Resultados para "Glory" en Comedia y humor

The grand ship Glory has been skilfully captained for years, but when its well-loved old skipper decides to step down, a new leader thrusts himself forward and a new era begins. The new Captain is vulgar, bumbling and inexplicably confident. With no knowledge of nautical navigation or maritime law - nor even, as he has repeatedly remarked, a particular liking for boats - he solemnly swears to shake things up.

“I’m fine. I’m fine,” I say, as if repeating myself might make it true. I adjust my bright green tie in the mirror and pat down my hair, hoping the gel will keep it in place. Sunnie tries to assure me, but I detect a nervous tone in her voice. I hear a faint knock, and then a young man wearing headphones and holding a clipboard opens the door. “Andrew Masterson. You are on in 20.” Sunnie gives my arm a tight squeeze. I hear a loudspeaker announce my name. “And now, ladies and gentlemen, give a round of applause for our next comedian: Mr. Andrew Masterson.”

From the Thurber Prize–winning author of New Teeth, hailed as “a triumph of sustained humor” (Sarah Lyall, New York Times Book Review), comes a hilarious and powerful collection of short stories chronicling the plight of aging millennials. ​ Super Mario turns forty and is forced to...

A grieving human doesn’t get a tidy spiritual awakening—she gets drafted into celestial bureaucracy. Bob, a weary, kind “custodial angel” armed with a pencil and sheer exhausted competence, guides Hannah through the true shape of the afterlife: Heaven as upper administration and Hell rebranded as Your Afterlife™—less eternal torture, more rehabilitation, theater tech, and departments doing their best with limited staffing.

From “the most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), the twenty-seventh entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series isn’t just the biggest case of Stephanie Plum’s career. It’s the adventure of a lifetime. When Stephanie’s beloved Grandma Mazur’s new husband...

From the creator of the beloved and universally acclaimed television series BoJack Horseman, a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love—the best and worst thing in the universe. Written with all the scathing dark humor that is a hallmark of BoJack Horseman, Raphael...

Whether embellishing the embarrassing, reeling over reality, or analyzing the awkward, author Matt Hribar has collected life stories and experiences into one collective book of comedic essays. Follow Matt’s journey through "professionalism," vacations gone wrong, and career highlights. Jump through awkward moments teaching children creative writing, spinning crazy DJ stories, and amuse over some emotional moments with friends. These essays blend observational comedy, real-life experiences, and even a few moments of existentialism.

Where there's sport, there's cheating. No sport is immune: athletics, swimming, rugby, American football, cricket, baseball, badminton, motorsports, tennis and curling. Yes, even that sport on the ice with brooms. Almost as soon as humans started playing sport competitively, they started to cheat. They cheated to win, for the fame, for the money and sometimes for reasons that are hard to understand.

Ever been to a trailer park? Ever lived in one? Well here's your chance! Roll-A-Home Trailer Park's home to it all, the pervert, the redneck, the tobacco-chewing, fun-wielding penis-puller-outer, the destitute. Good ole boys come in all flavors and sexes. But they all have one thing in common: they want out of the trailer park life. Who'll make it out? Listen on to find out!