Hilarious Roasts, Toasts and One-Liners

Hilarious Roasts, Toasts and One-Liners
Author: Gene Perret
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2004-03
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781578661237

Speakers, writers, and everyone who likes to laugh will grab this witty compilation of fast, funny remarks right off the shelf. The humorous collection, with amusing illustrations throughout, includes side-splitting quotes and comic observations from Bill Cosby, Rodney Dangerfield, Jerry Seinfeld, Groucho Marx, Lucille Ball, Mae West, Oscar Wilde, and many others. In addition to the roasts and toasts, there are one-liners perfect for easing a situation and charming an audience.

Complete Book of Roasts, Boasts, and Toasts

Complete Book of Roasts, Boasts, and Toasts
Author: Elmer Pasta
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1982
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Jokes about relatives, physical traits, hobbies, personality types, and professions ranging from mayor to ditchdigger are collected for use by public speakers.

Jokes Every Man Should Know

Jokes Every Man Should Know
Author: Don Steinberg
Publisher: Quirk Books
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2010-03-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1594744696

This pocket-sized gift book is packed with hilarious jokes every guy needs in his repertoire. This little black book has everything aspiring cut-ups, comedians, and reformed class clowns need to win at comedy. Covering everything from roasts and toasts to historical footnotes to alternate versions of beloved old chestnuts, this indispensable reference is great for any occasion. Plus tips on telling jokes and much, much more: • Nine Jokes about Heaven and Hell • Eight Jokes Just for Kids • Nineteen Jokes Definitely Not for Kids • Six Jokes about Lightbulbs • Seven Jokes about Bars • The World’s Only Funny Knock-Knock Joke

Jokes for Roasts and Toasts

Jokes for Roasts and Toasts
Author: Yuk Yuk's (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: Yuk Yuk's Joke Book
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781550226058

This series of time-tested joke books helps jokers with a funny quip in any selling. Classic Jokes brings together 500 jokes from the routines of countless standup comedians, such as "How many psychiatrists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Only one, but the light bulb has got to want to change." Jokes for Roasts and Toasts provides speakers with a treasure of pithy remarks and merciless insults for any engagement. And running the gamut from crude to tasteless, Jokes Men Only Tell Other Men allows would-be jokers to be completely inappropriate at the most appropriate times.

Little Giant Encyclopedia - Toasts and Quotes

Little Giant Encyclopedia - Toasts and Quotes
Author: Diagram Group
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2009
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402767326

From the perennially popular "Little Giant Encyclopedia" series comes "Toasts & Quotes," now beautifully repackaged in a sophisticated new edition that will make a great gift. This delightful book is packed full of interesting, witty, and heartfelt sentiments for all occasions. Enhance your conversation--or any speech--with witty quotations, thoughts, and toasts on everything from marriage to alcohol, politics to civilization, cinema to computers. More than 2,000 quotes and 800 proverbs range from ancient thinkers such as Lao-Tzu and Plato to wit from modern entertainers like Letterman and Miss Piggy.

The Friars Club Bible of Jokes, Pokes, Roasts, and Toasts

The Friars Club Bible of Jokes, Pokes, Roasts, and Toasts
Author: Nina Colman
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2001
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781579121662

From an acknowledged "roastmaster" comes the quintessential handbook for public speakers at any occasion, featuring the best one-liners, put-downs, anecdotes, and jokes for every conceivable subject.

I Only Roast the Ones I Love

I Only Roast the Ones I Love
Author: Jeffrey Ross
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009-09-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 143910140X

Ross, one of the meanest men in comedy, offers anecdotes and deconstructs themakings of a great roast.

Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV

Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV
Author: Joe Toplyn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2014-05-05
Genre: Comedy
ISBN: 9780615953892

He has written and produced comedy/talk shows for over fifteen years. Now four-time Emmy winner Joe Toplyn reveals his proven methods of writing for late-night television in this one-of-a-kind insider's guide. Toplyn analyzes each type of comedy piece in the late-night TV playbook and takes you step-by-step through the process of writing it. His detailed tips, techniques, and rules include: * 6 characteristics every good monologue joke topic must have* 6 specific ways to generate punch lines* 12 tools for making your jokes their funniest* 7 types of desk pieces and how to create them* 9 steps to writing parodies and other sketches * How to go after a writing job in late night* PLUS a complete sample comedy/talk show submission packetAlso use this comprehensive manual to write short-form comedy for the Internet, sketch shows, magazines, reality shows, radio, advertising, and any other medium.

Wedding Toasts 101

Wedding Toasts 101
Author: Pete Honsberger
Publisher: Adams Media
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1507210760

Write and present a memorable wedding toast with this light-hearted, humorous guide that gives you all the tools you’ll need for a successful speech—the perfect gift for any best man or maid of honor. As much as it’s an honor to be chosen as the best man or maid of honor at a wedding, giving the perfect speech can sometimes be nerve-wracking. Delivering a crowd-pleasing toast at the reception that has the right amount of humor and sentimentality is a daunting undertaking, no matter how advanced your public speaking skills are. Pete Honsberger’s guide to giving the perfect wedding toast provides even the most nervous of public speakers with all the tools and advice they need for writing and presenting the best toast ever. After witnessing speeches both good and bad, Honsberger shares a few bits of wisdom he’s learned along the way, providing building blocks to creating an unforgettable story along with helpful speech prompts, and the perfect checklist that will turn a potentially scary obligation into a golden opportunity. Wedding Toasts 101 presents a fun and simple way to write a successful wedding toast without all the stress so you can spend less time worrying and more time celebrating the happy couple.