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Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,517 ratings — published 2017
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 906,295 ratings — published 1961
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,531,800 ratings — published 1969
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 383,708 ratings — published 1991
Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.66 — 26,736 ratings — published 2014
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 794,323 ratings — published 1962
As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 195,277 ratings — published 1930
The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 105,878 ratings — published 2011
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 389,700 ratings — published 1971
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 189,546 ratings — published 2000
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 587,958 ratings — published 1999
Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 113,500 ratings — published 2005
Choke (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 224,988 ratings — published 2001
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 848,634 ratings — published 1990
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 178,566 ratings — published 2000
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 252,092 ratings — published 1999
The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.31 — 339,653 ratings — published 2012
Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 450,366 ratings — published 1963
The Corrections (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 204,587 ratings — published 2001
The Craziest Book Ever Written (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.55 — 152 ratings — published
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.63 — 383,218 ratings — published 2018
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 163,830 ratings — published 2001
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.95 — 216,799 ratings — published 2000
White Noise (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 132,184 ratings — published 1985
The Suicide Shop (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.46 — 26,384 ratings — published 2007
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.46 — 101,039 ratings — published 1959
Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.87 — 982,102 ratings — published 1955
Survivor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.92 — 126,102 ratings — published 1999
The Loved One (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 14,101 ratings — published 1948
The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 24,305 ratings — published 1967
Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.12 — 186,685 ratings — published 1993
The Pillowman (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.29 — 18,726 ratings — published 2003
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,571,284 ratings — published 1915
Deadeye Dick (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 32,649 ratings — published 1982
The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.97 — 157,692 ratings — published 2001
The Radleys (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.56 — 31,368 ratings — published 2010
Hocus Pocus (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.83 — 36,569 ratings — published 1990
Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.76 — 311,185 ratings — published 1759
Vernon God Little (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.62 — 34,255 ratings — published 2003
Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 286,827 ratings — published 1973
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 665,846 ratings — published 1996
Horns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 122,768 ratings — published 2010
Filth (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.82 — 32,979 ratings — published 1998
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 626,820 ratings — published 2018
Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.81 — 22,134 ratings — published 2017
Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.26 — 26,598 ratings — published 2006
A Fraction of the Whole (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.14 — 25,304 ratings — published 2008
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 138,914 ratings — published 2003
Undermajordomo Minor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,382 ratings — published 2015
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 125,773 ratings — published 2006
“Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) was released in theaters — unheard of for a standup concert film — and grossed over $50M. Behind the scenes there was some grumbling over Keenen’s credits as both a writer and producer. Murphy's then-manager, Richie Tienken, insists Keenen’s work on Raw was negligible.
“Eddie was working on his routine and was having a problem with a line,” says Tienken. “He talked to Keenen about it and Keenen basically said, ‘Well, why don’t you say it this way?’ And it worked. I said to Eddie, ‘That was really nice of Keenen to help you with that.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, he asked me for a co-writing credit.’ I was like, ‘What? It was one fucking line. This guy’s your friend.’ ” Tienken points out that comedians are always helping each other out with bits. He’s worked with comics such as Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser, and Ray Romano. “They all helped each other. They didn’t ask for anything. I think I even went to Keenen and said, ‘You’ve got some pair of fucking balls asking him for that.’ ”
Chris Rock, who was just getting to know Eddie and Keenen around this time, recalled watching Eddie prepare for the shows on his Raw tour, batting around material with friends. Occasionally, Rock and others might help “tag” a joke. “I might have got a line in,” Rock told Marc Maron during a 2011 interview, referring to Raw. “That’s what friends are for, for tags. It’s only when they’re not your friends when they go, ‘I should get a writing credit for that tag.’ ”
Eddie and Keenen had a falling-out over all this, and one person close to the situation at the time says Arsenio Hall called Keenen afterward and said something to the effect of “You’re out and I’m in.” For his part, though, Eddie never publicly complained about Keenen’s contributions — or lack thereof — to Raw.”
― Homey Don't Play That!: The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution
“Eddie was working on his routine and was having a problem with a line,” says Tienken. “He talked to Keenen about it and Keenen basically said, ‘Well, why don’t you say it this way?’ And it worked. I said to Eddie, ‘That was really nice of Keenen to help you with that.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, he asked me for a co-writing credit.’ I was like, ‘What? It was one fucking line. This guy’s your friend.’ ” Tienken points out that comedians are always helping each other out with bits. He’s worked with comics such as Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser, and Ray Romano. “They all helped each other. They didn’t ask for anything. I think I even went to Keenen and said, ‘You’ve got some pair of fucking balls asking him for that.’ ”
Chris Rock, who was just getting to know Eddie and Keenen around this time, recalled watching Eddie prepare for the shows on his Raw tour, batting around material with friends. Occasionally, Rock and others might help “tag” a joke. “I might have got a line in,” Rock told Marc Maron during a 2011 interview, referring to Raw. “That’s what friends are for, for tags. It’s only when they’re not your friends when they go, ‘I should get a writing credit for that tag.’ ”
Eddie and Keenen had a falling-out over all this, and one person close to the situation at the time says Arsenio Hall called Keenen afterward and said something to the effect of “You’re out and I’m in.” For his part, though, Eddie never publicly complained about Keenen’s contributions — or lack thereof — to Raw.”
― Homey Don't Play That!: The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution
“Her occupation was the worst that anyone could think of. No guest in the park had to think of it because, unlike the wandering dwarf women, her job had no bearing on paper.”
― The Biggest Little Bird
― The Biggest Little Bird
