"How To" Humor: Speaking

Y ou may not make it into the comedy hall of fame, but you can learn to improve your ability to use a quip or anecdote. The books in this section tell you how. Click on the book titles for more detailed information and to order through amazon.com.
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Top Picks

How to Remember Jokes : And 101 Drop-Dead Jokes to Get You Started
Philip Van Munching, et al
Paperback / 1997







Business Humor : Jokes & How to Deliver Them
Gene Perret
Paperback / 1998









500 Clean Jokes and Humorous Stories; And How to Tell Them
Rusty Wright, Linda R. Wright
Paperback / 1998









Successful Presentations For Dummies
Malcolm Kushner
Paperback / 1996

 




More Good Stuff


The Comic Toolbox : How to Be Funny Even If You're Not
John Vorhaus
Paperback / 1994









How to Be Funny : Discovering the Comic You
Steve Allen, et al
Paperback / 1998









Dickson's Joke Treasury : An Anthology of Gags, Bits, Puns, and Jests-And How to Tell Them
Paul Dickson, Don Addis (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1992




How to Be a Stand-Up Comic
Richard Belzer, et al
Paperback / 1992

 

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Highly Recommended
Hey, if you can't remember the jokes, you're not going to tell them very well.




Highly Recommended
Perret has been head writer for some of America's greatest comedians. He knows his stuff and applys it to business.




Highly Recommended
Here's more good material and how to deliver it.





Highly Recommended
Has three great chapters on how to use humor -- even if you can't tell a joke. Check it out.




Highly Recommended
You're not funny? Don't worry. Read this book.





Highly Recommended
Steve Allen wrote this book. Need we say more? He's one of the reigning experts on the subject.




Highly Recommended
Even more great material and how to deliver it.



Highly Recommended
You know Belzer as a dramatic actor in Homicide. But he started as a legendary New York comic.

 

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