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Slow Horses by Mick Herron
Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)
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Prime Witness (Paul Madriani #2)
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Even This I Get to Experience by Norman Lear
Even This I Get to Experience
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Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story
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“He is given the permission, limited only by his character, to do WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO IN ORDER TO WIN.”
― Steve Kaplan, The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
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“Comedy is the art of telling the truth about what it's like to be human.”
― Steve Kaplan, The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
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“The genius of comedy is that it loves humanity without necessarily forgiving it.”
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