Book 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.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

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 are 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!"