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Ali Wong Is Coming Out with a Book “Dear Girls” That’s a Collection of Letters to Her Daughters

March 28, 2019

If you’re jonesing for Ali Wong’s latest work (as millions have following the release of her two specials, you’ll be delighted to hear that she’s coming out with a book later this year.

The book itself will actually be an endearing, but we’re sure done up in Ali’s biting sense of humor, collection of letters to her daughter that will cover “intimate tales, untold secrets, and advice for living your best life”. It’s quite the advanced birthday or holiday gift for her daughters (as well as every Ali Wong fan).

Dear Girls is available for pre-order right now from Penguin Random House right here and will be coming out in hardcover on Tues. Oct. 15th.

September 25, 2018

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In our lifetimes, few loves put on public display seem quite as picturesque, passionate, and downright fun as the one between Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally. That’s part of why they wrote a book about it humbly called The Greatest Love Story Ever Told.

So, join in and catch them live in conversation about the book with Lena Dunham at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo in DTLA on Wed., Oct. 3rd at 7:30PM. Individual tickets to include a copy of The Greatest Love Story Ever Told at $35 and you can (and should) get them here.

Note: There will not be a signing following the event.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

H. Jon Benjamin’s “Failure Is An Option: An Attempted Memoir” Out Now

May 4, 2018

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Though it may not come as a surprise to you that a man that released a jazz album where he played piano without knowing how to play piano wrote a memoir about failure, H. Jon Benjamin’s love affair with failing is something to behold.

Failure Is An Option: An Attempted Memoir really delves into the nuances and various facets of failure, specifically in Benjamin’s life, in his wry fashion and is undoubtedly a cathartic read in these times we live in.

True to form, Benjamin didn’t even praise this book that he wrote when appearing to promote it on Colbert this week, which, ironically, is a pretty clever sell for a book about screwing up being OK.

You can now get Failure Is An Option from Penguin Random House here.

Eddie Izzard’s Memoir “Believe Me: a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens” Is Out Now

June 15, 2017

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On top of being a world renowned comedian that can perform stand-up to sold out theaters in several different languages and celebrated actor and writer, Eddie Izzard has run more marathons than you can count on two hands, is a political activist, and has been an associate director of a football club just to name of a few other things that Eddie juggles in his “spare time”.

Sounds like a life that would make for a hell of a memoir, no?

Well, Izzard’s memoir Believe Me: a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens has just been released from Penguin Random House.

You can get in hard cover, Ebook, or audio now.

John Hodgman’s Latest Book “Vacationland” Now Available for Pre-Order

April 1, 2017

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Oddly enough, the world seems closer to ending than when John Hodgman jokingly mused about it a few years ago.

That being said, you can still enjoy his writings with his latest book Vacationland that’s decidedly less apocalyptic. It follows Hodgman through a layered journey to the “most painful beaches” of Maine.

The juxtaposition of ‘painful’ and ‘beaches’ alone has us on board.

Vacationland is available for pre-order now for a release on October 24th. Hopefully, Ragnarok doesn’t become real in that time.