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A hilarious caper through the annals of British humor, from Chaucer to Cleese.

Arranged thematically—from Class and Character, Sex and Snobbery, to The Foreigner’s Eye View—here is the definitive collection of the British nation’s funniest quotations. Among the many great and good who dazzle us with their wit are Martin Amis, Jane Austen, Billy Connolly, Quentin Crisp, Roald Dahl, John Lennon, Queen Victoria, Oscar Wilde, and American Bill Bryson.

The Language of Humour:
* examines the importance of the social context for humour
* explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as the New Lad culture in comedy and stand-up comedy
* includes comic transcripts from TV sketches such as Clive Anderson and Peter Cook

On Humour is a fascinating and beautifully written book on what philosophy can tell us about humor and about what it is to be human. Simon Critchley probes some of the most perennial features of humor, such as our tendency to laugh at animals and our bodies, why we mock death with comedy and why we think it's funny when people start to act like machines. He also looks as the darker side of humor, as when rife with sexism and racism, and shows how humor might remind us of people we would rather not be. Above all, Simon Critchley argues that humor can tell us much about the human condition, the meaning of life and why comedy itself begins in philosophy.

Who said that? And why? From this funny and original little book comes a wealth of quotations and off-the-cuff remarks that have made people stop in their tracks. Jenny Hunter puts the world of the word at your fingertips with these memorable quips, asides and epigrams. Great entertainment and useful for those occasions when you’re lost for words.

A handy collection of jokes developed by the writer of such television shows as Hee-Haw, this book will bring hours of side-splitting laughter.

A handy collection of jokes developed by the writer of such television shows as Hee-Haw, this book will bring hours of side-splitting laughter.