Ergebnis für "New York" in Comedy & Humor

Dem Motto "gespielt wird, wenn im Publikum mehr Menschen sind als auf der Bühne" bleibt Hannes Ringlstetter seit seinem ersten Auftritt treu. Denn weil das Provinzei als Rock 'n’'Roller die Welt erobern will, muss er erstmal durch das Tal der Tränen. Oder anders gesagt: Eine Tour durch die tiefste Provinz ist unvermeidlich. Ob im Bläsertrio für mittelalterliche Blockflötenmusik oder beim Stagediving auf der Open-Air-Bratwurstduft-Bühne, er lässt nichts aus. Und ganz nebenbei lernt er einiges über die anderen Landeier und hat überraschend viel Spaß dabei.

Von Andy Warhol entdeckt, als Stilikone und Talkgast verehrt, ist Fran Lebowitz in den USA eine Kultfigur. Mit der Netflix-Serie "Pretend It's a City" ihres Freundes Martin Scorsese wird sie weltweit gefeiert. Lebowitz' Ruhm begründet aber hat ihr Schreiben, das sie als ebenso aufmerksame wie weise Beobachterin der Menschen und ihres Alltags zeigt.

Steve Osborne has seen a thing or two in his 20 years in the NYPD - some harmless things, some definitely not. In "Stakeout" Steve and his partner mistake a Manhattan dentist for an armed robbery suspect and reduce the man down to a puddle of snot and tears when questioning him. In "Mug Shot" the mother of a suspected criminal makes a strange request and provides a sobering reminder of the humanity at stake in his profession.

Shalom Auslanders Jugend ist geprägt von einem schrecklichen Respekt vor Gott...

Sherman McCoy is a WASP, bond trader and self-appointed 'Master of the Universe'. He has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians and clergy close in on him, determined to bring him down. Exuberant, scandalous and exceptionally discerning, The Bonfire of the Vanities was Tom Wolfe's first venture into fiction and cemented his reputation as the foremost chronicler of his age.

He's played a deranged groundskeeper, a bellowing lounge singer, a paranormal exterminator, and a grouchy weatherman. He is William James "Bill" Murray, America's greatest national treasure. From his childhood lugging golf bags at a country club to his first taste of success on Saturday Night Live, from his starring roles in Hollywood blockbusters to his reinvention as a hipster icon for the 21st century, The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray chronicles every aspect of his extraordinary life and career.

Inhalt: 1. Die Schöneberger Gräberin; 2. Feichte Brott, 3. Elf Texte aus Atlas van de nieuwe nederlandse vleermuizen; 4. Also kochte Cook der Crew; 5. ehemals Eine Wolke, auf der man keinen Husten bekommt...

According to Max Disher, an ambitious young black man in 1930s New York, someone of his race has only three alternatives: "Get out, get white, or get along." Incapable of getting out and unhappy with getting along, Max leaps at the remaining possibility. Thanks to a certain Dr. Junius Crookman and his mysterious process, Max and other eager clients develop bleached skin that permits them to enter previously forbidden territory. What they discover in white society, however, gives them second thoughts.

Step behind the curtain of one of television’s most iconic shows with Live from New York! Five Decades of Laughs, Legends, and Lobster Claws. This unauthorized, unhinged, and unapologetic deep dive into Saturday Night Live takes you on a wild ride through 50 years of comedy chaos, legendary sketches, and the stars who made it all happen. From Chevy Chase’s pratfalls to Eddie Murphy’s Gumby, from “More Cowbell” to Kate McKinnon’s alien-abducting RBG, this book is your backstage pass to the laughter, drama, and occasional cocaine-fueled meltdowns that defined SNL.

Was tun, wenn sich die Midlife-Crisis ankündigt? Ins Schweigekloster gehen? Fastenwandern? Frührente? Laaangweilig! Vince Ebert ist den entgegengesetzten Weg gegangen und verbrachte (fast) ein Jahr in einer der härtesten und schnellsten Metropolen der Welt: New York City! Hochfahren statt runterkommen. In einem schuhschachtelgroßen Apartment auf der Lower Eastside. Dabei drang er tief in den American Way of Life ein. Stets auf der Suche nach den elementarsten Fragen: Wie kann es sein, dass eine Nation, die zum Mond flog, nicht in der Lage ist, eine funktionsfähige Dusch-Armatur herzustellen?

When Diane Schwebe, the director of a major New York museum, is awakened in the early morning by a text message from the museum’s lawyer, it is the start of a twenty-four hour roller-coaster ride. Diane has sacrificed many things in her life to help the fading institution stave off irrelevance and financial ruin. In this battle, she’s surrounded by her stalwart supporters and a motley assortment of museum employees, each on the precipice of collapse or revelation.

A few years ago, David Alvarez had it all: a six-figure book deal, a loving boyfriend, and an exciting writing career. His debut novel was a resounding success, which made the publication of his second book—a total flop—all the more devastating. Now, David is single, lonely, and desperately trying to come up with the next great idea for his third manuscript, one that will redeem him in the eyes of readers, reviewers, the entire publishing world…and maybe even his ex-boyfriend.

Die Wirrnisse des Lebens, das Theater mit den Frauen und die "Duplizität der Vergreisnisse": Vater packt aus. Berühmt wurde der Doktor durch Irene Disches Bestseller "Großmama packt aus". Seinen ersten Auftritt hatte er 1990 in dieser brillanten Erzählung, in der ihn seine Tochter in ein Altenheim bringt. Der Doktor verstand es immer, sich und den Seinen ein Heim zu verschaffen, trotz aller Zumutungen durch die "Banditen" eines bösartigen Jahrhunderts. Zunächst wohnte er an der Donau, dann am Hudson River. Nun soll er sein Heim verlassen, um es gegen ein anderes einzutauschen.

Ellie vient de quitter une relation difficile et cherche à trouver la liberté en emménageant à New York. Après avoir reçu une boîte de cupcakes destinée à son voisin, Luke, elle se retrouve à frapper chez lui pour la lui remettre. Bien que Luke soit beau, il n'est pas très sympathique avec elle. Cependant, au fil de rencontres imprévues, une amitié se développe entre eux. Ellie espère avant tout apprendre à vivre seule et à se connaître, mais elle ne peut ignorer la présence de Luke dans sa vie.

Idlewild is a tiny, artsy Quaker high school in lower Manhattan. Students call their teachers by their first names, there are no grades, and every day begins with 20 minutes of contemplative silence in the Meetinghouse. It is during one of those meetings that an airplane hits the Twin Towers. For two Idlewild outcasts, 9/11 serves as the first day of an intense 18-month friendship. Fay is prickly, aloof, and obsessed with gay men; Nell is shy, sensitive, and obsessed with Fay. The two of them bond and spend all their waking hours giddily parsing their environment for homoerotic subtext.

Grandma Mazur has decided to get married again - this time to a local gangster named Jimmy Rosolli. If Stephanie has her doubts about this marriage, she doesn't have to worry for long, because the groom drops dead of a heart attack 45 minutes after saying, 'I do.' A sad day for Grandma Mazur turns into something far more dangerous when Jimmy's former 'business partners' are convinced that his new widow is keeping the keys to a financial windfall all to herself.

What do you do when you are a nanny to an obscenely rich Park Avenue matron named X? Mrs. X refuses to do anything for herself, including cook, clean, or take care of her 4-year-old son. You are expected to do everything, including maintaining the mental health of said 4-year-old, even while Mrs. X decides that it is time for a divorce. You'll have to bear up under the strain with wit and panache, even as the boundaries between your working life and your so-called private life blur, merge, and disappear.

The author of the international bestseller How to Be a Woman returns with another “hilarious neo-feminist manifesto” (NPR) in which she reflects on parenting, middle-age, marriage, existential crises—and, of course, feminism. As timely as it is hysterically funny, this memoir/manifesto will have listeners laughing out loud, blinking back tears, and redefining their views on feminism and the patriarchy. More Than a Woman is a brutally honest, scathingly funny, and absolutely necessary take on the life of the modern woman—one that only Caitlin Moran can provide.

A protagonista deste romance vai do paraíso ao inferno em poucas páginas. Casada com a mulher que ama, ela suspeita de que tenha sido traída durante uma de suas viagens de negócios. A angústia de não saber o que se passa, o medo de perguntar, a desconfiança e a dúvida, que nunca tiveram espaço na relação–considerada perfeita pelos amigos–agora rondam o casal. Mas será mesmo que a traição existiu? Ou era o amor que estava minguando?

George Carlin's eighth HBO special, taped on April 24 and 25, 1992, at the Paramount Theater, on the grounds of Madison Square Garden in New York City. Topics include the recently ended Persian Gulf War, similarities and differences among average Americans, language used at airports and more.