Edmund Gwenn, the famous actor, observed "Dying is easy. Comedy is difficult." Well, any comic will tell you comedy about dying is really hard. But necessary. For what greater triumph of the human spirit exists than to defiantly mock the grinning reaper, specter of our darkest fears? "Hey Death-is that a sickle in your hand or are you just glad to see me?" That passage from the book's Foreword by Anita Wise, stand up comedian/writer who has appeared on the "Tonight Show" and "Seinfeld", sets the stage by capturing the ...
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Edmund Gwenn, the famous actor, observed "Dying is easy. Comedy is difficult." Well, any comic will tell you comedy about dying is really hard. But necessary. For what greater triumph of the human spirit exists than to defiantly mock the grinning reaper, specter of our darkest fears? "Hey Death-is that a sickle in your hand or are you just glad to see me?" That passage from the book's Foreword by Anita Wise, stand up comedian/writer who has appeared on the "Tonight Show" and "Seinfeld", sets the stage by capturing the morbidly amusing essence of the succeeding pages. "The Definitive Guide to Underground Humor" features: quaint quotes about death from such people as Robin Williams, Woody Allen, Dennis Miller, and Anita Wise; funny funeral home stories from funeral directors, embalmers and others in the funeral service industry; hilarious headstone epitaphs from England and The USA; and funeral-flavored comic strips from "Non Sequitor" and "The Wizard of Id".
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