Cut to the Monkey

Cut to the Monkey
Author: Roger Nygard
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2021-11-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1493061240

Cut to the Monkey is the story of a filmmaker's journey through Hollywood—revealing the techniques behind how the experts find the funny in any project—by a filmmaker who has worked with some of the funniest people in the business and has edited Emmy-nominated episodes from series such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, and Who Is America? Nobody knows who first said, "Dying is easy, comedy is hard." But almost everyone in the film business agrees it's true. Roger Nygard shares his anecdotal experiences in television, features, and documentaries as a filmmaker and editor—struggles and successes any filmmaker can identify with. Nygard also includes tips for Hollywood professionals and fans alike on how to successfully navigate the business of being funny. Along with a major focus on film editing, the author shares filmmaking stories that will leave readers feeling inspired and better prepared to deal with their own struggles. The book also features contributions about writing, creating, and editing comedy from some of the biggest names in the comedy business, including Judd Apatow (Girls, The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Alec Berg (Silicon Valley, Barry), Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Who Is America?), Mike Binder (The Upside of Anger, Black or White), Larry David (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld, Veep), David Mandel (Veep, The White House Plumbers), Jeff Schaffer (The League, Dave), Krista Vernoff (Shameless, Grey's Anatomy), and others.

Never Smile at a Monkey

Never Smile at a Monkey
Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 061896620X

Discover how dangerous an animal can be when it feels threatened or trapped.

Monkey Business

Monkey Business
Author: Kathy Snow Guillermo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1993
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

The case that launched the animal rights movement. Working undercover at a research laboratory in 1981, Alex Pacheco's discoveries led to the first criminal prosecution for animal cruelty against a medical researcher.

Monkey Ono

Monkey Ono
Author: J. C. Phillipps
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2013-03-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101628596

Monkey Ono is not exactly a real monkey, but he really, really wants to go to the beach! So when Beach Day arrives, and the children who own him forget the bag he's in, Monkey Ono does not take this lying down, like most stuffed animals would. Oh no, he's got a plan. In fact he's got many, many plans. From riding the family dog to ricocheting through the sky to diving down the water pipes. All end with hilarious results, but not exactly according to plan. Will Monkey Ono ever get to the beach?? Only if the beach comes to him... J.C. Phillipps’s spirited text and stunning illustrations, done in colorful cut paper collage, deliver a humorous story with a great message—try and try again!

I Love Monkey

I Love Monkey
Author: Suzanne Kaufmann
Publisher: Compendium Publishing & Communications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-10
Genre: Monkeys
ISBN: 9781932319521

A monkey decides to try to be something else but discovers that nothing is better than being yourself.

The Monkey Goes Bananas

The Monkey Goes Bananas
Author: C. P. Bloom
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1613126360

It’s time to go bananas! A determined monkey spies a banana tree across the water. What happens next is an inventive romp, as the resourceful monkey attempts to grab a snack, with some hilarious consequences. Full of energy, surprise, and strong visual storytelling, this practically wordless picture book will entice even the most reluctant reader. The Monkey Goes Bananas is fast-paced, delicious fun that’s sure to leave young readers hungry for another read. Praise for The Monkey Goes Bananas "This predominantly wordless picture book delivers a substantial helping of slapstick." --Kirkus Reviews "There is a slapstick element to the humor (the monkey is flung around with some regularity), which will resonate with readers as they turn each page to see what the monkey will try next. Throw in an opportunistic shark with an empty belly, and the pieces are in place for a laugh-out-loud story that should earn plenty of repeat readings." --Booklist "Kids will jump right into this rip-roaring flip book–paced tale." --School Library Journal

Hunka Chunka Monkey Shapes Up

Hunka Chunka Monkey Shapes Up
Author: Sam Bromley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2019-05-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781099051999

Hunka Chunka Monkey is a happy, yet inactive monkey who loves his sugary snacks. He misses out on so much fun until he meets his new friend Runka Dunka Donkey, who teaches Hunka how to have a healthy lifestyle. Winsome illustrations enhance the story's message of friendship and activity in a fun and playful way. Young children will find the drawings as appealing as the story itself---they'll want to read Hunka Chunka Monkey Shapes Up again and again.

Shut Your Monkey

Shut Your Monkey
Author: Danny Gregory
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2016-02-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1440341176

Hear that voice inside your head? The one that nitpicks all your new ideas? That's your monkey. This hypercritical little critter loves to make you second-guess yourself. It stirs up doubt. It kills your creativity. But it can be stopped. And acclaimed author Danny Gregory is here to show you how. After battling it out with his own monkey, he knows how to shut yours down. Gregory provides insight into the inner workings of your inner critic and teaches you how to put it in its place. Soon you'll be able to silence that voice and do what you want to do—create. Now follow his lead and Shut Your Monkey.

Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-06-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385350074

Coming as an Apple Original series from Ted Lasso Executive Producer Bill Lawrence and starring Vince Vaughn • A wickedly funny novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me in which the greedy, the corrupt, and the degraders of what’s left of pristine Florida—now, of the Bahamas as well—get their comeuppance. “[A] comedic marvel … [Hiaasen] hasn’t written a novel this funny since Skinny Dip.”—The New York Times Andrew Yancy—late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff’s office—has a human arm in his freezer. There’s a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, the sheriff might rescue him from his grisly Health Inspector gig (it’s not called the roach patrol for nothing). But first—this being Hiaasen country—Yancy must negotiate an obstacle course of wildly unpredictable events with a crew of even more wildly unpredictable characters, including his just-ex lover, a hot-blooded fugitive from Kansas; the twitchy widow of the frozen arm; two avariciously optimistic real-estate speculators; the Bahamian voodoo witch known as the Dragon Queen, whose suitors are blinded unto death by her peculiar charms; Yancy’s new true love, a kinky coroner; and the eponymous bad monkey, who with hilarious aplomb earns his place among Carl Hiaasen’s greatest characters.

Tripmaster Monkey

Tripmaster Monkey
Author: Maxine Hong Kingston
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2011-02-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307787907

Driven by his dream to write and stage an epic stage production of interwoven Chinese novelsWittman Ah Sing, a Chinese-American hippie in the late '60s.