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Containing over ten thousand entries, arranged by topic and fully indexed, here is a giant new collection of witticisms, wisecracks, and comic proverbs for the 21st century. Whether stuck for a bon mot for an after-dinner talk, struggling to put the finishing touches to a wedding speech, or simply looking for a source of amusement and enlightenment, The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes provides the ideal reference. Entries range from insults, put-downs, gags and one-liners, to homespun philosophy, comic proverbs, movie quotes and graffiti. Among the contributors featured are Woody Allen, Dave Barry, P.J. O'Rourke, Winston Churchill, Will Rogers, Jay Leno, P.G. Wodehouse, Bill Cosby, W.C. Fields, Oscar Wilde, Spike Milligan, Groucho Marx, George Bernard Shaw - and many more.
About the Author
Geoff Tibballs is the author of the bestselling The Mammoth Book of Jokes and forthcoming The Mammoth Book of Dirty Jokes.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A modern set of humourous quotes including some of the latest material from radio, stage, TV and films. Many old chestnuts are in here as well. I find it amazing that there are so many different quotes that can be quite so amusing. Some fail to hit the mark precisely, but I think all can justify being included here.
The quotes are arranged alphabetically by topic to help you find the one you are looking for, and then attributed to the speaker, and, where relevant, also to character being played or context. But often when looking for something appropriate when I don't know the most relevant topic, just part of the quote or joke, then this indexing is not so helpful.
Fortunately it is sufficiently consistently funny one could easily just sit down and start reading at the beginning, and work through the thousands of quotes and one-liners. After a week or two the end might appear, but by then with brain overloaded it is time to take a rest before returning to the beginning again.
I find the organisation of The Everyman Dictionary of Quotations and Proverbs much easier to use, but sadly that is quite old and out of date, and most of its material is anything but funny.
The quotes are arranged alphabetically by topic to help you find the one you are looking for, and then attributed to the speaker, and, where relevant, also to character being played or context. But often when looking for something appropriate when I don't know the most relevant topic, just part of the quote or joke, then this indexing is not so helpful.
Fortunately it is sufficiently consistently funny one could easily just sit down and start reading at the beginning, and work through the thousands of quotes and one-liners. After a week or two the end might appear, but by then with brain overloaded it is time to take a rest before returning to the beginning again.
I find the organisation of The Everyman Dictionary of Quotations and Proverbs much easier to use, but sadly that is quite old and out of date, and most of its material is anything but funny.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought as small extra pressie for 14 year old who spends too much of his time in the loo! Ideal for that difficult age when you've no idea what to get.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is quite a substantial paperback, full of funny quotes from famous people. It is divided into chapters to make browsing easier. Well worth the money.
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