Description
Hoping to raise our mood during difficult times, we propose to read many of our country’s best humorists.
Andy Borowitz, “America’s satire king”, a nationally known comedian and comic writer has edited selections from The 50 Funniest American Writers in an anthology from the Library of America. Each participant will introduce us to two or three authors and their work, with recommendations for further reading.
Included is a Who’s Who of comic writers, including Mark Twain, James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Nora Ephron, and Dave Barry. Included are lesser known pieces from The New Yorker, The Atlantic, National Lampoon, and The Onion.
There will be lots to learn and plenty of laughs.
Weekly Topics
Participants will select two or three writers from our core book, lead discussions on the short stories included therein, and introduce us to the authors and their other, more extensive works. We will discuss at least two authors each week.
Bibliography
The 50 Funniest American Writers: ,
Andy Borowitz (Editor) Published 2011 by Library of America
