The National Lampoon's Encyclopedia Of Humor

by Michael O'Donoghue (Editor)

The fifth title in the National Lampoon classic library, The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor returns with the madness that only Michael O'Donoghue, P.J. O'Rourke, Terry Southern, Anne Beatts, Doug Kenney and Brian McConnachie could have possibly created.
Includes a pullout, 4-color, National Lampoon World Map and artwork from Edward Gorey, Bruce McCall and Rick Meyerwitz

Genres: Humor

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The last bastion of unfettered humor in the USA. Michael O
'Donahue is one of the few genius' of humor that can make the unfunny - hilarious.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a “special edition” of the National Lampoon, in encyclopedia format, edited by Michael O’Donoghue, with contributions from probably every other person on the National Lampoon staff except Tony Hendra, but the MAIN thing to know is I wrote about it here: Splitsider: The Three Michael O’Donoghue Books You Should Read Before You Die

[Leonard Pierce · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was never as big a fan of the NatLamp style, with its sort of frat-boy entitlement that presaged SNL and stood in sharp contrast to the erudite, understated stuff from the Harvard Lampoon, as were some of my friends. Still, in concentrated form like this, though hit-and-miss, it could be amazing.

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

The National Lampoon’s Encyclopedia of Humor edited by Michael O’Donoghue (Rugged land 2005)(051+/-). This volume features the collected works from the magazine. My rating: 7/10, finished 2007.

[Deke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dark, subversive, cutting edge mayhem meets social commentary, a zine meets comix meets the Onion, all selected by early SNL writer Michael O'Donoghue.