The Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes: Over 2000 One-liners, Straight Lines, Stories, Gags and Put-downs: Revised and Updated! Over 2,000 One-Liners, ... Stories, Gags, Roasts, Ribs, and Put-Downs

by Alan King (Author), Drew Carey (Author), Barry Dougherty (Author), Friars Club (Author), Alan King (Author), Barry Dougherty (Author), H. Aaron Cohl (Author)

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Paperback
2009
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This is the most extensive collection of jokes ever assembled from the members of the Friars Club! This hilarious book covers every imaginable subject - from ageing to dieting, fashion to fathers, birth control to male anatomy...Organised alphabetically and by topic, the book is the perfect reference for finding ice-breakers for toasts, public speaking and all social occasions. The content includes contributions from: Milton Berle, George Burns, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Richard Pryor, Rita Rudner, Jerry Seinfeld, and Robin Williams.

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This is the most extensive collection of jokes ever assembled from the members of the Friars Club! This hilarious book covers every imaginable subject - from ageing to dieting, fashion to fathers, birth control to male anatomy...Organised alphabetically and by topic, the book is the perfect reference for finding ice-breakers for toasts, public speaking and all social occasions. The content includes contributions from: Milton Berle, George Burns, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Richard Pryor, Rita Rudner, Jerry Seinfeld, and Robin Williams.

$27.23

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Edition: Revised, Updated ed.
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Published: 01 Apr 2009
ISBN 10: 1579128041
ISBN 13: 9781579128043

Author Bio

Barry Dougherty is the author of several books, including A Hundred Years, A Million Laughs: A Centennial Celebration of the Friar's Club and BD&L's Private Joke File. He is the Editor of the Friar's Club magazine, the Epistle.

H. Aaron Cohl is the author of four books including Animal Wisecrackers and Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?

Since 1904 the Friars Club has been wining and dining the top personalities of the times. From ribald comedy to musical merrymaking, the Friars have spent a century cultivating a tradition of top-tier humor that has spanned many generations and spawned millions of laughs.