The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes: Over 10000 Gems of Wit and Wisdom, One-liners and Wisecracks

Year 2004

ISBN No. 9781841197524

No.of pages 512

Subject Arts and Creativity, Literature

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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.