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Fulfilling the flood of requests from enthused listeners, Pretty Good Jokes combines all the jokes from A Prairie Home Companion's first four joke shows (1996-1999). It is an entertaining mix of knock-knocks, one-liners, North Dakota, religious, animal, bar, and light bulb jokes, those famous ""yo mama"" insults and much more. This live recording features guests Roy Blount, Jr. and Paula Poundstone. Pretty Good Jokes is for A Prairie Home Companion fans and all fans unaffected good humor.

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An absolute treat and fun for the whole family. -- The Serious Comedy Site, on Even More Pretty Good Jokes Guaranteed to generate giggles, chortles, smiles, and grins. -- BookPage, on Even More Pretty Good Jokes

""An absolute treat and fun for the whole family."" -- ""The Serious Comedy Site, on Even More Pretty Good Jokes"" ""Guaranteed to generate giggles, chortles, smiles, and grins."" -- ""BookPage, on Even More Pretty Good Jokes""

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Garrison Keillor is America's favorite storyteller. For more than thirty-five years, as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. A Prairie Home Companion is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, the New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities. He is the winner of nine AudioFile Earphones Awards, several of which were for his own books. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota. Garrison Keillor is America's favorite storyteller. For more than thirty-five years, as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. A Prairie Home Companion is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, the New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities. He is the winner of nine AudioFile Earphones Awards, several of which were for his own books. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota. Roy Blount, Jr., is an American writer. Best known as a humorist, Blount is also a reporter, actor, and musician with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers. He is also president of the Authors Guild. Paula Poundstone is an author and popular panelist on NPR's weekly comedy quiz program Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! She tours regularly, performing stand-up comedy throughout the country. She was the first woman ever to share the stage with the president as host at the White House correspondents' dinner. She has had numerous HBO specials, starred in her own series on HBO and ABC, is included in Comedy Central's list of Top 100 Comics of All Time, and has won an American Comedy Award. She is the national spokesperson for the American Library Association's United for Libraries Volunteer Network. Paula Poundstone is an author and popular panelist on NPR's weekly comedy quiz program Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! She tours regularly, performing stand-up comedy throughout the country. She was the first woman ever to share the stage with the president as host at the White House correspondents' dinner. She has had numerous HBO specials, starred in her own series on HBO and ABC, is included in Comedy Central's list of Top 100 Comics of All Time, and has won an American Comedy Award. She is the national spokesperson for the American Library Association's United for Libraries Volunteer Network. Paula Poundstone is an author and popular panelist on NPR's weekly comedy quiz program Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! She tours regularly, performing stand-up comedy throughout the country. She was the first woman ever to share the stage with the president as host at the White House correspondents' dinner. She has had numerous HBO specials, starred in her own series on HBO and ABC, is included in Comedy Central's list of Top 100 Comics of All Time, and has won an American Comedy Award. She is the national spokesperson for the American Library Association's United for Libraries Volunteer Network.

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