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Garrison Keillor is one of the few bona fide American intellectuals today. From 1974 through last year, his weekly radio program A Prairie Home Companion has entertained and educated Americans by preserving and promoting the national culture through music, humor, nostalgia, and its mythologies. For the last 17 years or so of the program, there was an annual Pretty Good Jokes program filled with laughs. This book is a collection of some of the jokes featured on these episodes. They include ol Garrison Keillor is one of the few bona fide American intellectuals today. From 1974 through last year, his weekly radio program A Prairie Home Companion has entertained and educated Americans by preserving and promoting the national culture through music, humor, nostalgia, and its mythologies. For the last 17 years or so of the program, there was an annual Pretty Good Jokes program filled with laughs. This book is a collection of some of the jokes featured on these episodes. They include old jokes, variations on them, jokes sent in by listeners, and many original ones.

Here are some hilarious examples:

questionable jokes
Yo Mama jokes
bad jokes
religion and sex jokes
lawyer jokes
lightbulb jokes
jokes about pain, suffering, doctors and age
Drill Sargent Jokes
Puns
knock knock jokes
lightbulbs and more jokes

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Nov 24, 2012 Elizabeth rated it it was amazing

I really enjoyed this book. I'm giving it five stars, but I really should add a disclaimer: the five stars are not to be taken as an endorsement of every joke. Some jokes are in poor taste, and some I just didn't get. That said, so many of the jokes that I *did* get were so side-splittingly funny that they were well worth the ones that fell flat. I can't remember when I had such an enjoyable time reading a book. I laughed out loud so often, reading by myself, that I was half afraid my family wou I really enjoyed this book. I'm giving it five stars, but I really should add a disclaimer: the five stars are not to be taken as an endorsement of every joke. Some jokes are in poor taste, and some I just didn't get. That said, so many of the jokes that I *did* get were so side-splittingly funny that they were well worth the ones that fell flat. I can't remember when I had such an enjoyable time reading a book. I laughed out loud so often, reading by myself, that I was half afraid my family would hear me from the other room and have me committed. ...more

Exactly what it says on the tin. Some outdated, but overall pretty good.

I love Prairie Home Companion's Joke Night. This compilation is a fun distraction from so much drama :) I love Prairie Home Companion's Joke Night. This compilation is a fun distraction from so much drama :) ...more

Garrison Keillor's collection of jokes from his radio show and compiled into this audio book is all the title says it is – pretty good. The jokes range from kid-friendly to mature adult, or maybe not quite so mature adult! At any rate, you will be highly entertained by not only the comedic delivery of the jokes but also the musical interludes. With a wide variety of jokes from a variety of comic story tellers, there is something here that will appeal to most everyone.

I borrowed the book on CD version from the library and listened to it when I drove. OK, I must lead a sad life since I've been through all five disks at least three times and they are two weeks overdue. I enjoyed the jokes, the cadence, and the audience laughter. Many are puns, a low form of humor, but I love them. If you memorize enough of them, you can easily liven up a conversation that usually ends with a groan. Love it. They touch all areas: religion, sex, professions, Iowans, Swedes, New J I borrowed the book on CD version from the library and listened to it when I drove. OK, I must lead a sad life since I've been through all five disks at least three times and they are two weeks overdue. I enjoyed the jokes, the cadence, and the audience laughter. Many are puns, a low form of humor, but I love them. If you memorize enough of them, you can easily liven up a conversation that usually ends with a groan. Love it. They touch all areas: religion, sex, professions, Iowans, Swedes, New Jersey, and animals. The puns are great: What is the difference between Beer Nuts and Deer Nuts? Beer Nuts are a dollar sixty-nine, and Deer Nuts are under a buck.

Only one limerick, but I enjoyed it:

On the chest of a barmaid at Yale
Are tattooed the prices of ale
And on her behind
For the sake of the blind
Is the same information in Braille

Oh, and I learned why New Yorkers always look so sad: Because the light at the end of their tunnel is New Jersey.

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May 30, 2009 Ananda rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: nearly anyone.

Some that I can remember:

Yo' mama is so old she owes Moses a quarter!

Did you hear about that guy who had sex with his canary? Got a bad case of chirpees - and what's worse, it's untweetable!

Did you hear about the blind skunk who fell in love with a fart?

Why are there so many Johnsons in the phone book? They all have phones!

Last words said at the Last Supper? Everyone who wants to get in the picture get on this side of the table!

A well organized source of funny jokes and a few groaners. Hum

Some that I can remember:

Yo' mama is so old she owes Moses a quarter!

Did you hear about that guy who had sex with his canary? Got a bad case of chirpees - and what's worse, it's untweetable!

Did you hear about the blind skunk who fell in love with a fart?

Why are there so many Johnsons in the phone book? They all have phones!

Last words said at the Last Supper? Everyone who wants to get in the picture get on this side of the table!

A well organized source of funny jokes and a few groaners. Humor is subjective, but this book should have something for everyone.

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Oct 14, 2014 Stan Lambchop rated it did not like it

I bought this book in the hope for an engaging and enveloping read. I was disappointed to find how the author must constantly link his jokes to a neo-Marxist regime, e.g. 'why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!', with the 'Chicken' representing Lenin, the road being the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 and the 'other side' being the USSR.
The book also has a running undertone of anti Semitism through the constant fart jokes. The plot lacked any narrative structure and the char I bought this book in the hope for an engaging and enveloping read. I was disappointed to find how the author must constantly link his jokes to a neo-Marxist regime, e.g. 'why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!', with the 'Chicken' representing Lenin, the road being the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 and the 'other side' being the USSR.
The book also has a running undertone of anti Semitism through the constant fart jokes. The plot lacked any narrative structure and the characters were at the best of times, clichéd. ...more

Mar 21, 2013 Jenny rated it really liked it

If you have any way of getting the sound recording of any of the Prairie Home Companion Joke Shows, do it. They are great for a road trip. I read some of these out loud to my husband as we drove along and we shared a good laugh. I think some of the mirth came from the fact that we heard the original delivery in the sound recording some years ago. It adds a lot. Still, they are worth the read and the kids enjoy the simpler jokes. Just a caution: some of the jokes are NOT child-appropriate.

Jan 05, 2012 Nathan rated it liked it

All I have to say is that I employed this to annoy fellow bar-patrons for a good 18 months - which is probably a pretty good compliment for a joke book!

Some of these jokes I was already familiar with from listening to "Prairie Home Companion" as a kid, but many I thought were hilarious, but couldn't convey to my fellow humans. Eh, still fun to have on hand ;)

All I have to say is that I employed this to annoy fellow bar-patrons for a good 18 months - which is probably a pretty good compliment for a joke book!

Some of these jokes I was already familiar with from listening to "Prairie Home Companion" as a kid, but many I thought were hilarious, but couldn't convey to my fellow humans. Eh, still fun to have on hand ;)

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This book was super funny! I personally liked the death and heaven jokes. This book kept me laughing the entire time, some times I laughed for minutes at a time. The yo'mama jokes are always funny. For example yo'mama is so fat her year book picture is an aerial picture! All in all this book is super funny and a great gift. This book was super funny! I personally liked the death and heaven jokes. This book kept me laughing the entire time, some times I laughed for minutes at a time. The yo'mama jokes are always funny. For example yo'mama is so fat her year book picture is an aerial picture! All in all this book is super funny and a great gift. ...more

I'm fairly certain it's cheesy to count this as a book I've "read" this year, but it did keep me company while taking care of other business over the last couple weeks. I love A Prairie Home Companion, and I giggled plenty over many of these jokes. Amazingly, they were all voiced by Garrison Keillor in my head as I read them. Fun stuff. I'm fairly certain it's cheesy to count this as a book I've "read" this year, but it did keep me company while taking care of other business over the last couple weeks. I love A Prairie Home Companion, and I giggled plenty over many of these jokes. Amazingly, they were all voiced by Garrison Keillor in my head as I read them. Fun stuff. ...more

Dec 07, 2019 David rated it it was amazing

There are a handful of volumes of these Joke Books. Garrison Keillor would have a day each year on The Prairie Home Companion radio program where they told MANY jokes. Since these could be told on the radio, they are fairly 'clean'. We like to sit around a pit-fire in the back yard and read from these until we are doubled-over in laughter and have to close the book. There are a handful of volumes of these Joke Books. Garrison Keillor would have a day each year on The Prairie Home Companion radio program where they told MANY jokes. Since these could be told on the radio, they are fairly 'clean'. We like to sit around a pit-fire in the back yard and read from these until we are doubled-over in laughter and have to close the book. ...more

Feb 26, 2009 Myrna rated it it was amazing

If you are looking for an icebreaker. Bring out this baby. It has yo momma jokes, knock knock jokes, and of course the how many irishmen does it take to screw in a light bulb.
Classics, every single one of them.

A Prairie Home Companion Pretty Good Joke Book by Garrison Keillor (Highbridge Co. 2000)(817). This is the companion book to the Prairie Home Companion Radio Show's "Annual Joke Show." It's without a doubt one of the funniest joke books in print. My rating: 7.5/10, finished 2003. A Prairie Home Companion Pretty Good Joke Book by Garrison Keillor (Highbridge Co. 2000)(817). This is the companion book to the Prairie Home Companion Radio Show's "Annual Joke Show." It's without a doubt one of the funniest joke books in print. My rating: 7.5/10, finished 2003. ...more

Hundreds of jokes organized by topic. Many of them made me laugh the second time I read them. Good book to keep as a reference for public speaking, when you might need a joke to set the tone or illustrate a point.

If laughing is even half as therapeutic as it is reported to be, I just lengthened my life by at least 3 years. Great stuff. I've added a sign to my class store giving prices for the few things I peddle. At the bottom it says "Free Jokes". Thank heavens for this book. If laughing is even half as therapeutic as it is reported to be, I just lengthened my life by at least 3 years. Great stuff. I've added a sign to my class store giving prices for the few things I peddle. At the bottom it says "Free Jokes". Thank heavens for this book. ...more

Jan 17, 2013 Marty Toren rated it it was amazing

Best assortment of laugh-out-loud humor, puns, and other clever word play that I have seen anywhere--so refreshing to see a collection that doesn't have to regularly stoop to vulgarity and play on the baser instincts to get a laugh--highly recommend. Best assortment of laugh-out-loud humor, puns, and other clever word play that I have seen anywhere--so refreshing to see a collection that doesn't have to regularly stoop to vulgarity and play on the baser instincts to get a laugh--highly recommend. ...more

Mar 14, 2013 Sarah rated it it was amazing

If you like the humor of Prairie Home Companion, you will, like me, love this book. Funny funny jokes, something mostly clean for everyone. Some of it is a bit smutty - but you have to be of a certain intellectual capacity to even realize that - so its safe for work.

Jan 25, 2008 Renée rated it really liked it

A collection of jokes from the live annual joke show.Many worth memorizing.

May 06, 2008 Steph rated it really liked it

I loved this joke book. If you're looking for some good jokes, I definetly recommend this. Some of them are stupid and others are corny, but the majority of them are funny. I loved this joke book. If you're looking for some good jokes, I definetly recommend this. Some of them are stupid and others are corny, but the majority of them are funny. ...more

Aug 29, 2008 Leila rated it really liked it

ha ha ha ha ha... so funny i forgot to laugh

Dec 01, 2008 Craig rated it it was amazing

Topically arranged, great variety...this joke book is pretty good. Pretty DANG good!

Feb 23, 2009 Megan rated it it was amazing

Recommended to Megan by: Derek

Hilarious! Where I got a lot of my "best" material. :) Garrison Keillor is pretty funny. Hilarious! Where I got a lot of my "best" material. :) Garrison Keillor is pretty funny. ...more

ahh jokes humour at it best. I read this book in one day and will be telling a few of the jokes the rest of my life. warning do not read with a full bladder.

May 13, 2009 Jim rated it it was amazing

to be exact, my copy is the third edition

This Book is extremely funny and has some great jokes.

Dec 18, 2009 Stelepami rated it it was amazing  · review of another edition

Recommended to Stelepami by: Jeff

Just the pick-me-up I needed at the end of a terrible week. I actually laughed out loud while reading it silently to myself with no one but the cat to hear me.

Garrison Keillor (born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, and radio personality. He is known as host of the Minnesota Public Radio show "A Prairie Home Companion".

Keillor was born in Anoka, Minnesota, the son of Grace Ruth (née Denham) and John Philip Keillor, who was a carpenter and postal worker.

Garrison Keillor (born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, and radio personality. He is known as host of the Minnesota Public Radio show "A Prairie Home Companion".

Keillor was born in Anoka, Minnesota, the son of Grace Ruth (née Denham) and John Philip Keillor, who was a carpenter and postal worker. His father had English ancestry, partly by way of Canada (Keillor's paternal grandfather was from Kingston, Ontario). His maternal grandparents were Scottish immigrants, from Glasgow. The family belonged to the Plymouth Brethren, a fundamentalist Christian denomination Keillor has since left. He is six feet, three inches (1.9 m) tall. Keillor is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. In 2006 he told Christianity Today that he was attending the Episcopal church in Saint Paul, after previously attending a Lutheran church in New York.

Keillor graduated from Anoka High School in 1960 and from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English in 1966. During college, he began his broadcasting career on the student-operated radio station known today as Radio K.

Keillor has been married three times.

Garrison Keillor started his professional radio career in November 1969 with Minnesota Educational Radio, now Minnesota Public Radio. He hosted The Morning Program on weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. on KSJR 90.1 FM at St. John's University, which the station called "A Prairie Home Entertainment." The show's eclectic music was a major divergence from the station's usual classical fare. During this time he also began submitting fiction to The New Yorker, where his first story, "Local Family Keeps Son Happy," appeared on September 19, 1970.

Keillor resigned from The Morning Program in February 1971 to protest a perceived attempt to interfere with his musical programming. The show became A Prairie Home Companion when he returned in October.

A Prairie Home Companion debuted as an old-style variety show before a live audience on July 6, 1974, featuring guest musicians and a cadre cast doing musical numbers and comic skits replete with elaborate live sound effects. The show was punctuated by spoof commercial spots from fictitious sponsors such as Powdermilk Biscuits. The show also contains parodic serial melodramas, such as The Adventures of Guy Noir, Private Eye and The Lives of the Cowboys. Keillor voices Noir and other recurring characters, and also provides vocals for some of the show's musical numbers.

A Prairie Home Companion ran until 1987, when Keillor decided to end it to focus on other projects. In 1989, he launched another live radio program from New York City, "The American Radio Company of the Air" — which had almost the same format as A Prairie Home Companion's. In 1992, he moved ARC back to St. Paul, and a year later changed the name back to A Prairie Home Companion; it has remained a Saturday night fixture ever since.

Keillor has been called "[o]ne of the most perceptive and witty commentators about Midwestern life" by Randall Balmer in Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism. He has written numerous magazine and newspaper articles and more than a dozen books for adults as well as children. He has also written for Salon.com and authored an advice column at Salon.com under the name "Mr. Blue."

In 2004 Keillor published a collection of political essays, Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America, and in June 2005 he began a column called "The Old Scout", which ran at Salon.com and in syndicated newspapers. The column went on hiatus in April 2010.

Keillor wrote the screenplay for the 2006 movie A Prairie Home Companion, directed by Robert Altman. (Keillor also appears in the movie.)

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