Trying to think of what to buy the comedy fan in your life? Look no further than this gift guide for comedy fans.
There are a seemingly endless number of comedian sitcoms out there. Here are some of the very best -- both classic and contemporary -- sure to please any comedy fan on your list.
Got a comedy fan in your life interested in exploring the roots of stand-up, improv and sketch comedy? These are some great gifts on comedy history.
Get back to basics with these classic stand-up album and special suggestions.
Dane Cook remains one of the biggest comedians of the current era. Here's a good mix of his essential works and some obscurities for fans of the comic.
What better to give an aspiring comedian than the gift of live comedy? Or even classes to improve his or her skills with improv and sketch comedy? Give the would-be comedian in your life a head start with these gift ideas.
Books by comedians are great for two groups: comedy fans and anyone who loves to read.
Git 'r done this holiday with these gift suggestions for the Blue Collar Comedy fan.
1. For Fans of the Comedian Sitcom
There are a seemingly endless number of comedian sitcoms out there. Here are some of the very best -- both classic and contemporary -- sure to please any comedy fan on your list.
- The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series()
- Seinfeld: The Complete Series ()
- The Cosby Show: The Complete Series ()
- It's Garry Shandling's Show: The Complete Series()
- Community: The Complete First Season ()
- The Jack Benny Program, Vol. 1 ()
2. For Students of Comedy History
Got a comedy fan in your life interested in exploring the roots of stand-up, improv and sketch comedy? These are some great gifts on comedy history.
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America by Lawrence Maslon and Michael Kantor ()
- The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and Legends of Del Close by Kim Johnson ()
- Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America ()
- The Art of Buster Keaton DVD Box set ()
3. For Fans of Classic Stand-up
Get back to basics with these classic stand-up album and special suggestions.
- George Carlin: All My Stuff ()
- Philosophy: The Best of Bill Hicks ()
- Richard Pryor: The Anthology ()
- The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 1 ()
- The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2 ()
- Robert Klein: The HBO Specials (1975-2005) ()
- Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow Right! ()
4. For Dane Cook Fans
Dane Cook remains one of the biggest comedians of the current era. Here's a good mix of his essential works and some obscurities for fans of the comic.
- I Did My Best: The Best of Dane Cook
- Good Luck Chuck ()
- Retaliation ()
- Dane Cook: The Lost Pilots ()
- ISolated INcident ()
5. For the Aspiring Comedian
What better to give an aspiring comedian than the gift of live comedy? Or even classes to improve his or her skills with improv and sketch comedy? Give the would-be comedian in your life a head start with these gift ideas.
- Comedy Club Gift Certificates
- Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy by Franklyn Ajaye ()
- Stand-up Comedy: The Book by Judy Carter ()
- Improvisation Classes (throughSecond City, ImprovOlympic Chicago, ImprovOlympic Los Angeles, The Groundlings or even your local park district)
- And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft by Mike Sacks ()
6. Books Written by Comedians
Books by comedians are great for two groups: comedy fans and anyone who loves to read.
- Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler ()
- Too Fat to Fishby Artie Lange ()
- I'm Not High by Jim Breuer ()
- In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks by Adam Carolla ()
- Git-r-Done by Larry the Cable Guy ()
- Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin ()
- Booky Wook 2 by Russell Brand ()
7. For Fans of Blue Collar Comedy
Git 'r done this holiday with these gift suggestions for the Blue Collar Comedy fan.
- Bill Engvall: Aged and Confused ()
- Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie ()
- Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special ()
- Larry the Cable Guy: Tailgate Party ()