Lewis Black
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lewis Black, the hilariously mad-as-hell Daily Show regular and New York Times-bestselling author, explores how the rules and constraints of religion have affected his life and the lives of us all. Hilarious experiences with rabbis, Mormons, gurus, psychics, and even the joy of a perfect round of golf give Black the chance to expound upon what we believe and why--in the language of a shock jock and with the heart of an iconoclast.--From amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions; he widened the boundaries of free speech. Critic Ralph Gleason said, "So many taboos havebeen lifted and so many comics have rushed through the doors Lenny opened. He utterly changed the world of comedy." Although Bruce died when he was only forty, his influence on the worlds of comedy,...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
©2006.
Language
English
Description
Live stand-up comedy taped at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. Lewis Black tackles such issues as the State of the Union, abortion, frozen embryos, defecation habits, fossils, bad language, FEMA, and of course, Dick Cheney's aim.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a talking dog and his four human pals as they try to unravel the strange and haunted history of their home town. The tone is comedic, but it will never lose the edge that our heroes are in some frightening situations. The stakes are real. Features all 26 episodes from season one.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Tom Dobbs makes an offhand comment on his late night talk show that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. A grassroots campaign conducted by his legions of fans finds him unexpectedly ushered into the Oval Office and forced to live up to his promise. Unfortunately for Dobbs, he finds out that his surprise victory was actually the result of a voting computer glitch and not winning the majority vote leaves...
Publisher
Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Grace Tang is an ambitious Wall Street banker determined to work her way up the ladder of life and out of working-class Chinatown. Mistaken as a famous heiress from Hong Kong, Grace is suddenly swept into the inner circle of Manhattan's elite and ushered into the arms of New York's most eligible bachelor. What follows is a whirlwind of romance and white lies, as Grace carefully negotiates her personal ties to Chinatown and the politics of Wall Street...
11) Rock dog
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
For the Tibetan Mastiffs living on Snow Mountain, a dog's life has a simple riff: Guard a peaceful village of wool-making sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux and his rabid pack. To avoid distractions, Mastiff leader Khampa forbids all music from the mountain. But when Khampa's son Bodi discovers a radio dropped by a passing airplane, it takes just a few guitar licks for his fate to be sealed: Bodi wants to be a rock 'n' roll star.