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Book Review of The Big Book of New American Humor: The Best Humor of the Past

The Big Book of New American Humor: The Best Humor of the Past
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This one is a 'fun for all ages' title, and selections run from one-liners to long anecdotes. There are some really good cartoons; Cathy, The Far Side, Doonsbury...
The collection would provide ice-breakers for anyone's conversation or for public speakers at just about any function! Good fun!
Contributors include Woody Allen, Russell Baker, Dave Barry, Linda Barry, Sandra Bernhard, Bob & Ray, Mel Brooks, Calvin & Hobbes, George Carlin, Billy Crystal, Rodney Dangerfield, Doonesbury, Elephant jokes (Groan...), The Far Side, Rich Hall, Garrison Keillor, B. Kliban, Fran Lebowitz, Tom Lehrer, Lightbulb Jokes(a whole page!), Mad Magazine, National Lampoon, Miss Piggy, Philip Roth, Saturday Night Live, Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Simon, Taxi, Lily Tomlin, Gahan Wilson, Steven Wright, and lots more!