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Humorist Borowitz (Who Moved My Soap?; Governor Arnold) skewers the usual suspects in this amusing collection of short satirical pieces from his eponymous Web site. He adopts the classic humor format of the fake newspaper article, in which the earnest, literal-minded style of mainstream journalism plays straight man to the satirical content. Subjects include vague terror alerts ("U.S. Issues List of 5,000 Bad Things That Might Happen Someday"), politics ("Poll: Soccer Moms Feel Taken for Granted by NASCAR Dads"), corporate hypocrisy ("Philip Morris Changes Name to Altria; Changes Name of Cigarettes to 'Health Stix' "), science ("Increasingly, Aliens Are Creating Half-Assed Crop Circles"), over-exposed celebrities ("David Blaine to Go 44 Days Without Publicity—Boldest Stunt Yet for Master Magician") and, of course, President George W. Bush ("Bush Wins Nobel War Prize"; "Cheney, Briefly Assuming Bush's Duties, Says He Enjoyed the Downtime"). An ongoing blog imagines North Korean dictator Kim Jong-II writing in the voice of a laid-back frat-boy obsessed with amassing fissionable material. A few bits are a little broad ("Queen Elizabeth Caught Smoking Pot"), but almost all the pieces are as funny as a decent Tonight Show monologue, while many attain the level of inspired Onion spoof. B&w photos throughout.
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Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; illustrated edition edition (September 28, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743262778
ISBN-13: 978-0743262774
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Go to Bed With Jon Stewart, Wake up With Andy Borowitz, September 20, 2004

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When people ask me how I get the news, this is what I tell them: I go to bed with Jon Stewart and I wake up with Andy Borowitz.

Borowitz's daily emails from BorowitzReport.com are unfailingly laugh-out-loud hilarious, but more than that, they provide me with my only link to sanity. And tremendous insight into the increasingly surreal world in which we live.

The minute this book came out I ordered it, and having read it five times already, I can assure you it does not disappoint. On every page is one of Borowitz's classic columns, out-Onioning the Onion, plus a trove of material I had never seen anywhere before. Perhaps best of all, in a world of partisan bickering, Andy Borowitz takes his shots at Democrats and Republicans alike, not to mention Ralph Nader, Bono and David Blaine.

A few years ago, before he got huge, Jon Stewart was the comedy world's best kept secret. Today, that man is Andy Borowitz, and with this breakout book he is destined to be recognized as one of the funniest men in America.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lock Up Your Copy!, October 2, 2004

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I just purchased this book and love it - that's the good news. The bad news is that my college-age son saw me laughing my head off while reading it in the kitchen. Now he's stolen the book from me and I can't seem to get it back. After years of disagreeing about what's funny or not (he thinks all the comedians I like are hopelessly lame) we have finally found one person we both think is truly hilarious - Andy Borowitz. This is the rarest of humor books - one that goes for old-fashioned belly-laughs but is at the same time completely up to date and cutting-edge. It also offers a unique history of the events of the past three years (the "war on terror" and Iraq in particular) that seems oddly truer than "serious" books on the same topics. (The story about the weapons inspectors asking Saddam if someone will be home in Iraq between the hours of 8 and 12 is priceless; so are the articles ridiculing Tom Ridge, a favorite Borowitz target.)

With the precious gift of comedy, Andy Borowitz has created a world that seems to make more sense than the world we see on CNN every day. I for one would rather live in his world. And so I would wholeheartedly recommend The Borowitz Report: The Big Book of Shockers, but if you have a family I would suggest getting more than one copy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Satirical Weapons of Mass Destruction, September 26, 2004

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THE BOROWITZ REPORT is perfect for anyone looking for a good, hearty bellylaugh (as the other reviewers point out) but I think it's a lot more than that. After reading this book (and then buying four more copies for friends), I asked myself what separates Andy Borowitz's comedy from so many other purveyors of "satire" on the scene today. I think it's this -- Borowitz blows away his targets in a way that is never mean but always hilarious. He completely avoids the kind of partisan attacks that simply preach to the converted and instead reaches for the deeper truth. And he never tells us what we already know and have heard too many times. Somehow he manages to do this while making us scream with laughter. Amazing.

I can't single out one column in this book that is my favorite, but it might be this one: CHENEY'S BRIEF APPEARANCE, RETURN TO SECURE LOCATION MAY MEAN SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER. That is worth the entire $9.95 and then some.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I read part of it all the way through
The Big Book of Shockers by Andy Borowitz is one of the funniest books I've read in years! Andy's style of humor is fantastic; he's very creative and he makes it seem so easy to... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Matthew G. Sherwin

4.0 out of 5 stars Bipartisan humor
Great book. Andy is really good making you laugh insteead of cry with his take on politics. Mostly for Democrats, but Republicans (like me) can get a kick out of it too

Published on January 9, 2007 by Lawrence R. Mckenna

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Great reading for fans of the Borowitz Report. I read in the doctors office - by the time they got to me, I had been laughing so hard my blood pressure was down to 99 over 61 -... Read more

Published on January 4, 2007 by Jeanne

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!!! The BEST at this art!!
One of my favorite kinds of satire is the fake newspaper story -- one that uses the structure of REAL stories as a device to spark real roars of laughter due to the often brutal... Read more

Published on December 1, 2004 by Joel L. Gandelman

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
I laughed at every page of Andy Borowitz's book. He is truly a comic genius! It's a refreshing light-hearted look at the sad state of politics in the world today. Read more

Published on October 19, 2004 by Robyn Monaco

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Published on October 17, 2004 by Roger

5.0 out of 5 stars Borowitz for President
Forget Bush and Kerry -- Andy Borowitz should be the next president of the United States. He can't possibly do a worse job than those two clowns, and unlike them, he is a genuine... Read more

Published on September 29, 2004 by Richard

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughing: Better Than Crying
A while ago I realized that watching the news on TV or reading it in the newspaper was a surefire route to depression. Thank God the Borowitz Report came along. Read more

Published on September 25, 2004 by Ruddy

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Out Loud On Every Page
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Published on September 24, 2004 by Eric

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