Entertainment & Performing Arts

Listen as Adam wrestles with his mid-life crisis, grapples with his existential anxiety and stares resolutely into his naval, all via the medium of sketches, songs, conversations with his funny (and annoyingly successful) friends. And yes, in between, he has conversations with his dog.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dorit Kemsley comes a candid memoir in which she reveals the unscripted moments that shaped who she is today. Dorit Kemsley has spent years cultivating a persona that exudes elegance, ambition, and confidence. But...

Hosted by Mason Alexander Park (Oh Mary!, The Sandman) alongside special guests Jackie Cox, Laverne Cox, Lea DeLaria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sasha Velour and Evan Rachel Wood, THE PANSY CRAZE blends the dazzle of a cabaret with the intimacy of a piano bar, honoring the queer icons who paved the way. Join Mason on this six chapter journey through time, as they take us from the stages of Elizabethan England, to the bright lights of Broadway, and all the speakeasies, rock clubs, jazz haunts and television studios in between. These are the juicy stories your history books left out.

Wild at Heart documents the highs and lows and moments of triumph and tragedy Hudson has experienced both on and off our screens. “Throughout what has been a colourful life and exciting career, I’ve often joked at many memorable moments along the way that they would definitely go into ‘the...

In 1991, a new comedy hit British screens and, at first glance, it was just another sofa-based sitcom. Soon, it became clear Bottom was a masterpiece. Mixing cartoon-style slapstick, knob gags and Beckettian nihilism, it left an indelible mark on British comedy. Written by and starring comedy legends Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as reprobates Richard Richard and Edward Hitler, their depraved universe unfolded over three chaotic BBC TV series, five explosive live shows and a formidable feature film.

Count Arthur Strong, is a show business legend, raconteur, and lecturer extraordinaire. We follow the one time Variety Star as he uncompromisingly fulfils his daily list of engagements. Always expect the unexpected! In each of the six episodes, we hear a confused and muddled ‘day in the...

“Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival.... It isn’t ‘second nature,’ it is ‘first nature.’” —Declan Donnellan This immensely popular and ever-practical book on acting takes a scalpel to the heart of actors’ persistent fears, helping them to release their...

On May 8, 2006, Congolese finance graduate Guy Goma turns up for a job interview at the BBC when his world suddenly explodes. Mistaken for a technology expert whose name was also Guy (and who was waiting in a different reception area), he’s ushered into a TV studio and interviewed live on air.

Ein Essay über Theater, Moral und die gesellschaftliche Verantwortung der Kunst. Schiller zeigt darin, wie das Theater als Bühne der Menschlichkeit wirken kann: nicht nur zur Unterhaltung, sondern als Ort der sittlichen Bildung, Reflexion und gesellschaftlichen Erneuerung. Mit leidenschaftlicher Rhetorik und philosophischer Tiefe erklärt Schiller, warum die Kunst – insbesondere das Drama – eine zentrale Rolle für das ethische Bewusstsein der Gesellschaft spielt.

A laugh-out-loud memoir for fans of Frank McCourt, Roddy Doyle’s The Commitments, Only Fools and Horses, and Billy Connolly. The Eejit Strikes Back. Over thirty true short stories to make you laugh out loud. Eejits and Donkeys didn’t have room for them all. So here they are… the daftest, wildest, and most unforgettable stories that were left behind. In this sequel memoir, Paddy Sinnott serves up thirty more true tales from a life that refuses to behave. From The World Champion Sprinter, a beautiful and funny memory of his father, to the pure chaos of The Land of Oops, and on to The Reunion…

俳優・西岡德馬さんが登場！ 海外ドラマ『SHOGUN 将軍』撮影のため長期滞在したバンクーバーでの生活や、自伝『未完成』執筆時の秘話、数々の出演作品について。 そんな俳優としての歩みが、飾らない言葉で紡がれます。

作家・吉本ばななさんが登場！デビュー当時からの編集者との特別な対話をお届け！ 『キッチン』出版直後、まだ喫茶店でアルバイトをしていた吉本ばななさんに、編集者・石原がお話を伺いに行ったのが、ふたりの出会い。

タレントとして活躍する、ホラン千秋さんが登場！ 雑誌『GOETHE』での14年にわたる連載の裏側や、独学で始めたYouTube制作の楽しさ、さらには報道番組『Ｎスタ』チームへの深い愛まで。

初回ゲストは黒木瞳さんが登場！詩人としての創作にまつわるお話や、貴重なプライベートトークまで盛りだくさん！ 学校図書館の本を読み尽くしたという小学生時代のエピソードから、家族に内緒で宝塚音楽学校を受験したお話まで ——黒木瞳さんの"表現者"としての飽くなき好奇心と情熱が伝わるトークが満載です。

阪神タイガース・近本光司選手が登場！ 春季キャンプ中の沖縄からの特別収録でお届け。 「野球をやってきたから次の道が見えてきた」と語る近本選手。毎日の試合・打席を通して自身を更新し続けるための近本流思考術とは…！

In Joke Farming, Kalan explains that it’s easier to write jokes when you have a dependable method for doing so. All jokes, he argues, are built from the same elements: structure, premise, voice, tone, wording, and audience—and these elements can be applied to any comedic genre, from stand-up to sitcoms to satire.

Ferris Bueller… You’re My Hero is the definitive behind-the-scenes look at one of the most beloved comedies of all time: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Author Jason Klamm takes listeners inside John Hughes’ creative hot streak—fresh off Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club—as teen angst gave way to slapstick humor, surreal storytelling, and a hero who knew exactly where the camera was.

What a treasure I found that my mother had left me. It was a typed, bound book, Heavy Bombardment. My father, Grenville Mott and his co-author, Martin Kern, wrote this play after being stationed in England with the Eighth Air Force during World War II and returning home in 1946. Mott and Kern hoped to sell their play as a screenplay to Hollywood. This historical three act play is a 24 hour eye-witness account in the War Room of a B-24 466th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force, one day in England, during World War II and March 1945.

Whether you dream of performing stand-up on stage or simply want to make people laugh, How to Be a Comedian is the practical guide you have been waiting for. This audiobook walks you through every step of the comedian's journey — from crafting your first joke to finding your unique comedic voice and performing with genuine confidence in front of any crowd.

Adapted from Mary Shelley's masterpiece, THE DEVIL I MADE is a musical audiodrama charting Victor Frankenstein's cautionary journey: from creating new life... to living with the terrible consequences of it. Written by Logan Reynolds, with music by Timothy Brunskill. CAST: Victor...

As featured in Pitchfork, Empire, Nerdist, NPR, The A.V. Club, Mashable, IGN, SFX, and more! Following his underground hit Eraserhead and critically acclaimed The Elephant Man, visionary filmmaker David Lynch set his sights on bringing Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi novel Dune to the screen. The project had already vexed directors such as Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo) and Ridley Scott (Alien).

«Quiero contarles mis vivencias y aventuras en la música, el cine y la televisión, y compartirles el sentimientos de que, en un medio tan difícil y descarnado como lo puede ser el artísitico, se puede llegar pleno, tranquilo y satisfecho a mi edad» César Costa fue pionero del rock and...

"Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's hope."—LEVAR BURTON, award-winning actor, director, author, and original cast member of Roots Discover how the book and TV miniseries Roots...

Hal Charles discovered radio the way some people discover religion — at night, alone, with the volume low enough that no one else could hear. From a converted radiator shop in Memphis in 1951 to a Cleveland broadcast tower in 2004, The Last DJ follows one man's fifty-year refusal to let the music become just product. He plays what he believes in. Soul, rock, the blues. Tom Petty at midnight. Clarence Clemons on a Tuesday. He talks to the city through its worst nights and its best ones, marries and loses and loves again, watches the industry he gave his life to swallow itself whole.

Shakespeare's most powerful female character, her historical inspiration, and her reinventions in performance through the centuries. She is more violent than Lady Macbeth, more complex than Ophelia, more strategic than King Lear’s daughters. She is the only Shakespearean character, male or...