Oakland Public Library / All Locations

Thank you for coming to Hattiesburg : one comedian's tour of not-quite-the-biggest cities in the worl Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2017

Sleepwalk with me : and other painfully true stories / Mike Birbiglia. Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2010

My booky wook : a memoir of sex, drugs, and stand-up / Russell Brand. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2009

My life as a goddess : a memoir through (un)popular culture / Guy Branum ; foreword by Mindy Kaling. Golden Gate Library:CHECK SHELF, Lakeview Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Temescal Library:CHECK SHELF

2018

The George Carlin letters : the permanent courtship of Sally Wade / Sally Wade. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2011

Last words / George Carlin with Tony Hendra. Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library Storage Ask at Desk:CHECK SHELF, Montclair Library:DUE 05-09-24, Rockridge Library:CHECK SHELF, Temescal Library:CHECK SHELF

c2009

Tragedy plus time : a tragi-comic memoir / by Adam Cayton-Holland. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2018

Cosby : his life and times / Mark Whitaker. African American Museum and Library:In-library Use Only, Eastmont Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2014

I'm fine and other lies / Whitney Cummings. Lakeview Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Rockridge Library:CHECK SHELF

2017

Road dog : life and reflections from the road as a standup comic / Dov Davidoff. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2017

Living in color : what's funny about me / Tommy Davidson ; with Tom Teicholz. Brookfield Library:CHECK SHELF, Eastmont Library:CHECK SHELF, Elmhurst Library:CHECK SHELF, Lakeview Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Rockridge Library:CHECK SHELF

2020

Still standing ... : my journey from streets and saloons to the stage, and Sinatra / Tom Dreesen with Main Library:MISSING

2020

All by my selves : Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and me / Jeff Dunham. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2010

Save yourself : a memoir / Cameron Esposito. Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Temescal Library:CHECK SHELF

2020

Everybody is awful (except you!) / Jim Florentine ; [foreword by Jim Norton].

2018

The Todd Glass situation : a bunch of lies about my personal life and a bunch of true stories about m Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2014

Rubber balls and liquor / Gilbert Gottfried. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2011

Kathy Griffin's celebrity run-ins : my A-Z index / Kathy Griffin. Rockridge Library:CHECK SHELF

2016

Misfit : growing up awkward in the '80s / Gary Gulman. Main Library Adult New Books:DUE 03-29-24

2023

The last black unicorn / Tiffany Haddish. African American Museum and Library:In-library Use Only, Brookfield Library:CHECK SHELF, Chavez Library:MENDING, Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Golden Gate Library:CHECK SHELF, Lakeview Library:DAMAGED, Lakeview Library:CHECK SHELF, M. L. King Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:DUE 04-23-24, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Rockridge Library:CHECK SHELF, Temescal Library:CHECK SHELF, West Oakland Library African American Collection:CHECK SHELF

2017

Comedy sex god / Pete Holmes. Lakeview Library Adult New Books:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:MISSING

2019

Believe me : a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens / Eddie Izzard, with Laura Zigman. Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library Storage Ask at Desk:CHECK SHELF, Rockridge Library:CHECK SHELF

2017

Kasher in the rye : the true tale of a white boy from Oakland who became a drug addict, criminal, men Lakeview Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library Oakland History Center 2nd Floor:In-library Use Only, Main Library Storage Ask at Desk:IN TRANSIT, Main Library Storage Ask at Desk:MISSING, Montclair Library Oakland Local Collection:DUE 05-04-24, West Oakland Library:CHECK SHELF

2012

Subculture vulture : a memoir in six scenes / Moshe Kasher. Lakeview Library Adult New Books:IN TRANSIT +1 HOLD, Main Library Adult New Books:ON HOLDSHELF, Main Library Adult New Books:IN PROCESSING

2024

We killed : the rise of women in American comedy / Yael Kohen. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2012

In on the joke : the original queens of stand-up comedy / Shawn Levy. Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF

2022

Real women do it standing up : stories from the career of a very funny lady / Leighann Lord. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2016

Here's the deal, don't touch me / Howie Mandel with Josh Young. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2009

I'm just a person / Tig Notaro. Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Lakeview Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2016

Silver screen fiend : learning about life from an addiction to film / Patton Oswalt. Main Library:MISSING, Rockridge Library:CHECK SHELF

c2015

Zombie spaceship wasteland : a book / by Patton Oswalt. Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library Storage Ask at Desk:CHECK SHELF

c2011

The book of Joan : tales of mirth, mischief, and manipulation / Melissa Rivers. Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Golden Gate Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2015

Legitimate kid : a memoir / Aida Rodriguez ; foreword by Ariana DeBose. Chavez Library Adult New Books:CHECK SHELF, Main Library Adult New Books:IN TRANSIT

2023

Last man standing : Mort Sahl and the birth of modern comedy / James Curtis. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2017

Is this anything? / Jerry Seinfeld. Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Temescal Library:CHECK SHELF

2020

Mean dads for a better America : the generous rewards of an old-fashioned childhood / Tom Shillue. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2017

Self-inflicted wounds : heartwarming tales of epic humiliation / Aisha Tyler. Lakeview Library Adult New Books:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library Storage Ask at Desk:CHECK SHELF

c2013

Rabbit : the autobiography of Ms. Pat / Patricia Williams with Jeannine Amber. Chavez Library:CHECK SHELF, Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Eastmont Library:CHECK SHELF, M. L. King Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Temescal Library Adult New Books:CHECK SHELF

2017

Dear girls : intimate tales, untold secrets, and advice for living your best life / Ali Wong. 81st Avenue Library:CHECK SHELF, Asian Library:DUE 05-09-24, Chavez Library:CHECK SHELF, Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Dimond Library Young Adult New Books:CHECK SHELF, Eastmont Library:CHECK SHELF, Eastmont Library Young Adult:CHECK SHELF, Elmhurst Library:DISPLAY AREA, M. L. King Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library Teen Zone:DUE 04-28-24, Melrose Library:CHECK SHELF, Montclair Library:CHECK SHELF, Rockridge Library Young Adult:DUE 05-01-24

2019

How to American : an immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents / Jimmy O. Yang ; foreword by Mi Asian Library:CHECK SHELF, Chavez Library:CHECK SHELF, Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Golden Gate Library:DUE 05-10-24, Piedmont Library:CHECK SHELF

2018

Sick in the head : conversations about life and comedy / Judd Apatow. Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF, Golden Gate Library:CHECK SHELF, Lakeview Library:CHECK SHELF, Rockridge Library:CHECK SHELF, Temescal Library:CHECK SHELF

2015

Sicker in the head : more conversations about life and comedy / Judd Apatow. Dimond Library:CHECK SHELF

2022

Weird Al : the book / Nathan Rabin with Al Yankovic ; special consultant, Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2012

Bay Area stand-up comedy : a humorous history / Nina G., O.J. Patterson. Main Library Oakland History Center 2nd Floor:In-library Use Only

2022

Savion! : my life in tap / by Savion Glover and Bruce Weber. African American Museum and Library Storage:In-library Use Only, Main Library Storage Ask at Desk:CHECK SHELF

1999

The essential guide to tap dance / Derek Hartley. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2018

Brotherhood in rhythm : the jazz tap dancing of the Nicholas Brothers / Constance Valis Hill. African American Museum and Library:In-library Use Only, Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2000

Jazz tap : from African drums to American feet / Anne E. Johnson. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

1999

Tap roots : the early history of tap dancing / by Mark Knowles. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2002

Time steps : my musical comedy life / Donna Mckechnie with Greg Lawrence. Main Library Storage Ask at Desk:CHECK SHELF

c2006

What the eye hears : a history of tap dancing / Brian Seibert. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2015

Tanqueray / Stephanie Johnson, Brandon Stanton ; illustrations by Henry Sene Yee. Eastmont Library:CHECK SHELF, Main Library:CHECK SHELF

c2022

Goddess of love incarnate : the life of stripteuse Lili St. Cyr / Leslie Zemeckis. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2015

Feuding fan dancers : Faith Bacon, Sally Rand, and the golden age of the showgirl / Leslie Zemeckis. Main Library:CHECK SHELF

2018