Nothing but Winners

by Pat Williams

Book Overview

No Synopsis Available.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0914663011
• ISBN13: 9780914663010
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Trimark Pub Co
• Length: 519 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of the BETTER joke collections!!!

I always judge a joke book by how many jokes I circle the first time I read it. There are now a LOT of circles in this book! And the ones I circled were definitely above average jokes. In fact, I would say that with the exception of Milton Berle's Private Joke Files and More of the Best of Milton Berle's Private Joke Files this is the definitely the best joke book I've seen on the market(Uncle Miltie's thick printed laughfests will take a long time to match). My only MINOR complaint with this book is the title (which is why I almost gave it four stars): It's misleading to call a joke book NOTHING BUT WINNERS since comedy tastes vary so much from person to person that no one is going to like all or even perhaps 50 percent of the jokes. That being said, this is a GREAT collection for speakers, educators, CEOs, comedians and -- yes, like me (no joke) -- even ventriloquists. Most jokes (but not all) are one-liners. Some are tired old jokes (some I recognize from other comedians and even radio) that have been rewrittten. But quite a few are newer and hilarious ones that you don't find in most collections. There's also a nice collection of lines to squelch hecklers, "save" failed jokes, and lots of FUNNY one-liners specifically useful to speakers. Most jokes here are short and punchy. The book is well-organized by section with a table of contents so complete that it doesn't have (and doesn't need) an index. When I write routines, update a routine or do a customized show I sit down and start to write, then look at some favorite joke books for inspiration (and even "switch" a few jokes). This is now one of my favorites due to its well-classified sections and high laugh ratio. One interesting note: instead of offending possible readers with ethnic jokes, a section of secreamingly funny ethnic jokes is laid out with the word "ethnic" in place of an ethnic group ("Did you hear about the ethnic...") That way readers can choose to fill in their own group name on the generic ethnic joke, and offend the group of their choice.