The World's Greatest Put-down Lines [Paperback]

Patrick Hanifin (Author), Butch Fisco (Author), Desmond Mullan (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 13, 1998

The book contains over 100 Putdown lines used by over 5,000 comedians in comedy clubs across the nation. It also contains 15 jokes.It is for anyone who is in front of crowds as well as individuals who go to partys or bars.Theres putdowns for all settings.It has sold over 100,000 copies to date.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Hilariously funny a book for all occaisons, a must for young and old in there every day ventures through life. -- The Orange County Register

About the Author

Butch and Pat have been friends and standup comedians for over 15 years. These hilarious comics have used these lines to quiet their unruly hecklers. They currently are working on a movie called 'Comics' about their lives in standup comedy. They have been seen on shows such as Star Search, HBO, and Evening at the Improv to name a few.

Product Details

• Paperback: 63 pages
• Publisher: Butch Fisco Press (November 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965779912
• ISBN-13: 978-0965779913
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,052,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hardly "The World's Greatest", December 10, 2002

By 

Chris Salzer (Gainesville, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World's Greatest Put-down Lines (Paperback)

For a book entitled The World's Greatest Put-down Lines, one would expect the best of the best put-downs and nothing but put-downs, right?

Well, only 31 pages are devoted to the supposedly "greatest" put-down lines while the remainder is comprised of cheesy put-downs and jokes for comedians and public speakers that are just down right weak and about as funny as watching the evening news.

Examples:
Excuse me, was I talking while you were?
Is that your face or did your neck throw up?
Now I know why some animals eat their young!

See my point...and sadly those are some of the better ones. For a book written by comedians, I would think they would be able to come up with better put-downs than they have. While there are a few funny put-downs, these are anything but the "greatest" put-downs by any stretch of the imagination.

2.0 out of 5 stars Hardly "The World's Greatest", December 3, 2002

By 

Chris Salzer (Gainesville, GA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The World's Greatest Put-down Lines (Paperback)

For a book entitled The World's Greatest Put-down Lines, one would expect the best of the best put-downs and nothing but put-downs, right?

Well, only 31 pages are devoted to the supposedly "greatest" put-down lines while the remainder is comprised of cheesy put-downs and jokes for comedians and public speakers that are just down right weak and about as funny as watching the evening news.

Examples:
Excuse me, was I talking while you were?
Is that your face or did your neck throw up?
Now I know why some animals eat their young!

See my point...and sadly those are some of the better ones. For a book written by comedians, I would think they would be able to come up with better put-downs than they have. While there are a few funny put-downs, these are anything but the "greatest" put-downs by any stretch of the imagination.