The Entertainment & Performing Arts category has 638 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 950 ratings. The most-rated is Ayoade on Top.
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
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From Kliph Nesteroff, “the human encyclopedia of comedy” (Vice), comes the important and underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy. It was one of the most reliable jokes in Charlie Hill’s stand-up routine: “My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York. We had a little real estate problem.” In We Had a Little Real Estate Problem, acclaimed comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff focuses on one of comedy’s most significant and little-known stories: how, despite having been denied representation in the entertainment industry, Native Americans have influenced and advanced the art form. The account begins in the late 1880s, when Native Americans were forced to tour in wild west shows as an alternative to prison. (One modern comedian said it was as “if a Guantanamo detainee suddenly had to appear on X-Factor.”) This is followed by a detailed look at the life and work of seminal figures such as Cherokee humorist Will Rogers and Hill, who in the 1970s was the first Native American comedian to appear on The Tonight Show. Also profiled are several contemporary comedians, including Jonny Roberts, a social worker from the Red Lake Nation who drives five hours to the closest comedy club to pursue his stand-up dreams; Kiowa-Apache comic Adrianne Chalepah, who formed the touring group the Native Ladies of Comedy; and the 1491s, a sketch troupe whose satire is smashing stereotypes to critical acclaim. As Ryan Red Corn, the Osage member of the 1491s, says: “The American narrative dictates that Indians are supposed to be sad. It’s not really true and it’s not indicative of the community experience itself.... Laughter and joy is very much a part of Native culture.” Featuring dozens of original interviews and the exhaustive research that is Nesteroff’s trademark, We Had a Little Real Estate Problem is a powerful tribute to a neglected legacy.
©2021 Kliph Nesteroff. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
Five Came Back
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It was the best of times and the worst of times for Hollywood before the war. The box office was booming, and the studios’ control of talent and distribution was as airtight as could be hoped. But the industry’s relationship with Washington was decidedly uneasy - hearings and investigations into allegations of corruption and racketeering were multiplying, and hanging in the air was the insinuation that the business was too foreign, too Jewish, too "un-American" in its values and causes. Could an industry this powerful in shaping America’s mind-set really be left in the hands of this crew? Following Pearl Harbor, Hollywood had the chance to prove its critics wrong and did so with vigor, turning its talents and its business over to the war effort to an unprecedented extent. No industry professionals played a bigger role in the war than America’s most legendary directors: Ford, Wyler, Huston, Capra, and Stevens. Between them they were on the scene of almost every major moment of America’s war, and in every branch of service - army, navy, and air force; Atlantic and Pacific; from Midway to North Africa; from Normandy to the fall of Paris and the liberation of the Nazi death camps; to the shaping of the message out of Washington, D.C. As it did for so many others, World War II divided the lives of these men into before and after, to an extent that has not been adequately understood. In a larger sense - even less well understood - the war divided the history of Hollywood into before and after as well. Harris reckons with that transformation on a human level - through five unforgettable lives - and on the level of the industry and the country as a whole. Like these five men, Hollywood too, and indeed all of America, came back from the war having grown up more than a little.
©2014 Mark Harris (P)2014 Recorded Books
Double Income, No Kids Yet: The Complete Series 2
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David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Liz Carling (Casualty) star in the sitcom about a young couple, Daniel and Lucy, and their circle of friends. In the second series Lucy drags Dan to the gym after yet another night on the tiles and Dan's best mate Andy is surprised to meet Lucy's old school chum. Dan and Lucy's getaway plans are thwarted by other people's problems, Steve and Linda host a dinner party, and with news of another baby for their best friends, Dan takes action over Lucy's reaction. This series was first broadcast in 2002.
©2011 David Spicer (P)2011 AudioGO Ltd
The History Plays
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The History Plays is a series of five two-hander plays by Vent author Nigel Smith, which are imagined conversations at key moments in recent history, moments that have permanently changed the British psyche. Starting with Mick Jagger's conviction for drug possession and the surprising pro-Jagger line taken in a Times editorial through the fragmented morality of John Stonehouse, the Indian summer of patriotism over the Falklands, the death of Diana, and the end of the Blair years, The History Plays are a satirical and thoughtful exploration of huge social forces played out in small human dramas. This is a series about the promises and pitfalls of history, the points of conflict. But what's really significant is what these moments say about our attitudes and assumptions now. 'Jagger in Jail': It is 1967, the summer of love, and Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, is in prison starting his three-month sentence for drug possession. 'Jagger in Jail' imagines the conversation that might have taken place between Mick and a cellmate, Jim, during what turned out to be his only night behind bars. Starring Kayvan Novak (Facejacker) as Mick Jagger and Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners) as Jim. 'Stonehouse in Alice': It's 1974, and Ed Jennings, a cub reporter from a local paper, has stumbled upon the scoop of a lifetime while on holiday in Australia. Leonard has found missing maverick MP, John Stonehouse, who recently faked his death to escape from a sea of debt, the fraud squad, his wife, and a series of misadventures back home in the UK. One that will change both their lives. Starring Tim McInnerny as John Stonehouse and Daniel Rigby as Ed Jennings. 'Maggie Heart Galtieri': Maggie Watkins finds a young Argentinean soldier, Christian Galtieri, in her kitchen, wounded and in need of shelter. As she slowly learns why he is in hiding the pair fall in love, but as their relationship grows the Task Force lands, and it becomes harder and harder to ignore the larger forces at play around them. Starring Josie Lawrence as Maggie and Javier Marzan as Galtieri. 'O Salutaris Hostia, Diana': Martha and Graham look back over their lives together, but their very different views on Diana mask a far more personal conflict, and Graham's dislike of the princess has its roots in his pain over the circumstances of their son Alan's death. Starring Imelda Staunton as Martha and Toby Jones as Graham. 'A History of Blair in 9 1/2 Voices': Tony Blair is lost in the winding corridors of the BBC the day after his resignation. He finds himself sharing a room with Sue, a struggling impressionist who assumes he is a Tony Blair lookalike. Blair enjoys the opportunity to talk about himself in the third person, and to show off a few impressions of his own. Starring Jon Culshaw as Tony Blair and Fiona Allen as Sue. Produced by Gareth Edwards.
©2018 Nigel Smith (P)2018 BBC Digital Audio
On the Town with The League of Gentlemen
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Welcome to Spent, an isolated and rather odd town somewhere in the North. Its singular inhabitants lead blackly comic lives, from Dr Chinnery, the lethally incompetent vet and Pauline, the monstrous Restart Officer at the Job Centre, to the hideously exacting Dentons who impose their disturbing habits and pet toads upon their visiting nephew Ben.
These and other memorable townsfolk are ferried around by Barbara, a taxi driver half way through his sex change, and served by Mr Iingleby, who brings a whole new meaning to the term 'small shopkeeper'.
Murderously funny and actuely observed, The League of Gentlemen's highly acclaimed brand of comedy shows human nature at its most extreme, and most hilarious.
©1999, 2002 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)1999, 2002 BBC Worldwide Ltd
Women Talking About Cars: Series 1-3
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Victoria Coren Mitchell meets some fascinating women to explore the journeys they have made in the cars that they have known - and the sorts of things they shout in traffic. Hear what Dawn wrote on the back of her first car, find out which comedian totalled her beloved Cortina and discover the advantages of the refrigerated glove compartment. Sarah Millican describes a traffic jam that led to some desperate measures, Sheila Hancock explains how the trick of getting older is actually to speed up and Jo Brand recounts how her car became an impromptu counselling couch for comedians (and when you shouldn't risk a roadside wee). Plus you can find out what no driving test examiner should ever say to a successful candidate. With guests including Dawn French, Germaine Greer, Sarah Millican, Olivia Colman, Sheila Hancock, Jo Brand, Esther Rantzen and Claudia Winkleman. Produced by Gareth Edwards. A BBC Studios production.
©2019 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)2019 BBC Worldwide Ltd
Wie soll ich sagen...
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Viagra fürs Zwerchfell. Seit 2014 tourt der Altmeister der deutschen Comedy mit seinem Live-Programm und macht jedes Mal die Säle voll bis auf den letzten Platz. Jürgen von der Lippe durchleuchtet unseren Alltag, das komplizierte Verhältnis zwischen Mann und Frau, die oft verwirrende deutsche Sprache - und kitzelt unsere Lachmuskeln dort, wo sie es am allerliebsten haben. Wenn er zur Gitarre greift, zeigt sich: Er kann - auch nach 40 Jahren - immer noch Ohrwürmer. Jürgen von der Lippes 100 %ig wirksamer "Sorgenmalverpissen-Geist" sorgt für ein nachhaltiges Stimmungs-Hoch! Hörbuch rein, Sorgen raus: Das Lippe'sche Gesundheitsprogramm für zu Hause und unterwegs.
©2017 Jürgen von der Lippe (P)2017 Random House Audio
Gabacho
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Gabacho is the true tale of youthful angst, crime, misunderstandings, love, friendship, and redemption. Over Christmas break of his senior year, a University of Utah theater student, disenchanted with his conservative Mormon upbringing, took off for Mexico with a college friend seeking a wild adventure. If the adventure hadn’t included smuggling drugs it might have been another college road trip. But after a disastrous encounter with a drug cartel, they ended up being arrested by Mexican Federales while trying to make it to the US border. Jewkes and friend are tossed into a Mexican prison, where they find themselves anticipating torture, rape, and even death. A fight with a notorious killer, struggles with tormenting guards, and the difficulties of foreign prison lead to a disastrous escape attempt. To survive, Jewkes starts a theater group with a rag-tag bunch of Mexican convicts.
©2019 Richard Jewkes (P)2019 WildBlue Press
Crew Speak
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Film sets, like most other industries, have a unique language of their own. As the world evolves, so does the work conversation on movie sets. How we once spoke lovingly about 35-milimeter-film making.... is almost gone. Now everything is turning to digital... and that's progressing fast. Basics are still basics, but you have to keep up with the current trends. Crew Speak does just that. A perfect blend of old jargon and slang along with the new terms. Michael G. Uva, author of the Grip Book not only walked the walk for over 33 years, he talks the talk. Now you can and will, "Speak like you have worked on a film set for years!"
©2014 Michael G. Uva (P)2015 Michael G. Uva
Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club
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In this world premiere play, written by and featuring Shakina Nayfack, a vibrant, international group of transgender women band together at a hotel in Thailand to confront the challenges and joys of gender confirmation surgery. Despite the group’s warm welcome, Kina (Nayfack) prepares for her life-altering operation all alone. But a caring nurse (Ivory Aquino), a wise couple (Kate Bornstein and Annie Golden), and a karaoke-loving bellhop (Telly Leung) may be exactly who she needs to ignite her truest sense of self. WTF Associate Artistic Director Laura Savia directs this spirited comedy about a woman who tests the bonds of an unlikely sisterhood. The playwright wishes to thank The Drama League's Beatrice Terry Residency, Daryl Roth, Natasha Sinha, Beehive Dramaturgy Studio, Playwrights Horizons, Rachel Jett, Daryl Roth, and the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center’s National Theatre Institute. Note: This play contains mature themes and language.
©2020 Shakina Nayfack (P)2020 AO Media LLC
Red State Blue State
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SNL alum and sage satirist Colin Quinn is here to take no prisoners. In this hilarious stand-up show, performed live at the Minetta Lane Theatre, no political view is safe. Quinn takes on political division highlighting the truth, absurdity, and humor on both sides of the aisle. This isn’t Colin Quinn vs. liberals or conservatives. This is Colin Quinn deftly roasting liberals, conservatives, and everyone in between. Written by Colin Quinn Performed by Colin Quinn Set design by Edward Morris Sound design by Sam Kusnetz Note: Red State, Blue State contains adult language.
©2019 Colin Quinn (P)2019 AO Media LLC
Classic Radio's Greatest Shows, Vol. 2
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This collection contains 12 of the greatest radio shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You'll hear Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in Amos 'n' Andy; Bob Bailey in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; Jim and Marian Jordan in Fibber McGee and Molly; William Bendix as Chester A. Riley in The Life of Riley; Eve Arden as Connie Brooks in Our Miss Brooks; William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke; Edward G. Robinson in a terrifying episode of Suspense; plus many more. You can relive the classic radio shows from yesterday, featuring the legendary stars that made them great, in this incredible collection. Contents include: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, "The Girl from Pitchfork Corners", starring Gerald Mohr; The Amos 'n' Andy Show, "Kingfish's Brother-in-Law Visits", starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll; Dragnet, "The Big Test", starring Jack Webb; Fibber McGee and Molly, "Merchant Marines", starring Jim and Marian Jordan; Gunsmoke, "The Overland Express", starring William Conrad; Have Gun Will Travel, "The Silver Queen", starring John Dehner; The Life of Riley, "Thanksgiving with the Gillises", starring William Bendix; Our Miss Brooks, "The Auction Mix-Up", starring Eve Arden; Suspense, "My Wife, Geraldine", starring Edward G. Robinson; The Whistler, "Package for Emily", starring Bill Forman; X Minus One, "Nightfall", by Isaac Asimov and starring Bob Hastings; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, "Rasmussen Matter", starring Bob Bailey.
©2015 Black Eye Entertainment (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Rough Magic
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Steven Adler examines the dynamic life and workings of the theatre company responsible for some of the world's most compelling performances and influential productions of the last 40 years, including Marat/Sade, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Les Misérables, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and Nicholas Nickleby. Rough Magic provides a thorough analysis of the many strands of theatrical activity on both sides of the footlights that coalesce in the artistic vigor of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Adler traces the company's evolution from its origins in 1879 as a week-long festival presented by Stratford-upon-Avon as a birthday homage to its native son, to its current incarnation as one of the world's most distinguished institutional theatres. He probes the aspirations and achievements of the RSC's four successive artistic directors: Peter Hall, Trevor Nunn, Terry Hands, and Adrian Noble. He offers a comprehensive view of the design and aesthetics of the RSC's five theatres in Stratford and London, and explores the intricate process of crafting a repertoire at home and on tour that responds to the needs of the artists as well as the demands of the box office. Personal observation, research, and dozens of interviews with current and former members of the Royal Shakespeare Company unite to produce Rough Magic.
©2001 Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University (P)2017 Redwood Audiobooks
Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction
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“Writing is structure,” William Goldman said, but too often aspiring writers plunge into their work without grasping this fundamental principle. Story structure is one of the most important concepts for a writer to understand - and ironically, one of the least frequently taught. In this book, New York Times best-selling author William Bernhardt explains the elements that make stories work, using examples spanning from Gilgamesh to The Hunger Games. In each chapter, he introduces essential concepts in a direct and easily comprehended manner. Most importantly, Bernhardt demonstrates how you can apply these ideas to improve your own writing. William Bernhardt is the author of more than 30 books, including the blockbuster Ben Kincaid series of legal thrillers. Bernhardt is also one of the most sought-after writing instructors in the nation. His programs have educated many authors now published by major houses. He is the only person to have received the Southern Writers Gold Medal Award, the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award (U Penn), and the H. Louise Cobb Distinguished Author Award (OSU), which is given "in recognition of an outstanding body of work that has profoundly influenced the way in which we understand ourselves and American society at large." The Red Sneaker Writing Center is dedicated to helping writers achieve their literary goals. What is a red sneaker writer? A committed writer seeking useful instruction and guidance rather than obfuscation and attitude. Red sneakers get the job done, and so do red sneaker writers, by paying close attention to their art and craft, committing to hard work, and never quitting. Are you a red sneaker writer? If so, this book is for you.
©2013 William Bernhardt Writing Programs (P)2014 Babylon Books
Are Zombies Real?
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Go to any movie shelf in a DVD store, book store, on demand video, and you are sure to stumble upon at least a dozen different zombie-themed offerings. Grotesquely rotten corpse remains, moving in staggering stuttered walks, terror inducing facial growls, hands like claws held out to catch the unwary, and strategically placed blood splotches all over their bodies - This is the common media interpretation when it comes to the modern myth of the zombie. Why are these renowned creatures so popular and sweeping in mainstream as a whole? Let's take a look at this undying (pun intended) urban legend! Chapters are: Where did the 'Zombie' come from? Where there is legend, there is conspiracy theory The Living Dead in popular culture-Romero's impact and the apocalypse The undead are big business Fans! Fans! Fans!
©2015 Paul Perez (P)2015 Paul Perez
Il cinema italiano
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È il 20 settembre 1905. Davanti a Porta Pia si proietta "La presa di Roma" diretto da Filoteo Albertini. Nasce così il cinema italiano. Evento pubblico che chiama in causa memoria storica, coscienza civile e passioni contrapposte: dai tempi eroici del muto all'ibridazione dei media, l'autore ci spiega cosa è stato il cinema nel nostro paese e cosa oggi ancora è. Ne evidenzia i caratteri originali - attraverso la tipologia dei generi, degli attori e delle opere - e le linee di tendenza, tratteggiando un profilo dell'industria cinematografica come capitolo importante nella storia della formazione dell'identità italiana.
©2013 Società editrice il Mulino Spa (P)2019 Audible Studios
Behind the Horror
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Uncover the twisted tales that inspired the big screen's greatest screams. Which case of demonic possession inspired The Exorcist? What horrifying front-page story generated the idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street? Which film was inspired by an 18th-century Japanese folktale? Unearth the terrifying and true tales behind some of the scariest horror movies to ever haunt our screens, including the Enfield poltergeist case that was retold in The Conjuring 2 and the serial killer who inspired Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs. Behind the Horror dissects these and other bizarre tales to reveal haunting real-life stories of abduction, disappearance, murder, and exorcism. Lee Mellor, PhD, is a criminologist, lecturer, musician, and the author of seven books on crime. He received his doctorate from Montreal's Concordia University after specializing in abnormal homicide and sex crimes. As the chair of the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases' academic committee, he has consulted with police on cold cases in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Ohio, and London, Ontario. He resides in Ontario, Canada.
©2020 Dr. Lee Mellor (P)2020 Random House Audio
Desperate Networks
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In the executive offices of the four major networks, sweeping changes are taking place and billions of dollars are at stake. Now Bill Carter, best-selling author of The Late Shift, goes behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the television industry, capturing the true portraits of the larger-than-life moguls and stars who make it such a cutthroat business. In a time of sweeping media change, the four major networks struggle for the attention of American viewers increasingly distracted by cable, video games, and the Internet. Behind boardroom doors, tempers flare in the search for hit shows, which often get on the air purely by accident. The fierce competition creates a pressure-cooker environment where anything can happen.
©2006 Bill Carter (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
Dramatic Techniques for Creative Writers: Turbo-Charge Your Writing
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Are you ready to raise your writing game? Discover advanced creative writing techniques to take your fiction, drama, and poetry to a new level! Dramatic techniques are all about bold, clear, high-impact writing. Once you discover the craft concepts used by screen and stage writers to bring stories to life, you’ll never look back. Dramatic techniques work. They’ve survived the bearpit of live audiences. They cut through the mud. They make it super-easy to edit, because they’re built on an underlying structure. Authors who don’t have a firm grasp on these powerful strategies are missing out! Because dramatic techniques are core narrative skills, and they’ll supercharge your writing and editing. This practical guide to dramatic concepts will give you confidence in structure, plotting and character, and may even blow your mind. At the very least, you’ll kick yourself for not discovering them sooner. I wrote fiction for years. Then I started writing scripts professionally. I was gobsmacked by how little I knew. All the craft techniques I was missing. Why? Because dramatic, prose and poetry writers move in different worlds. So they don’t share professional secrets. Things like: Dramatic action and how to use it to drive a scene How to write subtext to create tension How to use status shifts to create more dynamic characters How to use objects to focus character relationships How to use space for impact and tension How transformations can make your storytelling more dynamic The difference between private and public settings in story dynamics How the ribbon of time can help tight, powerful editing How to use rituals to shortcut exposition This audiobook is packed with advanced writing craft concepts from the world of film, stage, and professional storytelling. If you want to move your writing up a gear, this is for you. If you've ever wrestled with showing and telling, dramatic techniques will turbo-charge your skills. If you've ever written flat scenes with no tension, Dramatic Techniques for Creative Writers will tighten the screw. If you've published novels for years and still aren't seeing sales, it's time to step up a level with this advanced, powerful writing advice. Jules Horne is an award-winning fiction writer and playwright from Scotland. She teaches creative writing students at a UK university where she co-wrote the MA script strand. She’s an experienced teacher and editor and works across the writing craft disciplines (multimodal and multimedia). She writes the books she wishes she’d had when she was starting out as a writer with ambitions: Practical, professional how-to's that cut to the chase, and the pro secrets no one tells you, till you join the writing industries. Dramatic Techniques for Creative Writers is just the jolt your creative writing needs!
©2018 Jules Horne (P)2020 Jules Horne
Leverage (BBC Radio 4: The Saturday Play)
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A fast-paced psychological thriller from BBC Radio 4's 'Saturday Play' slot, originally broadcast 26 March 2011. A city banker is found dead in an opulent apartment. At the funeral, his former girlfriend Helen is unexpectedly questioned about when she last saw him. Did he mention computer files, or give her anything as a keepsake? Helen's suspicions mount as she retraces his last movements. Her discoveries put her in the firing line…
A taut, character-driven conspiracy thriller, writhing with twists and heavy on menace, by one of radio's leading writers of thrillers, Simon Passmore. 'Leverage' stars Claire Foy, Blake Ritson, Charlie Cox, Sally Orrock, Joanna Monro, Nyasha Hatendi and Sean Baker.
©2011 Simon Passmore (P) 2011 AudioGO Ltd