Growing Older is So Much Fun Everybody's Doing It [Paperback]

Gene Perret (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Azurite Books (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893860108
• ISBN-13: 978-1893860100
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,944,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gene Perret has been a comedy writer since the early 1960's working for comedians such as Slappy White and Phyllis Diller. He's been a television comedy writer and producer since 1968. Perret has earned 7 Emmy nominations, including one for original music, and 2 Writer's Guild Award nominations. He has captured three Emmy awards and one Writer's Guild Award as part of the Carol Burnett Show writing staff. Gene produced "Welcome Back, Kotter," "Three's Company," and "The Tim Conway Show."
Gene also worked on Bob Hope's writing staff for 28 years, from 1969 until the comic's retirement -many of those years as Hope's head writer. During that time, Gene wrote for all of Bob's personal appearances and TV Specials. traveling with the Bob Hope troupe to the war zones of Beirut, the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, and on a peace time military jaunt around the world that featured stops at the Berlin Wall and in Moscow.
Besides his humorous books and how-to books on the craft of comedy, Gene teaches comedy writing through various avenues, including via e-mail.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Gift for People Who Love to Laugh, April 22, 2000

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This review is from: Growing Older is So Much Fun Everybody's Doing It (Paperback)

Finally a jokebook that makes you laugh out loud. This book makes getting older a little bit easier and is the perfect gift for anyone...no matter what their age.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended reading for anyone 9 to 99!, July 3, 2000

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This review is from: Growing Older is So Much Fun Everybody's Doing It (Paperback)

Gene Perret is an experienced comedy writer who brings his talents to bear in Growing Older Is So Much Fun Everybody's Doing It. This compendium of wholesome, short humor puts a positive spin on the stereotyped foibles of older folks. Here's just a sampling of Perret's wit and wisdom: If my kids wanted me to grow old gracefully, they should have behaved better when they were young; Youth is not only wasted on the young, it's also tiring on their grandparents; I know I get on your nerves once in a while. At my age, that's a form of recreation; Every story I tell my grandchildren is either true or would have been true if it had actually happened; If older people are supposed to be forgetful, how come there are so many conventions with younger people wearing name tags?; The perfect age is when you can wear your most comfortable shoes with any outfit; When I was young I was unpleasant. Now that I'm older, I'm "feisty". Growing Older Is So Much Fun Everybody's Doing It is highly recommended reading for anyone from 9 to 99!