Legendary comedian and actor Steve Martin's memoir of his early years in showbusiness

From welding to folk singing to comedy to writing to acting, Billy Connolly has proved his versatility and sheer determination. Here, his wife Pamela gives the reader an insider's view of this talented musician, singer, TV presenter, comedian and actor.

The controversial, unexpurgated, and hilarious life story of the nation's hottest comedian -- in his own words.

Life isn't easy for Chelsea - but then she doesn't make it easy. She recalls her myriad embarrassments, trials and tribulations - like the time she told some girls at school that she was shooting movies with Goldie Hawn on location in the Galapagos, or when she decided to broaden her sexual horizons with 'Big Red'.

Peter Kay's gift for observing the absurdities and eccentricities of family life has earned himself a widespread appeal.This book presents his autobiography, beginning with Kay's first driving lesson, taking him back through his Bolton childhood, the jobs he held after school and leading up until the time he passed his driving test and found fame.

When 32-year-old Bill Hicks died, he had been taking Britain by storm and was on the brink of fame in his own country, 'the United States of Advertising'. This is his biography.

Four full-cast television soundtracks from the classic BBC TV series starring Tony Hancock. The episodes include two of the most famous ever - The Blood Donor and The Radio Ham - as well as two others from the same series - The Bowmans and The Bedsitter .

Presents a story of two friends who grow to share a mutual obsession.

New York Times bestselling comic George Carlin returns with another irreverent helping of caustic wit.

A new collection of essays by the comedienne and author of My Point ... And I Do Have One considers such topics as her coffee addiction, her experiences in church, and the devious tactics of salespeople. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.

Attempts to explain just how out of hand things can become from a very simple starting point. This book follows the author's 200-mile journey in his Thomas Crapper bath - not just across the Channel, but around Kent - right up to the reception which awaited him under Tower Bridge.

Chevy Chase is a much-loved Hollywood star. His success as a writer and actor on Saturday Night Live in the 70s made him a household name. Here, he speaks about his career, his personal struggle with drugs, his friendship with three American Presidents, and his family life.

The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him.

Rena Fruchter was Dudley's concert piano partner, and the friend who looked after him in the final years of his life until his death at the age of 66. This is her intimate portrait of the extraordinarily brilliant, complex character that was Dudley Moore.

Takes on the forces aligned to destroy America - whether they be terrorists, environmentalists, or brand breakfast cereals - and tackles issues like religion, sexuality, and nature.

A comic novel by ex-Python and comedian Eric Idle, set in the 22nd century. It tells the story of two comedians on a vaudeville circuit of the solar system, with a robot who is writing a thesis on the nature of comedy. They find themselves caught up in a murder mystery and a terrorist plot. A romantic love story also features.

Meditations from the Joint. Comedian Chong is now an ex-con. Introspective, inspiring and incendiary, 'The I Chong' is a unique chronicle of one man's life, telling how his humorous and spiritual point of view saved him during his wrongful incarceration at the hands of an administration without boundaries.

The man the American media refers to as the greatest comedian of all time. At one time the biggest star in Hollywood, Richard Pryor has without doubt led one of the most remarkable lives in showbusiness. However, despite becoming one of the most famous and influential black men in the world, by the late seventies Pryor's career and health had combusted in a maelstrom of drugs, multiple marriages,