Even More Pretty Good Jokes (Prairie Home Companion) [Abridged, Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Garrison Keillor (Author, Performer), Roy Blount Jr. (Performer), Ensemble Cast (Performer)

Book Description

Series: Prairie Home Companion | Publication Date: April 28, 2009

Even more of a good thing: the latest collection of knee-slappers, toe-tappers, and groaners from A Prairie Home Companion Joke Shows.

Did you hear the one about the paranoid dyslexic? He always thought he was following someone. . . . Why did ancient Romans close down the Coliseum? The lions were eating up the prophets. . . .

Jokes are made for sharing, and everyone loves to laugh. This nonstop collection gathers the best jokes from four Joke Shows including the two most recent (3/8/2008 and 11/1/08), all recorded before live audiences at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Performers include show regulars—Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith—along with special guests. There’s music from the Guy’s All-Star Show Band, a Guy Noir sketch, a Ketchup sketch, and an unforgettable performance of “The Sound of Chickens,” a song that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Simon & Garfunkel classic “The Sound of Silence.” Except it really is about chickens, and while “The Sound of Silence” is dead serious, this version is just plain silly. (“And in the naked light I saw/Ten thousand chickens maybe more….”)

So it’s everything fans want and expect: good jokes, good music, and a pretty darned good time.

Editorial Reviews

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“Guaranteed to generate giggles, chortles, smiles and grins.”
—BookPage (BookPage )

“. . . an absolute treat and fun for the whole family.”
—The Serious Comedy Site (The Serious Comedy Site )

About the Author

GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 35 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 30 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

ROY BLOUNT JR. is the author of 19 previous books, most recently Feet on the Street: Rambles Around New Orleans. He is a panelist on NPRs Wait Wait...Dont Tell Me, a columnist for Oxford American, a contributing editor to The Atlantic Monthly, and president of the Authors Guild. TIME puts him squarely in the tradition of the great curmudgeons like H.L. Mencken and W.C. Fields. He lives in western Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: HighBridge Company; Original radio broadcast; 1.75 hours on 2 CDs edition (April 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598878751
• ISBN-13: 978-1598878752
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Garrison Keillor is the bestselling author of Lake Wobegon Days, Happy To Be Here, Leaving Home, We Are Still Married, Radio Romance, The Book of Guys and Wobegon Boy (available in Penguin Audiobook). He is the host of A Prairie Home Companion on American public radio and a contributor to Time magazine. He lives in Wisconsin and New York City.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY!, May 18, 2009

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Shannon Hicks (Newtown, CT) - See all my reviews
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If you've listened to Garrison Keillor's joke shows before you know what you're in for with this collection: lots of silly (sometimes childish) humor that covers a range of topics and presentations. There are knock-knock jokes, puns, musical parodies, and even a few episodes of Guy Noir, all with Keillor's regular backup crew of sound effects folks and guest stars.
If you've never listened to a Joke Show or read any of the books that also supplement this annual silliness, this collection is as good a place as any to start with.

1.0 out of 5 stars DISAPPOINTED, April 4, 2011

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Marvin I. Garber - See all my reviews

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My wife and I are big fans of Garrison, and very much enjoyed the first two Pretty Good Jokes CDs. But this 3rd CD in the series is a big disappointment. We both thought it is just not funny 99% of the time. It seems as if someone put it together in a hurry. Some jokes are even repeated at different points. Don't waste your money or your time on this.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars review, March 3, 2010

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I ordered this cd for a cancer patient to listen to while taking chemo treatments. It provides some good laughs for otherwise dreary situations!