Andy Borowitz is a writer and a comedian whose work appears in The
New Yorker and at his satirical website, BorowitzReport.com, which
has millions of readers around the world. The author of six books,
he is the first-ever winner of the National Press Club's humor
award and a two-time finalist for the Thurber Prize for American
Humor. He has been called a "Swiftian satirist" (The Wall Street
Journal), and "America's satire king" (The Daily Beast).
Contributions by-
Mark Twain, George Ade, O. Henry Sinclair Lewis, Anita Loos, Ring
Lardner, H. L. Mencken, James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, S. J.
Perelman, Langston Hughes, Frank Sullivan, E. B. White, Peter De
Vries, Terry Southern, Lenny Bruce, Tom Wolfe, Jean Shepherd,
Hunter S. Thompson, Woody Allen, Bruce Jay Friedman, Philip Roth,
Nora Ephron, Henry Beard, Michael O'Donoghue, George W. S. Trow,
Fran Lebowitz, Charles Portis, Donald Barthelme, Veronica Geng,
John Hughes, Mark O'Donnell, Garrison Keillor, Bruce McCall, Molly
Ivins, Calvin Trillin, Dave Barry, The Onion, Susan Orlean, Roy
Blount Jr., George Carlin, Ian Frazier, David Rakoff, Bernie Mac,
David Sedaris, Wanda Sykes, Jack Handey, David Owen, George
Saunders, Jenny Allen, Sloane Crosley, Larry Wilmore
"Sublimely funny. . . . This book is a treasure trove of laughter
and an ideal gift for anyone who needs to be cheered up or
refreshed, which these days means just about everyone you
know."
-- Nell Minow, "The Movie Mom"
"An indispensable book for anyone who likes to laugh. A
surprisingly satisfying and consistently funny collection that
might be the best American humor anthology on the market." Grade:
A.
-- Humor Lit Books Blog
"You NEED this book. It's hilarious fun."
-- R. L. Stine
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