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American cornball : a laffopedic guide to the formerly funny /

An encyclopedic presentation of "nearly 200 comic staples, their (often unseemly) origins, why they were funny then, and why they're not so funny now."--P. 4 of cover.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Miller, Christopher, 1961-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	American wit and humor.

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