New Treasury of Great Humorists

De: Jonathan Winters, George Burns, Calvin Trillin, Bill Geist, Garrison Keillor

Narrado por: Arte Johnson, John Ritter, Bill Geist, Garrison Keillor

The full list of authors includes: Joan Rivers, Daniel Pinkwater, Art Linkletter, Mark Leyner, Andrew A. Rooney, Calvin Trillin, Bailey White, Jonathan Winters, Russell Baker, Dave Barry, Art Buchwald, George Burns, Andrei Codrescu, Bill Geist, and Garrison Keillor.

From the grand old man of comedy, George Burns, to the up-to-the minute observations of today's everyman, Dave Barry, these great humorists share one thing in common: their very individual, often raucously funny perception of the world around them. Laugh and enjoy!

©2009 Russel Baker (P)2009 Phoenix

Didn't provide the gut busting humor expected

(As posted in Goodreads)
"Great humorists?" Decidedly. "Great humor"? Definitely mixed; I am decidedly getting jaded. I certainly am familiar with the artists, and I have been known to laugh, even. But I was hoping for great belly laughs of humor, and that was definitely not the case. I was probably expecting unreasonably too much which set me up for disappointment. Sigh. Probably entirely my own fault.

Sorry Dave. You have overdone boogers.

Would you try another book from the authors and/or the narrators?

Maybe. I'm looking for funny and laughter. Can't find much to laugh about doing cancer.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Am still looking.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

No real problem with narrator. Material just not that funny.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment.

Any additional comments?

Actually, I liked "1000 Years of Laughter" better, and it started with monk's riddles.