Penguin Book of Canadian Jokes

by John Robert Colombo

A recent poll conducted by Ipsos Reid for the Comedy Network showed that 99 per cent of Canadians believe laughter is good for the health. That only confirms what we suspected all along - The Penguin Book of Jokes is the ultimate feel-good book of the year! There has long been a rumour going around that Canadians aren't funny. Well, John Robert Columbo has assembled a comprehensive collection of Canadian humour that is sure to dispel this rumour for once and for all. At once scandalous, subversive and hilarious, The Penguin Book of Canadian Jokes includes a wide range of riddles, puns, and side-splitting anecdotes from the world of history, politics and culture (er, hockey). All those jokes that you share around the water cooler, that delight you in your morning e-mail and that crack you up over your morning paper - they're all here, together for the first time in one handy and hilarious volume.

Genres: Canada

504 pages, Paperback

First published September 6, 2001

About the author

Also called “Canada’s Mr. Mystery”, Mr. Colombo lives in Toronto with his wife. In addition to writing and running a publishing company, Mr. Colombo has appeared on both television and radio.

Reviews

[Gregory Klages · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a dated book that might just as likely find in your local give-away bin or dollar store. It's got dated jokes, recycled material posted from photocopies passed around during the early 1990s, and the occasional witticism that made me laugh.