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May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 817.608
EAN: 9780060516260
ISBN: 0060516267
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: September 01, 2004
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: September 14, 2004
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
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Editorial Review:
Nutritiousness aside, May Contain Nuts provides 100% of the daily recommended amount of that essential life-enhancer, laughter. With more than 70 contributors and 150 shots from the loose canon of American humor, it's a stellar edition with plenty of real stars from stage and screen(writing):
Seinfeld's Peter Mehlman, Hairspray's Mark O'Donnell, Ed's Michael Ian Black and the world's most famous drive-in movie critic, Joe Bob Briggs
Plus, there's Roy Blount Jr. on how to travel "Southern" outside the South; summer recipes from our man in the kitchen, Henry Alford; Firesign Theatre's Phil Austin's yuletide "Tale of the Old Detective"; P. J. O'Rourke's not-so-intimate "Diary of a Country Gentleman"; Daniel Radosh's "PowerPoint Anthology of Literature"; and Tom Gliatto's helpful overview of today's thriving cabaret scene. With umpteen illustrations, many perplexing charts, and our first centerfold ever, this volume is party-sized for your reading pleasure.
New in This Issue - a comprehensive teacher's guide
- a food section (including a transcript from Van Gogh's early cooking show)
- up-to-the-minute newscrawl
- a preview of the new all Law & Order Network
- "Blues for Advanced Beginners"
- Ingenious and iffy tributes to Orson Welles, Dale Earnhardt, Beck, John Edwards, and Celine Dion
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - very disappointing
I actually bought this book for a single article (Judith Podell's "Blues For Advanced Beginners"), but aside from her piece, as I browse through the rest of the book, I have not found one item so far that even got me to snicker or smile.
Either the American comedy writers of today have totally lost their sense of humor, or are trying to be too high brow and pseudo-intellectual, or I am getting too old and insensitive.
In any case, I will soon pawn this book at my local used book store... ... Read More
Rating:  - Very funny
Since three of the five reviews that Amazon currently features about this humor collection are written by its contributors, one might wonder if this compendium is a clunker, but that is most definitely not the case. In fact, this is a laugh-out-loud collection of great pieces, including illustrated gags as well as first-rate essays, commentary and satire.
I picked this up as part of a "book binge" following the recent Christmas holiday, which was unremarkable (thank God) but tiring, what ... Read More
Rating: - Best Bathroom Reading Ever!
I was thrilled to be a contributor to this great humor collection. But I was even more excited to read the whole darn book. With a wide range of topics and styles, "May Contain Nuts" is the perfect addition to anyone's bathroom reading shelf. And it even has some light satire directed at George W. Bush including my piece "And What's with That Round Ball?" If you enjoy that one, check out my new book "My Friend W" for more of the same.
Rating: - Just Buy It!!!
I flipped though it and bought it on a whim. It is the best thing I have ever done for myself. This book is amazing!!! It's not just wonderful because it is a great pick-me-up... but it's also brilliant in the writing. Many of the things could be performance pieces or hit a wide audiance. Just read it you won't go wrong! Highly recommended
Rating: - An Unbiased Reviewer Speaks from His Gut
Buy this book! Now! Don't wait another moment. I'm not just saying that because I have a tiny humor piece in this book. I'm not just saying that because I appear naked on pages 228-229. I'm not just saying that because John Warner's faux New York Times Book Section review of his first date is the funniest thing ever written. I'm saying that because I'm hungry. Seriously, I'm starving, man. Writers make jack-squat. For every book sold, I get a penny. If a thousand sell, that's $10 to Domino's ... Read More
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