Jokes Every Man Should Know

by Don Steinberg (Editor)

This pocket-sized gift book is packed with hilarious jokes every guy needs in his repertoire.

This little black book has everything aspiring cut-ups, comedians, and reformed class clowns need to win at comedy. Covering everything from roasts and toasts to historical footnotes to alternate versions of beloved old chestnuts, this indispensable reference is great for any occasion. Plus tips on telling jokes and much, much

• Nine Jokes about Heaven and Hell
• Eight Jokes Just for Kids
• Nineteen Jokes Definitely Not for Kids
• Six Jokes about Lightbulbs
• Seven Jokes about Bars
• The World’s Only Funny Knock-Knock Joke

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2008

Reviews

[Charles]

It was enjoyable. Most of the jokes are pretty traditional so you've probably heard them. There are also some sections on joke telling, which I thought were pretty good.

[David]

The average joke in this book was just okay. But I occasionally laughed and wanted to share one with my wife.

[Ian Bowman]

I only found about 70% of the jokes in this book funny, but that 70% had me rocking back and forth, laughing with my mouth open. As the author acknowledges in the introduction, telling a joke with a setup regarding walking into a bar and all that is old-fashioned. You may find when you read this collection however that... old-fashioned is what you like about it. What this book offers is a chance to memorize a joke that relates to many different situations, perfect for say, long car rides.

If you really find yourself feeling corny by telling a joke here's some advice: use first person. Make the joke about you. Instead of two anonymous hikers encountering a bear, tell a story about you and a friend (even better if that friend is present). "And then after Fred put on his running shoes he said, 'Hey shithead, I don't need to outrun the motherfucking bear. I just need to outrun you!'"

Of course, later you can clarify that none of that actually happened and in fact, you just repurposed a joke from a book on the discount rack of the UCLA bookstore that you picked up after your sister's orientation tour in 2009. But when you do that you will likely find that your friends have moved on -- too busy responding to a text message to care about such details.

Lastly, in spite of the title I get the feeling that the jokes would be appealing to women as well as men. I'm not sure why the author didn't just go with "Jokes Ever Person Should Know," or "Jokes an Advanced Form of Life One Billion Years in the Future Will be Glad they Never Learned."

[James Swenson]

The editor has done a nice job of selecting jokes; almost everything in here is funny. But I question the premise of the title: if every man knew all these jokes, everyone would be sick of them by now.

[Tessa H]

This joke book was very enjoyable to read, and I was dying of laughter by the end of it. However, it is not only filled with jokes, but helpful tips and tricks to improve your skills as a comedian. There are things such as how to capture the attention of your audience, the best time to tell a joke, and many other extremely useful things to know. I even tested my newfound knowledge out on my family after reading the book and it worked! The way the author combined humor and helpful information is like no other book I've read, and I truly think this is a book worth reading.

[John G.]

Very good book, had some standard excellent jokes. Also has tips on properly telling jokes and delves into how jokes originate. As a serious student and practitioner of comedy, humor and jokes, this was a great pickup to add to my humor collection, and I got it cheap for .75!

[Emma]

Hilarious!

[Dougdixon]

Manditory reading

[Marissa Morrison]

More than half of the jokes here are worth reading, and there are a handful that I shared with family during the holidays.

[Chickens McShitterson]

Suckered in based on the intro.
Mostly lame jokes, though a few fairly decent laughs.

[fery ;l]

I wish I could give this a 0

[Jonathan D McMillan]

Great collection

These are some classic jokes with not much filler. The introduction is just as fun as the jokes
Listed in this book.

[Micah]

I haven't read--let alone bought--a joke book since I was little.

This book has many classic jokes worth remembering and repeating. I read them through with my wife, while we took turns laughing out loud.

Unfortunately a number of them are either dirty or in poor taste, which is typical for almost any joke book. However, the good outweighs the bad. It's worth buying and skipping over the rotten parts.

[James]

It's the brevity of the jokes that makes this book good. Every joke is less than 2 pages long. No repeats, although there are variations of many of them floating around the internet (such as the ex-whorehouse parrot).

The author has gone out of his way to pick a crop of differing and funny jokes. Some are off color, but none are offensive.

Recommended.

[Loyd Mcintosh]

The jokes about the newly hired player at the piano bar and the guy who took a vow of silence at the monastery make up for all of the other lame and old jokes you're likely to read in this collection. Those two STILL make me laugh weeks after finishing this book.

[Rob]

Knew them all

[Jeff]

. . . If you don't know them already . . .

[dcrowe2]

some new (to me) good jokes in here...nice layout and easy to read

[Nunya]

A few good ones I hadn't heard before. A few just awful ones. And some in the middle.

Someone should compose a pamphlet based on that reddit thread about Best Joke.

[David Kirschner]

Probably 1/10 jokes got a quiet chuckle out of me. Pretty lame stuff.

[Scott]

Fathers day gift. I was pleased to see some of my favorites in this collection.

[wildct2003]

Short, fun to read. However, I prefer the Prairie Home Companion's Joke Book for quality and quantity.

[ahsan]

The book was enjoyable even when i didn't intend to perform the jokes in real life.

[Ryan]

I tend to agree...

[Carly]

The introduction makes a big deal about the jokes in this book being nothing but the best. I couldn't get past maybe 10 jokes. I feel I'm open minded and am able to laugh at the corny and basic jokes and I truly didn't find much humor. I can't say don't try it because someone else may love this book but for me it was a dud.