The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
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This dictionary contains over 5000 quotations hand-picked by the writer and broadcaster Ned Sherrin. From sharp one-liners to witty quips, there are quotations from classic humorists such as Mae West and Oscar Wilde to today's comedians Maureen Lipman, Ben Elton and Tracey Ullman.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations by Ned Sherrin
This edition of "The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations" contains over 5000 quotations hand-picked by the writer and broadcaster Ned Sherrin. It contains a wide coverage of themes such as autobiography, awards and prizes, parties, presidents, smoking and tennis. From sharp one-liners to witty quips, there are quotations from classic humorists such as Mae West, Oscar Wilde and Groucho Marx, to today's well known comedians and wits including Dick Vosburgh, Maureen Lipman, Tracey Ullman, Ben Elton and Ian Hislop. There are also quotations from famous luminaries from walks of life other than comedy, from Samuel Johnson to Tennessee Williams, and Albert Einstein to the Duke of Wellington. The dictionary includes details of where each quotation comes from, who said it, where and when, an author index allowing you at a glance to establish who said what and a detailed keyword index.Ned Sherrin is presenter of BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends. Producer and director of the ground-breaking 1960s satire TV show That Was the Week that Was, and producer of a number of films, including The Virgin Soldiers (1968) and Up Pompeii (1971), he has also written extensively for stage and screen. He
has directed many theatre productions such as Side by Side by Sondheim (London 1976 and New York 1977) and Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell (1989). He has compiled a number of anthologies, including Cutting Edge (Dent, 1984), Theatrical Anecdotes (Virgin, 1991), Ned Sherrin in his Anecdotage (Virgin,
1993), and the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (OUP, 1995, 2/e 2001). He has also written a novel, Scratch an Actor (Sinclair Stevenson, 1995).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198606666 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198606664 |
| Title | The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations |
| Author | Ned Sherrin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2003-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 536 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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