporations & and They Respond London: Ebury Pub, 2000. First Thus. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 " 0091874599 2000 Hardcover in DJ ......Brand new from publisher ... last one ... Never opened, Never owned ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... Please note, this last one has a feltpen dot bottom edge ... Still Gift Giving quality ... ' Harry Tart began writing letters in 1996. He wrote to the Queen and received a reply, although she declined to send his dog Bones a congratulatory 100th birthday telegram. The letter-writing bug had hit. This hilarious book contains 80 of Harry's letters and the subsequent replies. ' ... Harry Tartt ... a self-confessed curmudgeon , from England ... writes provocative letters to people ... to corporations .. as well as to Royalty ... and amazingly enough, they respond ! ... " The Letters of Harry Tartt - The Light and Bitter Years " ... by Harry Tartt ... published by Ebury Press , London 2000 ... Hardcover in Dustjacket *. New/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 3828 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	THOMAS, DAVE / ROBERT CRANE / SUSAN CARNEY Sctv - Behind the Scenes - By Dave Thomas Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Pub, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 9 x 11 x 3/4 " 0771085664 1996 First Edition HARDCOVER Book in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... 272 pages ... illustrated with many B&W & color photographs throughout ... This is a big handsome book , 9 x 11" size, weighing 2-1/2 pounds ... Black cloth over boards with Gold gilt title on spine, in glossy photographic jacket; with lots of photos inside, all on excellent quality pages. SCTV star Dave Thomas brings an insider's insight and a performer's eye for absurd detail to this glorious reconstruction of one of the funniest TV shows ever to hit the airwaves ...Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, John Candy ... and cohorts Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray ... Contributions by SCTV cast members, stars , and pictures from the show's archives and from private collections ... Interviews with virtually all members of the Second City company, including producers, directors & backstage contributors. Thomas as Bob Hope , Flaherty as Guy Caballero, Martin as Edith Prickley, Moranis as Woody Allen, Levy as Perry Como, Short as Jerry Lewis, O'Hara as Katherine Hepburn, Candy as the beloved Johnny LaRue , Bob & Doug McKenzie & more - " SCTV - Behind the Scenes " ... by Dave Thomas ... published by McClelland & Stewart , Toronto ... 1996 Hardcover in Dustjacket *. New/New . USD 169.95** [Appr.: EURO 113.5 \| £UK 102.25 \| JP¥ 14999] Book number: 1929 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	WALKER, MORRIS WAYNE / STEVE MARTIN Steve Martin - the Magic Years , By Morris Walker New York: S.P.I. Pub, 2001. First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6 x 9 x 1" 1561719803 2001 Hardcover in DJ 1st Edition ... Brand new from publisher ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Never opened , Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New, non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... 273 pages ... illustrated with B&W photographs ... This is a handsome book - Black boards with silver gilt title impressed on spine, in glossy Black jacket , with performance photo of young Steve Martin on the front ... Long before Steve Martin and Dan Akroyd created the "wild and crazy" Czech Brothers on Saturday Night Live, Martin was pulling gags and laughing it up with real-life chum Morris Walker on the streets of Dsneyland ... In this revealing, funny and warm authorized biography, Walker looks back on the formative years they spent together ... He then flashes forward with an insider's perspective to Martin's climb to stardom as a comedian, musician, actor, producer, author and palywright ... Walker's biography begins with Steve Marttin's birth, then spins forward eleven years as Martin is already perfecting his magic act ... Although a powerful athlete, Martin later refused to play high school football for fear of breaking his fingers and not being able to do magic tricks, opting instead to become a cheerleader with his friend, Morris ... Martin and Walker quickly discovered a common love for entertaining, dreaming up gags and pulling pranks on unsuspecting victims ... The two young cut-ups became inseparable, from attending church and summer camps together to working and performing on stage (with Morris often assisting in Steve's magic performances - in drag, no less!) ... They worked together at Disneyland during the days and danced on the Magic Kingdom's Main Street in the evenings ... Long before Martin ever dreamed that someday he would be a famous comedian or author, he was practicisng his future craft and co-starring in high school plays with his buddy, Morris Walker ... Back in the days when Martin's now-famous characters were just manic gleams in a young boys eyes, readers will observe this comedic prodigy genius in the original settings that nurtured many of his classic comedy routines ... The pair rehearsed and performed together in class, on the street or any other place they could baffle bystanders with their nonsensical behavior and "double talk" ... " Steve Martin : The Magic Years " ... by Morris Walker... published by S.P.I. Publishing, New York ... 2001 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5879 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	WATKINS, MEL / RICHARD PRYOR ET AL African-American Humor , the Underground Tradition of, That Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor - on the Real Side - Laughing, Lying and Signifying New York: Touchstone, 1994. 1994 Printing. Soft Cover. 6 x 9 x 1-1/2 " 0671511033 Softcover 1994 ... Brand new from publisher .. Gift Giving quality ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... This is a hefty book, weighing nearly 2 pounds ... 652 pages with index. The first and only definitive history of African-American humor. With meticulous documentation, Watkins tells the public history, but he also uncovers the private, acerbic tradition that developed and remained underground for more than a century. Cecil Brown, Los Angeles Times Book Review says "This book is really four books into one: an encyclopedia of everybody and every term related to black humor, a biography of leading comedians, a history of the social and cultural movement, and finally, an analysis of what black humor is." ... ' On The Real Side: Laughing, Lying, and Signifying - The Underground Tradition of African-American Humor That Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor ' ... Published by Touchstone, New York, softcover 1994 *. NEW . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5960 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.

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	BARRY, LYNDA Everything in the World New York: Harper Perennial, 1986. First. Soft Cover. cartooning. 5-3/4 x 9 " 0060961074 Softcover 1st ... Nice & Clean Gift Giving quality ... small bend to top right corner front cover and first page, otherwise no flaws ... 96 pages ... illustrated with cartooning ... " Everything in the World " ... by Lynda Barry ... published by Harper Perennial, New York ... 1986 First Edition softcover *. Near New . USD 24.95** [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 5229 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	CABRI , LOUIS Mood Embosser , the . . . Humor / Poetry By Louis Cabri Toronto: Coach House Pub, 2001. 2001 First Printing. Soft Cover. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 1552450953 2001 Softcover 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned ... small blue feltpen mark bottom edge , very light shelf marks; no color loss to black glossy cover ... Gift Giving quality ... 139 pages, with index ... Sianne Ngai says of this book : " In ' The Mood Embosser,' we are hurtled, like a pie or 'fun-cake', into a space where language confronts Capital with its own violent slapstick ... Under a title conjoining an intangible state of consciousness with a machine used to generate raised patterns soliciting one's touch, Cabri's explorations of social embodiment generate strange new music in sites where the 'psychic' and 'material' converge, ' The Brain is 80% rain, / cold, verging on / refusal - "It won't start.'' ... This exciting and often hilarious book attacks globalization's self-validating rhetorics with a brilliant textural dysfunctionality, giving timely revivification to the politics of form." ... " The Mood Embosser " by Louis Cabri, founder of Ottawa's Experimental Writing Group ... published by Coach House Books, Toronto 2001 ... *. NEW . USD 14.95** [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 6316 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	CARPENTER, HUMPHREY Satire Boom of the 1960s , the - That Was Satire That Was - Beyond the Fringe, Private Eye, That Was the Week That Was, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, & More London: Phoenix Pub, 2002. First Thus. Soft Cover. Photos. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 1-1/2 " 0753813939 2002 Softcover ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Gift Giving quality ... illustrated with B&W photos ... Britain in the 1950s was a dour and dismal place ... The country was recovering from the war and rationing was still in force ... Then the 1960s started ... and suddenly we'd never had it so satirical: first four lads from Cambridge shook the wolrd in 'Beyond the Fringe' ... Then 'That Was The Week That Was' blew a wind of change up Auntie Beeb's skirts ... From 'Private Eye' to 'Have I Got New For You?,' the satire boom has continued just about unbroken, reaching into every area of the media and addressing every aspect of British life ... ' at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, four young men - Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett - walked on to a stage and changed the face not merely of British comedy but of social attitudes in this country. BEYOND THE FRINGE was iconoclastic, fracturing the 'culture of deference' which had predominated in the 1950s. It was the forerunner of an explosion of satire which included The Establishment Club, PRIVATE EYE and the BBC's daring weekly satire show, THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS. Award-winning biographer Humphrey Carpenter evokes the atmosphere of 60's Britain and the social and political conditions which enraged and inspired the satirists, and brings vibrantly alive this amusing but also key period of British cultural life... ' Author Humphrey Carpenter was born in 1946. After Oxford, he worked for the BBC, and then became a freelance writer. He has written numerous prize-winning biographies as well as a highly successful children's book series. He is a regular book reviewer for the Sunday Times, and was the director of the Cheltenham Festival of Literature 1994-1996 ' ... " That Was Satire That Was : The Satire Boom of The 1960s " ... by Humphrey Carpenter ... published by Phoenix Publishing, London 2002 ... Softcover *. New . USD 24.95** [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 6120 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	CHAN, JASMINE ED. Adult Pub Jokes - Guaranteed to Make You Giggle ! London: Hinkler Pub, 2005. 2005 Edition, Later Printing. Soft Cover. John Shakespeare. 6 x 9 " 1741216567 Softcover ... Brand new ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Never opened, Never owned ... 208 pages... illustrated by John Shakespeare ... Here it is ... for Adults only ... The dirtiest arrangement of pub hilarity that you're likely to find ... These jokes defy all that is good and noble ... They are dirty, rude and hilarious ... Indeed, after reading this book,. you might find it difficult to get to sleep, knowing that out there is an evil mind so hideously twisted as to create, collate and relate such a collection of repelling yet somehow fascinating British pub humour ... Don't say you haven't been warned ... Adult only ... " Adult Pub Jokes : Guaranteed to make you giggle ! " ... Edited by Jasmine Chan ... Published by Hinkler, London ... 2005 softcover , later printing ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW . USD 9.95** [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 5628 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	GARNER, JOE / CARL REINER / ROB REINER / RICHARD PRYOR / ET AL Funniest Moments in Radio, Television, Stand-Up, and Movie Comedy , the . . . With New Dvd - Made You Laugh Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Pub, 2004. 2004 expanded & enhanced edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket +dvd. Photos. 9 x 11 x 1 " 0740746952 Glossy Hardcover Book in DJ + mint unopened DVD included ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New, clear non-stick mylar sleeve ... This is a handsome hefty book, 9 x 11 in size, and weighing in at nearly 3 pounds ... 194 glossy pages ... illustrated with full-color photos ... Includes NEW DVD with 3 hours of hilarious comedy from radio, television, stand-up, and film hosted by Carl & Rob Reiner ... Foreword by Richard Pryor ... This book and accompanying DVD collects the funniest moments in comedy from some of America's favorite comedians, films, and best-loved television shows, including: Abbott and Costello ... Charlie Chaplin ... Bob Hope ... Some Like It Hot ... George Burns ... I Love Lucy ... The Honeymooners ... Carol Burnett ... Richard Pryor ... Phylliis Diller ... Monty Python ... Saturday Night Live ... Bill Cosby ... This is Spinal Tap ... Friends ... Jerry Seinfeld ... Blazing Saddles ... Everybody Loves Raymond ... George Carlin ... Joan Rivers ... Ellen Degeneres ... Chris Rock ... Austin Powers ... Steve Martin ... Bill Murray ... Airplane! ... Robin Williams ... Eddie Murphy ... Jim Carrey, and many more! ... " Made You Laugh ! : The Funniest Moments in Radio, Television, Stand-Up, and Movie Comedy ( With New DVD) " ... by Joe Garner ... published by Andrews McMeel Publishing 2004 ... Hardcover in Dustjacket Book with DVD ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 59.95** [Appr.: EURO 40 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5291] Book number: 5704 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	HECHT, JULIE / REF: ANDY KAUFMAN Andy Kaufman , Talks with . . . Was This Man a Genius ? New York: Random House Pub, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 5-1/2 x 8 " 0375504575 2001 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened, Never owned ... 3 black feltpen 1-1/2" numbers ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... Gift Giving quality ... 170 pages ... illustrated with 2 B&W photos of Andy inside; photo of Andy on front and B&W photo of Julie Hecht inside back flap ... New York Author Julie Hecht, winner of an O. Henry Prize, has written for The New Yorker and Harpers, and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1998 ... She has been called " one of the best writers working now " ... and " completely hilarious and dead serious at the same time " ... as well as a " brilliant comic writer " in her own right ... This fascinating peek at the comic genius who achieved icon status in the 70s, comedian Andy Kaufman, was written by Julie, with the help of Andy ... who spoke to her on numerous occasions, and had her over to his parents' house, and out for drives with him - sort of at the wheel ... and in a whole host of situations that fans of Andy can only envy ... Just as Andy subverted traditional forms of comedy for the world to see on Saturday Night Live , and later, as Latka Gravas on the Television sitcom ' Taxi ' ... Julie, with her deadpan wit and highly original style, subverts the traditional form of profile ... to give us a close-up of the man behind the myth, at the height of his fame and popularity ... She followed him to speak with him at every opportunity ... from an appearance at his old high school ... to performances at Town Hall ... and Carnegie Hall ... she spoke with him whenever he came to New York during 1978 and 1979 .... She attended a party for Andy at his Mom and Dad's house ... got to go through his childhood bedroom, which was full of bags and bags of poems he'd written as a teenager , as well as clippings on his idol Elvis Presley ... She was a passenger in his car as he 'drove' with no hands, while singing and dancing in his seat to the music on the radio at 3 o'clock in the morning on an icy road ... And she was able to discover the truth about the " Andy stories " ... the ones he made up for interviewers ... Julie also discovered the secret of his inspiration .... which no-one else ever did ... She asked him at the end of their last meeting : " What made you tell me all this ? " ... and he replied : " Because you persevered . " ... Her perseverence paid off in a touching , sometimes bizarre memoir of the man many don't know to this day ... A book of strange incidents and conversations ... Through surprising dialogue and surreal encounters, it shows the real Andy Kaufman, and explains how he came to do what he did ... Julie says : ' In the winter of 1978 ... I was writing short stories ... however writers of short stories are regarded with suspicion ... I was asked by the editor of Harpers Magazine : " Isn't there anything you really want to find out about, and write about ? " ... I read that Andy Kaufman would be performing at Town Hall. I had seen him sing ' Pop Goes the Weasel ' on Saturday Night Live, and one thing I did want to find out about was how Andy Kaufman had gotten to do what he was doing. I especially wanted to know how he came to sing that song the way he did. I got the idea that I would meet him, talk to him, find out the answer, and I would write about it. I asked my editor at Harper's whether she'd like to go see him perform at Town Hall. She said yes... I spent a year meeting Andy whenever he came to New York to perform. The meetings consisted of hanging out wherever he was and taping whatever happened, but he wouldn't tell me what I wanted to know until the end of the year. The 150 page manuscript turned out to be too long for Harper's and the story was considered too strange to be published. " ..... Until now ... Andy had told Julie when she broke the news to him that the piece wouldn't come out, " Don't worry about it " he said ... " The story is ahead of its time, the way I'm ahead of my time. " ... Andy had made a special for a TV network, but no network would air it. " They won't show my special and now they won't publish your story " Andy said ; " We're in the same boat ". On night, about a year later, I was sitting on the couch watching the ten o'clock news when Andy called. " Why don't you ever call me anymore ? " he said.... What for Julie had been work had been play for Andy ... and her work didn't see the light of day at the time ... it was refused for publication as being too 'weird' . After Andy's work was rediscovered, and he began to be given the credit he was due, then people began asking Julie Hecht ' about that Andy Kaufman thing you did '. She brought it out, and worked on it, and eventually published it, to, as she says " show some true part of Andy Kaufman's life the way he talked about it . " .... He was a pioneer in a style which seems almost tame in some respects now, but in others remains strange ... He still stands as a unique and one-off individual with a lot of admirers but no-one able to precisely imitate him ... No one who saw his mesmerising Saturday Night Live performances ... his Mighty Mouse routine ... his almost eerie Elvis ... will ever forget them ... For everyone who remembers, as the song says , Andy ' goofin' on Elvis ' ... and every fan of Andy ... Was he play-acting, or for real ? ... and most enigmatically : " Was This Man a Genius ? - Talks with Andy Kaufman " ... edited by Julie Hecht ... published by Random House Publishing, New York 2001 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... published at 23.95 *. New/New . USD 14.95** [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 6034 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	HOLT, TOM Djinn Rummy - a Work of Comic Genies - a Novel By Tom Holt London: Orbit Pub, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 1857233298 1995 Hardcover in DJ 1st Edition ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 277 pages ... Gin Rummy ? ... No , it is Djinn Rummy ... in an aspirin bottle, nobody can hear you scream ... Outside an aspirin bottle, however, things are somewhat different ... And when Kayaguchiya Integrated Circuits III ... known as Kiss, to his friends ... a Force Twelve genie with an attitude ... is re leased after 14 years of living with two dozen white tablets ... there's bound to be trouble ... Take, for example, Jane ... All she wanted was to end her miserable life in peace, with a minimum of fuss ... in the privacy of a British Rail waiting room ... But now she's got herself a genie for company ... Lucky old Jane ... Lucky, that is, until ... the apocalypse rears its ugly head ... " Djinn Rummy - A Work of Comic Genies " ... A Novel by Tom Holt ...published by Orbit , London ... 1995 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 9.95** [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 1251 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	LEWIS, JON E. / PENNY STEMPEL , ED. Cult Tv - the Comedies - the Ultimate Guide - an Illustrated a - Z Guide to Television T.V. Comedy Sitcoms , Satire, Stand - Up , Animation & More - with Behind the Scenes Facts, Cast Lists , Guest Appearances & More London: Pavilion, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. Photos. 186205245X Softcover 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... light shelf bend to bottom corner back cover & last page ... Nice Clean Gift Giving quality ... 256 pages ... illustrated with B&W photos throughout ... This delightful book celebrates classic T.V. comedies in depth ... from the 1950s years of I Love Lucy ... to the 1990s The Simpsons ... Over 220 comedy TV programs are covered ... including ... sitcoms ... sketch shows ... satire ... stand-up ... animations ... and anthologies ... are compiled into this comprehensive television A - Z guide ... which includes behind-the-scenes facts ... cast lists including guest appearances of famous actors & actresses ... and anecdotes ... to all the shows that made us laugh on Television for the past 50 years ... " Cult TV - The Comedies - The Ultimate Guide " ... edited by Jon E. Lewis & Penny Stempel ... published by Pavilion, London ... 1998 softcover *. New . USD 29.95** [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2643] Book number: 4203 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MARNHAM, PATRICK Private Eye Story, the First 21 Years London: Andre Deutsch, 1983. 1983 Printing. Soft Cover. Photos. 7 1 /2 x 9 1 / 2" 0006364535 1983 Softcover Book ... Nice & Clean ... light bends to front & back cover, previous owner's bookplate inside front page, otherwise no noticable flaws ... Clean, tight & bright ... 232 pages with index ... illustrated with B&W photographs .... This book is a fascinating and hilarious history of " Private Eye " Magazine ... the first 21 years of Britain's finest satirical magazine ... " The Private Eye Story : The First 21 years " ... by Patrick Marnham ... 1983 Softcover Book ... published by Andre Deutsch, London *. Very Good . USD 15.00** [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 5797 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MCCABE, BOB / GRAHAM CHAPMAN Graham Chapman , of Monty Python , Authorised Biography - the Life of Graham London: Orion Pub, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 x 1-1/4" 0752857738 2005 Hardcover in DJ 1st Edn ... Brand new ... Never opened , Never owned , Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 263 pages with index ... illustrated with 16 pages Glossy Color photos ... Graham Chapman was the quiet , pipe-smoking , tweed-jacketed member of the Monty Python troup , who was a qualified doctor ... He was the policeman's son ... whose calm outside hid his true zany nature ... More than any other of the Pythons ... he lived the complete lunacy of the show ... Chapman was John Cleese's writing partner from their early days at Cambridge Footlights ... right through the Python years ... After Cambridge , Chapman ... produced successful sketches with Cleese ... for shows like " The Frost Report " ... and wrote filler jokes for " The Petula Clark Show " ... before the Pythons were formed in 1969 ... But it was Chapman's off-screen antics that were close to the surreal Python sketches ... Chapman thrived in chaos ... his eccentricity and comic brilliance making him one of the most creative and influential members of The Pythons ... As the pressures of fame increased ... Chapman struggled with addiction to alcohol ... but eventually overcame his alcoholism , and went on to produce his finest and most memorable work as Brian , in the film " The Life of Brian " ... Graham Chapman showed impeccable timing , right to the end, dying on the 20th anniversary of the first Monty Python recording , in 1989 ... This fascinating book about Graham was written with the full authorization of Chapman's family and with extensive input from The Pythons ... an honest ... and hilarious tribute , to one of England's true originals ... " The Life of Graham - The Authorised Biography of Graham Chapman " ... by Bob McCabe ... published by Orion , London 2005 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 27.95** [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2467] Book number: 5188 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MERCER , RICK Rick Mercer Report - the Book Toronto: Doubleday Pub, 2007. 2007 First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 5-3/4 x 8-1/2" 9780385665186 2007 Hardcover in DJ ... 1st EDN... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New , non-stick, clear mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 242 pages ... illustrated with B&W Photographs ... Over the last 4 years, Canadian television personality Rick Mercer has floated in a frgid lake with David Suzuki, dived from a great eight with Alexandre Despatie, and leaped naked off a rock with Bob Rae ... And that's only to mention some of the stunts that involved water ... He's also ridden on a tandem with Jack Layton, assisted the Green Party's leader in a chainsaw attack on a tree, and gone through with a sleepover at the PM's place ... Then there's the other task he sets him self each week on Rick Mercer Report - putting the world to rights ... His trademark straight-to-camera "rants" are some of the most acute and astute commentary to be found anywhere in the country's media, and certainly the funniest ... Those rants feature here, along with other moments from the show and many additional pieces, some of which first appeared on his web site ... aBecause when he's not at work, floating in a lake somewhere or wearing a hardhat and dangling from a rope, Rick Mercer likes to relax by blogging ... From Kabul, say ... Or the bearpit of a leadership convention ... Cunningly arranged, with new introductions by the author, his rants, reflections, and field reports will help you make sense of these extarordinary times, or at least laugh despite them ... Who knew that Spephen Harper was quite so preoccupied with gay sex? ... That Paul Martin could be so forgettable? ... That soldeirs were far more admirable than politicians? ... Well, no doubt most of us did - but it's wonderful to have it pointed out by this brilliantly funny and charismatic talent ... " Rick Mercer Report : The Book " ... by Rick Mercer ... First Edition ... published by Doubleday, Toronto ... 2007 Hardcover in Dustjacket *. New/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 6338 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MILLIGAN, SPIKE Frankenstein - According to Spike Milligan - Comic Erotic Novel London: Virgin Pub, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 1852276096 1997 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned ... feltpen dot bottom edge ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 127 pages ... For adults ... Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a sorely troubled man ... haunted by his conscience over the creature he had created ... Spike Milligan 's Frankenstein is equally haunted ... haunted by the image of his poorly stitched together creation ... in his poorly stitched together trousers - will they never stay up ! - roaming the countryside with it hanging out , making women scream, terrifying the populace , scrounging cigarettes and desperate for sex , Just like Mary Shelley's original story of Frankenstein ... this creation of Spike's is built on the brooding torment. The fact that Spike has built plenty of laughs into the brooding torment just goes to show where that Shelley woman went wrong! ... Mary Shelley's characters may never have used the kind of strong language uttered by Spike's versions ... but you can bet they often wanted to ! ... " Frankenstein - According to Spike Milligan " ... published by Virgin Publishing , London ... 1997 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 29.95** [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2643] Book number: 1243 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	PENNY , LAURA Your Call Is Important to Us - the Truth About Bullshit - By Laura Penny Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Pub, 2005. 2005 Printing. Soft Cover. 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 1 " 077107042X 2005 Softcover ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned, Never marked ... Gift Giving quality ... 278 pages ... Ever been left spluttering over some fatuous fib trying to pass itself off as information, even as fact? ... Of course you have ... We all have ... It's bullshit, and as Laura Penny sees it, we're drowning in the stuff ... We are so used to exaggeration and hypocrisy from our politicians, corporate executives, even the lowly telemarketer who always calls at dinnertime, that we rarely notice them anymore ... Thank goodness, then, that we have Penny and 'Your Call Is Important to Us' as our hilarious and honest guide to the phoniness of advertising and public relations, the claptrap of the big pharmaceutical companies, the gobbledegook of the media, and the poppycock of the service industry, just to mention a few producers of the ubiquitous merde ... As Penny says, "If my call is so important, why isn't anyone answering the damn phone?" ... " Your Call Is Important to Us - the truth about Bullshit " by Laura Penny... published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto , 2005 softcover *. NEW . USD 9.95** [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 6343 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	TARTT, HARRY Harry Tartt , the Letters of - the Light and Bitter Years . . . A British Curmudgeon Writes Provocative Letters to People , Royalty , and Corporations & and They Respond London: Ebury Pub, 2000. First Thus. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 " 0091874599 2000 Hardcover in DJ ......Brand new from publisher ... last one ... Never opened, Never owned ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... Please note, this last one has a feltpen dot bottom edge ... Still Gift Giving quality ... ' Harry Tart began writing letters in 1996. He wrote to the Queen and received a reply, although she declined to send his dog Bones a congratulatory 100th birthday telegram. The letter-writing bug had hit. This hilarious book contains 80 of Harry's letters and the subsequent replies. ' ... Harry Tartt ... a self-confessed curmudgeon , from England ... writes provocative letters to people ... to corporations .. as well as to Royalty ... and amazingly enough, they respond ! ... " The Letters of Harry Tartt - The Light and Bitter Years " ... by Harry Tartt ... published by Ebury Press , London 2000 ... Hardcover in Dustjacket *. New/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 3828 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	THOMAS, DAVE / ROBERT CRANE / SUSAN CARNEY Sctv - Behind the Scenes - By Dave Thomas Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Pub, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 9 x 11 x 3/4 " 0771085664 1996 First Edition HARDCOVER Book in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... 272 pages ... illustrated with many B&W & color photographs throughout ... This is a big handsome book , 9 x 11" size, weighing 2-1/2 pounds ... Black cloth over boards with Gold gilt title on spine, in glossy photographic jacket; with lots of photos inside, all on excellent quality pages. SCTV star Dave Thomas brings an insider's insight and a performer's eye for absurd detail to this glorious reconstruction of one of the funniest TV shows ever to hit the airwaves ...Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, John Candy ... and cohorts Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray ... Contributions by SCTV cast members, stars , and pictures from the show's archives and from private collections ... Interviews with virtually all members of the Second City company, including producers, directors & backstage contributors. Thomas as Bob Hope , Flaherty as Guy Caballero, Martin as Edith Prickley, Moranis as Woody Allen, Levy as Perry Como, Short as Jerry Lewis, O'Hara as Katherine Hepburn, Candy as the beloved Johnny LaRue , Bob & Doug McKenzie & more - " SCTV - Behind the Scenes " ... by Dave Thomas ... published by McClelland & Stewart , Toronto ... 1996 Hardcover in Dustjacket *. New/New . USD 169.95** [Appr.: EURO 113.5 \| £UK 102.25 \| JP¥ 14999] Book number: 1929 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	WALKER, MORRIS WAYNE / STEVE MARTIN Steve Martin - the Magic Years , By Morris Walker New York: S.P.I. Pub, 2001. First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6 x 9 x 1" 1561719803 2001 Hardcover in DJ 1st Edition ... Brand new from publisher ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Never opened , Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New, non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... 273 pages ... illustrated with B&W photographs ... This is a handsome book - Black boards with silver gilt title impressed on spine, in glossy Black jacket , with performance photo of young Steve Martin on the front ... Long before Steve Martin and Dan Akroyd created the "wild and crazy" Czech Brothers on Saturday Night Live, Martin was pulling gags and laughing it up with real-life chum Morris Walker on the streets of Dsneyland ... In this revealing, funny and warm authorized biography, Walker looks back on the formative years they spent together ... He then flashes forward with an insider's perspective to Martin's climb to stardom as a comedian, musician, actor, producer, author and palywright ... Walker's biography begins with Steve Marttin's birth, then spins forward eleven years as Martin is already perfecting his magic act ... Although a powerful athlete, Martin later refused to play high school football for fear of breaking his fingers and not being able to do magic tricks, opting instead to become a cheerleader with his friend, Morris ... Martin and Walker quickly discovered a common love for entertaining, dreaming up gags and pulling pranks on unsuspecting victims ... The two young cut-ups became inseparable, from attending church and summer camps together to working and performing on stage (with Morris often assisting in Steve's magic performances - in drag, no less!) ... They worked together at Disneyland during the days and danced on the Magic Kingdom's Main Street in the evenings ... Long before Martin ever dreamed that someday he would be a famous comedian or author, he was practicisng his future craft and co-starring in high school plays with his buddy, Morris Walker ... Back in the days when Martin's now-famous characters were just manic gleams in a young boys eyes, readers will observe this comedic prodigy genius in the original settings that nurtured many of his classic comedy routines ... The pair rehearsed and performed together in class, on the street or any other place they could baffle bystanders with their nonsensical behavior and "double talk" ... " Steve Martin : The Magic Years " ... by Morris Walker... published by S.P.I. Publishing, New York ... 2001 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5879 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	WATKINS, MEL / RICHARD PRYOR ET AL African-American Humor , the Underground Tradition of, That Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor - on the Real Side - Laughing, Lying and Signifying New York: Touchstone, 1994. 1994 Printing. Soft Cover. 6 x 9 x 1-1/2 " 0671511033 Softcover 1994 ... Brand new from publisher .. Gift Giving quality ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... This is a hefty book, weighing nearly 2 pounds ... 652 pages with index. The first and only definitive history of African-American humor. With meticulous documentation, Watkins tells the public history, but he also uncovers the private, acerbic tradition that developed and remained underground for more than a century. Cecil Brown, Los Angeles Times Book Review says "This book is really four books into one: an encyclopedia of everybody and every term related to black humor, a biography of leading comedians, a history of the social and cultural movement, and finally, an analysis of what black humor is." ... ' On The Real Side: Laughing, Lying, and Signifying - The Underground Tradition of African-American Humor That Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor ' ... Published by Touchstone, New York, softcover 1994 *. NEW . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5960 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.