The Ali Abbasi Joke Book

by Ali Abbasi (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.28

  Ali Abbasi is the BBC Radio Scotland travel news reporter who peppers his reports with jokes. This collection covers many themes, including sport, the police, religion, medicine, sex, politics and life in Glasgow.

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.32

  The follow-up volume to Ali's bestselling joke book which sold 8000 copies at Xmas 2000. Ali's jokes have become the stuff of legend ever since Fred MacAulay allowed him to start telling them whenever Ali was giving travel updates on the Fred MacAulay Show between 8.45 and 10.00 each morning on BBC Radio Scorland. Ali, being a Muslim, has a keen, observant eye on life and many of his jokes are frequently at the cutting edge of what is politically correct. He is a popular after-dinner speaker who is in great demand all round Scotland, particularly at charity events Some examples from Ali's new book: Actual Newspaper Headlines 1. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says 2. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted 3. Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case 4. Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents