Family Humor

Two couples. One reckless night. In the time they've known each other, Sally, Al and Mike have shared - well, almost everything. Sally and Al have been married for seven years, though now their relationship is hanging by a thread. Sally and Mike have been best friends since university. And on many occasions something more. Mike and Al have been friends and colleagues for many years. Yet with Al poised to become Mike's boss, their friendship comes under threat. And now there's Mike and Faye. They haven't been together long, but Mike's pretty sure that this time it's the real deal.

Jonathan and Barbara Rose are the perfect couple, living the dream in their beautiful house, filled with their precious antiques, their darling children and their prized Ferrari in the garage. It’s all any red-blooded American could possibly want. But when Jonathan experiences a sudden heart attack (or so he thinks) Barbara realises that she wants a new life, without him. There’s just one problem: they both want the house. For husband and wife, it’s not just a residence: it’s a passion, one that will escalate an ugly divorce into a full-blown battlefield, complete with weapons and casualties.

Pamela is a newly retired teacher with time on her hands. She’s finding it hard to muster enthusiasm for what’s ahead: exhausting postdivorce dating rituals and an uneasy relationship with her emotionally stunted, live-at-home son. But for Pamela, there’s a surprise in store that could challenge the status quo and, against all expectations, make life interesting again.

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101 Hilarious Jokes is a funny collection of clean one-liners, silly puns, and dad jokes. Perfect for family nights and road and plane trips. Try not to laugh! Appropriate for kids, teens, and adults.

Reagan Bishop is a pusher. A licensed psychologist who stars on the Wendy Winsberg cable breakout show I Need a Push, Reagan helps participants become their best selves by urging them to overcome obstacles and change behaviors. An overachiever, Reagan is used to delivering results. Despite her overwhelming professional success, Reagan never seems to earn her family's respect. Her younger sister, Geri, is and always will be the Bishop family favorite.

Actuary Penny Sinclair has a head for business, and she always makes rational decisions. Knowing that 60 percent of spouses cheat and 50 percent of marriages end in divorce, she wasn't too surprised when her husband had an affair. (That he did so with a woman their daughter's age? Well, that part did sting a bit.) She just made sure she got everything in the divorce, including their lovely old Victorian house. And as soon as her younger daughter has her hipster-fabulous wedding in the backyard, she's trading it in for a condo in downtown Chicago....

Kate has taught herself to be careful, to be meticulous. To mark the anniversary of a death in the family, she plans a dinner party—from the fancy table settings to the perfect Baked Alaska waiting in the freezer. Yet by the end of the night, old tensions have flared, the guests have fled, and Kate is spinning out of control. But all we have is ourselves, her father once said, all we have is family.

Ophelia Dahl has just buried her beloved father when she finds among his personal effects a blindsiding document. The mother Ophelia thought died thirty years ago isn’t dead after all—she abandoned her. But how could she, and where is she now? With some neighborly help, Ophelia’s going to find out. Beau Augustin is an acclaimed author and Ophelia’s childhood bestie turned teenage nemesis, still chafing after all these years.

Stuart has been married to Tiffany for five years now, and though they have their issues, he is full of unconditional love for his family. Last time it was his outrageous relatives they had to deal with, and now they're headed on a trip to visit Tiffany's family for Christmas. His stepdaughter, Angel, has grown into a rebellious teenager. Tiffany's parents are divorced but still living together, and their tendency to say exactly what they're thinking leads to some dramatic arguments.

Du liebst humorvolle Bücher über moderne (werdende) Papas? Du planst oder hast selbst Kinder? Du wolltest schon immer mal in den Kopf eines Mannes schauen? Oder aus seiner Sicht die Dinge sehen? Dann begleite diesen Papa durch die Phase des unerfüllten Kinderwunsches und fiebere mit, wenn es nach langem Zittern endlich klappt. Folge ihm durch das erste Jahr mit Baby bis er sich traut, sogar noch eine zweite Runde zu starten – und gleichzeitig ein Haus zu bauen.

Gestatten, die vermurksteste Familie der Welt! Das bisher lustigste Abenteuer von David Walliams für Kinder ab 8 Jahren. Zur Familie von Murks gehören die Eltern Mannie und Mollie, ihre Kinder Minnie und Magnus und ihre Großmutter Lady von Murks. Zusammen mit ihrem Butler und ihrem Haustier, dem Vogel Strauß Cedric, leben sie auf dem heruntergekommenen Schloss Murks, das schon seit Jahrhunderten im Familienbesitz ist. Jetzt aber droht die Bank, Schloss Murks zu übernehmen. Um das zu verhindern, muss sich Familie von Murks etwas einfallen lassen.

Mack McAllister has a $600 million dollar idea. His mindfulness app, TakeOff, is already the hottest thing in tech, and he's about to launch a new and improved version that promises to bring investors running and may turn his brainchild into a $1 billion dollar business - in startup parlance, an elusive unicorn. Katya Pasternack is hungry for a scoop that will drive traffic. An ambitious young journalist at a gossipy tech blog, Katya knows that she needs more than another PR friendly puff piece to make her the go-to byline for industry news.

When Rita McCall discovers her husband’s affair, there isn’t a lick of surprise—not a single tear or broken heart. Just a wife and mother who’s over it and ready to watch her twenty-three-year marriage go up in flames. Sticking close, thick as thieves since childhood, Rita’s unfailingly loyal cousins Jemel and Sharae become her lifeline. They stand beside her as she contemplates a new career and navigates the murky waters of being a preacher’s daughter disgraced by scandal.

Gloria Garrison nee Goldberg isn't getting any younger. At 79, it's time for her to plan for the future of Glory, Inc., the Santa Fe-based beauty makeover business that Gloria has grown from zilch into an 11-million-a-year bonanza. But now Gloria has alienated her former business partner and chosen successor. Who will take over Glory? Gloria's never been big on family and wrote them all out of her will, but suddenly she must contemplate her three grandkids as possible candidates.

Patchwork ist mehr als ein Fleckerlteppich! Thessa ist mit ihrem Leben ganz zufrieden, doch als ihr Mann Wolfgang einen Posten als Förster in Voralberg annimmt, bleibt sie mit Sohn Nicky in Wien. Dennoch verbringen die Drei ihre Urlaube nach Möglichkeit gemeinsam. Doch dann verliebt sich Wolfgang in seine Praktikantin und Thessa stellt fest, dass ihr Chef eigentlich ein ebenso angenehmer wie begehrenswerter Mann ist. Sohn Nicky gefällt das gar nicht und als Wolfgang dann noch erfährt, dass er in Hamburg eine fünfzehnjährige Tochter hat, ist das Chaos erst einmal perfekt.

Emily Glass knows she’s neurotic. But she’s got it under control. Sort of. She dons compression socks when she flies (because, you know, deep vein thrombosis) and responds to people routinely overestimating her age with more Lifespin classes and less gluten. Thankfully, she also has David, the wonderful man she’ll soon call husband - assuming they can survive wedding week with her wildly dysfunctional family. Emily’s therapist mother, Marla, who’s been diagnosing her children since they were in diapers, sees their homecoming as the perfect opportunity for long-overdue family therapy sessions. Less enthused are Emily and her two siblings.

Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist's work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and Annie Fang. For as long as they can remember, they starred (unwillingly) in their parents' madcap pieces. But now that they are grown up, the chaos of their childhood has made it difficult to cope with life outside the fishbowl of their parents' strange world.

Mats und Mathilde setzen ihre abenteuerliche Reise fort. Auf der Suche nach dem Ort, wo die Sonne untergeht, entdecken sie neue Freundschaften und meistern gemeinsam unglaubliche Abenteuer: Ob die Fahrt auf einem Geschichtenschiff, dessen Segel sich aufblähen, sobald der verrückte Kapitän seinen Seemannsgarn erzählt. Die wilde Jagd nach Sternen in einem fliegenden Himmelbett. Ein atemloser Lauf durch den Dschungel der 999 1/2 Gefahren und die Begegnung mit einem fauchenden Föhn in der Wüste Sahaara. Mats und Mathilde müssen einander ein ums andere Mal retten, doch sie verlieren nie den Mut.

Jesse Few peddles lies. His boss and clients order a couple. His married girlfriend gets a few. His family buys several. But he saves the top-of-the-line dishonesty to sell to himself. The 49-year-old suburban rogue focuses on carousing with his golf buddies, chasing women much too young for him, and surviving the Great Recession that’s raging across the South like it's the Big Banks March to the Sea.