Jokes To Go: 1,386 Of The Funniest Bits From the Best Comedians (Paperback)

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Product Description

Wouldn"t you love to have the right joke on any subject delivered at your convenience' With Jokes to Go you get a handy take-out package of the latest zingers and one-liners from the best and brightest comedians"without having to pay the two-drink minimum at a comedy club. Judy Brown has collected the funniest quips and observations from the country"s top comedians and cataloged them alphabetically by subject for easy consumption. Hilarious jokes from hipsters like Conan O"Brien, Chris Rock, Caroline Rhea, David Letterman, and Saturday Night Live"s Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon appear alongside old-school favorites from Bob Hope and Johnny Carson.Jay Leno on Accidents: "There was a 194-car crash in L.A. Luckily, the guy in the first car was still able to complete his cell phone call."Janette Barger on Hair: "I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows."Drew Carey on Exercise: "They say that exercise and proper diet at the keys to longer life. Oh, well."Betsy Salkind on Birth: "I"ve always, always wanted to give birth. To kittens. I figure it would hurt less, and when you"re done, you"d have kittens!" Whether you"re a speechwriter, student, businessperson, or just someone who appreciates a good laugh, you"ll find the perfect joke in this humor-reference book. Jokes to Go will have you laughing all the way from A to Z.

About the Author

Judy Brown is the author of Joke Soup, Joke Stew, and The Funny Pages. Comedy critic for the L.A. Weekly for over a dozen years, Judy also covered comedy for the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times syndicate. She lives in Santa Monica, Calif.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740738992
• ISBN-13: 978-0740738999
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #222,349 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Need a Laugh?, December 28, 2003

By	takingadayoff "takingadayoff" (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

"I never panic when I get lost. I just change where it is I want to go."

"The town where I grew up has a zip code of E-I-E-I-O."

"Black holes are where God divided by zero."

If you like one-liners, you will enjoy Jokes to Go. Most of the entries are one or two lines, and nothing is longer than about a third of a page. There is everything from Henny Youngman and Jackie Mason to Jimmy Fallon and Chris Rock. Lily Tomlin, A. Whitney Brown, Steve Martin, Steven Wright, Margaret Cho, Rita Rudner, Marga Gomez, Dennis Miller, and a few dozen others are all represented here.

The jokes range from current events (George W. Bush jokes, for instance) to borscht belt humor to social commentary. So what are you waiting for? Buy it, already!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get Yourself Some Depends, January 13, 2004

By	Kelli S. Dunham (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

...because you just might pee yourself reading this book.

The funniest stuff from the funniest folks, sure to cause episodes of incontinence and milk through the nose the world over.

Brown does an excellent job of editing and the comics do a great job of doing what they do best (ie being funny)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Take Out I've Ever Had, March 24, 2004

By	Robin Fairbanks (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

Judy Brown has delivered once again a compilation of some of America's brightest comics in an easy to read, can't put down style.

Jokes To GO, is a historical collection of some of the funniest material by wellknown as well as up-and-coming comics.

Kudos to Judy for her dedication to the art and preservation of StandUp. This book is a great gift to anyone who is a lover or a student of comedy!