I'm Dying Up Here. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 2009 book
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I'm Dying Up Here
William Knoedelseder, 2009
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David Flebotte, Jim Carrey, 2017-2018

The series explores the Los Angeles stand-up scene of the mid-1970s as a group of young comedians attempt to become successful at Goldie’s comedy club and potentially gain a shot on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. Club owner Goldie mentors the young comics with a combination of toughness and encouragement to further their chances at success.


The Croods. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Croods
Tracey West, 2013
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Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders, 2013

A cave family called the Croods survives a natural disaster, due to the overprotective nature of their stubborn patriarch Grug. One night, while her family is asleep, Eep sneaks out when she sees what she discovers to be a torch of fire, and she encounters an inventive modern human boy named Guy and his pet sloth Belt.


Kick-Ass 2. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2012 comic book
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Kick-Ass 2
Mark Millar, John Romita Jr., 2012
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Jeff Wadlow, 2013

Two years after the death of Damon Macready and defeating Frank D’Amico, Dave Lizewski, bored after having retired from fighting crime as Kick-Ass, begins training with Hit-Girl to become a real hero. Now in control of his father’s criminal empire, Chris decides to become a supervillain named The Motherfucker, adapting a BDSM suit for his costume, and assembles a gang of supervillains called the Toxic Mega Cunts with his aide Javier and gains a cult following on Twitter, swearing vengeance on Kick-Ass.


Sex Drive. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2006 book, All the Way
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All the Way
Andy Behrens, 2006
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Sean Anders, 2008

Ian faces a crucial choice: remain sexually inexperienced or embark on an 800-mile journey to engage in a passionate encounter with an attractive individual. Having made his decision, Ian, accompanied by his sexually eager friend Lance, sets off on an adventure of sexual exploration, with his longtime companion Felicia joining them.


Bad Moms. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Bad Moms: The Novel
Nora McInerny Purmort, 2020
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Jon Lucas, Scott Moore, 2016

Amy Mitchell is a married woman living in the Chicago suburbs with two children, Jane and Dylan, who feels overworked and overcommitted. At a nearby bar, Amy meets Carla, a laid-back, sexually active single mom, and Kiki, a stay-at-home mom of four who adores Amy’s dissent from Gwendolyn.


Arkansas. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Arkansas
John Brandon, 2008
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Clark Duke, 2020

Drug dealer Kyle Ribb is promoted to move product wholesale in Arkansas, part of a loose criminal organization run by a man named Frog. He explains that Kyle and Swin are to work under him, living on the park grounds with cover identities as park employees while they traffic drugs across the southern U.S. Swin begins dating Johnna, a nurse who brings him to a curio shop run by an eccentric owner.