50 Funniest American Writers An Anthology from Mark Twain to the Onion

Name: 50 Funniest American Writers An Anthology from Mark Twain to the Onion
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ISBN: 9781598531077

ISBN-10: 1598531077

ISBN-13: 9781598531077

Edition: 2011

Authors: Andy Borowitz

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Ever wondered who makes a very funny person laugh? Wonder no more. Brought together in this Library of America collection are America's fifty funniest writers-according to acclaimed writer and comedian Andy Borowitz. Reaching back to Mark Twain and forward to contemporary masters such as David Sedaris, Roy Blount Jr., Ian Frazier, Bernie Mac, Wanda Sykes, and George Saunders, The 50 Funniest American Writers*is an exclusive Who's Who of the very best American comic writing. Here are Thurber and Perelman, Lenny Bruce and Bruce Jay Friedman, Garrison Keillor and Dave Barry and Veronica Geng, plus hilarious lesser known pieces from The New Yorker, Esquire, The Atlantic, National Lampoon,…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Library of America, The
Publication date: 10/13/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 504
Size: 5.16" wide x 7.80" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and satirist whose work appears in The New Yorker and at his award-winning website, BorowitzReport.com. He was the first-ever winner of the National Press Club's award for humor.



Introduction


A Presidential Candidate



The Lecture Tickets That Were Bought but Never Used



The Ransom of Red Chief



from Babbitt



from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes



On Conversation



Imperial Purple



More Alarms at Night



The Waltz



Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer



Simple Prays a Prayer



The Night the Old Nostalgia Burned Down



Across the Street and into the Grill



The House of Mirth



from The Magic Christian



from How to Talk Dirty and Influence People



The Secret Vice



The Counterfeit Secret Circle Member Gets the Message, or The Asp Strikes Again



The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved



A Look at Organized Crime



The Tax Man



Letters to Einstein



A Few Words about Breasts



Our White Heritage



Better Read Than Dead: A Revised Opinion



Your Action Line



In the Morning Post



Curb Carter Policy Discord Effort Threat



Vacation 's8



The Laws of Cartoon Motion



The Tip-Top Club



Rolled in Rare Bohemian Onyx, Then Vulcanized by Hand



Tough as Bob War and Other Stuff



Corrections



Tips for Women: How to Have a Relationship with a Guy



Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia



Shiftless Little Loafers



Gothic Baseball



If I Were in Charge of the Networks



Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Household Principles; Lamentations of the Father



The Writer's Life



from / A in't Scared of You



Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie?



It's So Hard



What I'd Say to the Martians



Your Three Wishes: FAQ



Ask the Optimist!



Awake



The Pony Problem



If Not an Apology, at Least a "My Bad"



Contributors


Sources and Acknowledgments