Now Here's a Funny Thing

‘Laughter is a marvellously rewarding sound, only equalled by the groan which greets a good pun.’ So says Brian Johnston, who has been making people laugh throughout his career – as broadcaster, commentator and celebrated after dinner speaker. For some fifty years he has been faithfully recording all the best stories and anecdotes from the classic music-hall era to the present day. The result is this book, for as the author tells us, there is no copyright on jokes!

Here is a treasure house for anyone who has to make an after-dinner speech, wedding speech, or indeed any kind of talk which would be enlivened by a good joke or two. Now Here’s a Funny Thing is also for those who just like to laugh themselves or share their laughter with others. It ranges from the corniest one-liner to riskier stories generally told after a particularly good meal. Brian Johnston has a joke for all seasons, and all of them are here.