DescriptionSatirist and stand-up comic Lewis Black rose to prominence in the late 1990s with regular appearances as a commentator on Comedy Central's The Daily Show . Obsessed with human stupidity, Black became one of the show's most distinctive contributors with his weekly "Back in Black" segment. Recorded live June 26-29, 2003, at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis. Track 1: Minnesota Winters Track 2: The Settling of Minnesota Track 3: The Coldest Winter EVER! Track 4: International Travel Track 5: Ireland & Health Track 6: Health Clubs Track 7: Small Pox Track 8: Greed Track 9: Who's F**king Who Track 10: Homeland Security Track 11: Bringing Democracy to Iraq Track 12: The War in Iraq Track 13: A Sense of Humor…
DescriptionRussell Hokes was recently fired from his job painting center lines on interstates and is now free to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. Instead of drawing long white lines on asphalt, he'll draw much shorter ones on paper, with loops and curls. Havin…
DescriptionIn the great tradition of the American almanac, The Areas of My Expertise is a brilliant and hilarious compendium of handy reference tables, fascinating trivia, and sage wisdom on all topics large and small. Although best sellers such as Poor Richard's Almanack and The Book of Lists were certainly valuable, they also were largely true. Here is a different kind of handy desk reference, one in which all of the historical oddities and amazing true facts are sifted through the singular, illuminating imagination of John Hodgman, which is the nice way of saying: He made it all up.
DescriptionYou've seen him on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart offering up his trademark angry observational humor on everything from politics to pop culture. You've seen his energetic stand-up performances on HBO, Comedy Central, and in venues across the glob…
DescriptionJon Stewart, host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show, and his coterie of patriots deliver a hilarious look at American government. Termed a "political king-maker" by Newsweek, and "the Dan Rather of infotainment" by Va…
