Crazy Funny

Public speaking can be terrifying. For David Nihill, the idea of standing in front of an audience was scarier than cliff jumping into a thorny pit of spiders and mothers-in-law. Without a parachute or advanced weaponry. Something had to change. In what doesn't sound like the best plan ever, David decided to overcome his fears by pretending to be an accomplished comedian called "Irish Dave" for one full year, crashing as many comedy clubs, festivals, and shows as possible. One part of the plan was at least logical: he was already Irish and already called Dave. In one year, David went from being deathly afraid of public speaking to hosting a business conference, regularly performing stand-up comedy and winning storytelling competitions in front of packed houses. And he did it by learning from some of the best public speakers in the world: stand-up comedians. Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker shows how the key principles of stand-up comedy can be applied to your speaking engagements and presentations to make you funnier, more interesting, and better looking. (Or at least two of the three.) Whether you are preparing for a business presentation, giving a wedding toast, defending your thesis, raising money from investors, or simply want to take on something you're afraid of, this book will take you from sweaty to stage-ready. You'll learn how to: - Craft a story and content that your audience will want to listen to - Find the funniest parts of your material and how to get to them faster - Deal with stage fright - Master the two most important parts of your performance: timing and delivery Ten percent of the author's proceeds from this book will go to Arash Bayatmakou via Help Hope Live until he is fully back on his feet and thereafter to one of the many facing the same challenges after suffering a severe spinal cord injury.

This book examines the ways in which contemporary works of black satire make black racial madness legible in ways that allow us to see the connections between suffering from racism and suffering from mental illness. Showing how an understanding of racism as a root cause of mental and emotional instability complicates the ways in which we think about racialized identity formation and the limits of socially accepted definitions of (in)sanity, it concentrates on the unique ability of the genre of black satire to make knowable not only general qualities of mental illness that are so often feared or ignored, but also how structures of racism contribute a specific dimension to how we understand the different ways in which people of color, especially black people, experience and integrate mental instability into their own understandings of subjecthood. Drawing on theories from ethnic studies, popular culture studies, cultural studies, psychoanalysis, and trauma theory to offer critical textual analyses of five different instances of new millennial black satire in television, film, and literature – the television show Chappelle’s Show, the Spike Lee film Bamboozled, the novel The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty, the novels Erasure and I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett, and the television show Key & Peele – Crazy Funny presents an account of the ways in which contemporary black satire rejects the boundaries between sanity and insanity as a way to animate the varied dimensions of being a racialized subject in a racist society.

This funny blank lined note book will make a great gift for the crazy aunt, uncle or co worker who acts crazy once in while 120 Pages High Quality Paper 6

The funniest and most entertaining sports book you'll read this year. 'fascinating, frank, funny' Jim White, Daily Telegraph 'insightful' Henry Winter, The Times 'very entertaining ... great stories' Hawksbee & Jacobs, talkSPORT radio 'an incredible book' The Football Show, Sky Sports News 'Yeah, I'm all that plus a bag of chips' 'Come round my house and we'll have a fight on the front lawn' 'I'm as chuffed as a badger at the start of the mating season' 'I thought his bum cheeks looked very pert' Football management is like being a potato - you're never too far from the sack and everyone is constantly chipping away at you. It's not for the faint-hearted and unless you've got skin as thick as rhino and, more importantly, a wicked sense of humour, you've no chance of surviving. Ian Holloway - aka 'Ollie' - has all the above and more besides. His press conferences are the stuff of legend. He's been there, seen it and done it in his 40 years as player and manager, and has been entertaining football fans on and off the pitch for most of his life. He's been head honcho at clubs in all four divisions in English football, experiencing everything from the giddy heights of taking Blackpool to the Premier League to fighting relegation from the Football League with Grimsby Town. There's never been a dull moment. In the joyful How to Be a Football Manager, Holloway weaves a fantastically rich tapestry of hilarious anecdotes to reveal what being the boss is really like. This is not a handbook to tell you when to play a Christmas tree formation or throw on a false nine - it's about dealing with the ridiculous, fighting your corner and always having a comeback.

This fun yellow kids quotes journal is the perfect way to record the silly, funny, cheeky and adorable things that kids say. Each page includes a speech bubble with plenty of room to write in what was said and space for Who, When, Where and Age. Can easily be used for any number of children - even nieces and nephews. With this travel friendly and easy to grab pocket sized book, you'll be creating a wonderful book of memories to look back on and cherish. Perfect as a gift for baby showers, christenings, naming days, toddlers birthdays and gifts for new parents - or alternatively, buy it for yourself - this would make a super fun 18th or 21st gift for your son or daughter! Product Description: 6 x 9" 105 pages Professionally illustrated matte cover Quality heavy paper We have lots of great kids trackers and journals, so be sure to check out our other listings by clicking on the "Alex Farley" link just below the title of this tracker. Ideas On How To Use This Planner: - New Parents Gift - Mothers Day or Birthday Present from Kids - Fathers Day or Birthday Gift from Kids

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Jeff Hodge, a fifteen-year stand-up comedian, has written two relationship books previously that include: 101+ Ways To Keep A Man and 101+ Ways To Tell When The Relationship Is Over. Jeff's twenty-five years of dating and being in numerous relationships gives him credibility on this subject matter. Since writing his two previous books on relationship, Jeff has co-created a relationship seminar titled, Unlock The Secrets To Finding Your Soul mate. This seminar offers single woman a step-by-step approach to finding real and lasting love. Jeff also has a one-man show titled, 101 Ways To Keep A Man that deals specifically with relationship matters. Jeff currently resides in Los Angeles, California but can be found performing at a comedy venue somewhere across the United States or acting in a movie. Jeff credits include appearances in the feature films Crocodile Dundee in LA and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Look for Jeff in his first starring role in the short film titled, Comedy Traffic School, which was created and produced by Jeff Hodge, himself. Jeff has also written for Arsenio Hall, George Lopez & The Steve Harvey Radio Show. For more information on Jeff, visit his Website: www.jeffhodge.com or www.101waystokeepaman.com. You can also find Jeff on Facebook and Myspace: www.myspace.com/jeffhodgecomedian.

You have opened a very special book. This book can do something that has NEVER been achieved before. This book can read your mind. You just need to think of something, but whatever you do, don't think of anything SILLY. You know, like a pink elephant…