The Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes: Over 2,000 One-Liners, Straight Lines, Stories, Gags, Roasts, Ribs, and Put-Downs

by H. Aaron Cohl (Compiler), Jean-Pierre Trebot (Foreword by)

A side-splitting collection of 2000 jokes from the best-known comedians and members of the infamous Friar's Club including Ellen Degeneres, Chris Rock, George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Wanda Sykes, Jon Stewart, Johnny Carson, Phyllis Diller, and dozens more.

Need a laugh? How about 2000 of them? Hundreds of the world's best comedians provide jokes for every occasion and situation --lightbulb jokes, "he's so dumb . . . " jokes, mother-in-law jokes, dirty jokes, really dirty jokes, and more! Organized alphabetically by topic, the collection is perfect for browsing, searching for ice-breakers and pick-up lines, spicing up toasts, or adding a dose of humor to public speeches.

Includes an introduction by comedian Drew Carey!

Genres: Humor, Comedy, Reference

502 pages, Hardcover

First published January 12, 1997

Reviews

[Ira Brandstein]

Book fell off the shelf.........

[David]

Plenty of workable stuff here if you wanted to write some jokes. A lot of them need an update because we now know that sexism isn’t quite so funny unless it’s the butt of the joke. Practically speaking I found one gem every 5 pages, maybe every other page if I squinted until everything felt like 1962. That’s hard for someone born in the 70s.

[Jacob]

This book is the greatest joke book I have ever read. This book is full of hilarious and corny jokes. Q:What did the green grape say to the purple grape? A: Dude you got to breathe! That is just one of the many many jokes. I was doubling over laughing multiple times. I loved this book.

[Milliondogranch]

Guessing it is writen by someone born pre 1970 who has a privileged, catholic background. Most jokes aren't clever, they really on sex or ridicule.

[Patricia Atkinson]

had some funny jokes not a bad read has all diffrent topics to choose from

[Bailey Jane]

I'm a HUGE joke fan...the lamer the better. This book is great for that person who could read a new joke every day and tell it everywhere they go. So corny, so awesome!

[Avis Black]

Although discount books of this sort can often be lacking, the two volumes by the Friar's Club that I've read happen to be unusually good.

[Athalia Stoneback]

Hilarious jokes! Has every topic imaginable. Will keep you laughing for hours.

[Travis McKinstry]

Good collection of jokes from nearly any topic or genre one could think of.

[Megan Cassidy]

I live by this book.

[Jed]

I have had a soft spot for joke books since I was a kid and this is the best I have ever seen.