The Coolest People in Comedy: 250 Anecdotes

The Coolest People in Comedy: 250 Anecdotes
Author: David Bruce
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2015-05-02
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780557386659

Print edition. This book contains 250 anecdotes about comedians, including this one: Morris "Moe" Feinberg was the brother of Larry Fine, one of the Three Stooges. Mr. Feinberg went to a nightclub in Atlantic City, where an entertainer recognized him and introduced him to the audience, talking about the Three Stooges and saying, "I see Larry's brother, Moe Fine, a good friend and a fellow performer. Moe, would you stand up and take a bow?" Afterward, a woman came up and asked for Mr. Feinberg's autograph. He explained that he was only a small-time performer and not famous, but the woman smiled and said, "You can't fool me with that 'brother' stuff. You're Larry, all right." Mr. Feinberg signed the autograph, "With warm regards, Larry 'Stooge' Fine."

The Kindest People Who Do Good Deeds: Volume 2

The Kindest People Who Do Good Deeds: Volume 2
Author: David Bruce
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2008-11-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1435701119

This book collects 250 stories about good deeds, including this one: When the great 19th-century actor Sir Henry Irving discovered an old woman who needed money to survive but who couldn't work, he would hire her to take care of the cats in his theater. Later, he was going to hire an old woman to take care of the cats, but then he discovered that he had already hired three old women to take care of the cats. Therefore, he hired this old woman to take care of the three old women who took care of the cats.

Dante's "Divine Comedy": A Retelling in Prose

Dante's
Author: David Bruce
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2018-06-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1312216948

This is a retelling in prose of Dante's "Divine Comedy." It includes his Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. In the "Divine Comedy," Dante journeys through the three parts of the afterlife.

The Funniest People in Comedy: 250 Anecdotes

The Funniest People in Comedy: 250 Anecdotes
Author: David Bruce
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2015-03-25
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781312998827

Paperback edition. This book is one-half of my previous book "The Funniest People in Comedy and Relationships: 500 Anecdotes." This book contains 250 anecdotes about comedians, including this one: When Jack Benny was ill, he had to get shots in his backside twice a week. His nurse gave him his shots in alternate cheeks, but sometimes she had trouble remembering which cheek should receive the next shot. So finally Mr. Benny walked into the doctor's office, dropped his pants, and on one cheek was printed "Tues" and on the other, "Thurs."

Tarlton's Jests: A Retelling

Tarlton's Jests: A Retelling
Author: David Bruce
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2018-01-14
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1387462989

This is an easy-to-read retelling of ""Tarlton's Jests, ""which tells anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth I's favorite jester. He is thought to have been the Yorick in Hamlet's famous soliloquy. This book contains the original ""Tarlton's Jests"" in addition to the retelling. 25. How Tarlton Deceived a Doctor of Physic [Medicine]. Tarlton, to satisfy the humors [moods] of certain gentlemen who were his familiar acquaintances, decided to test the skill of a simple Doctor of Physic, who dwelt not far from Islington, and this is what happened: Tarlton took a urinal, filled it half full of good wine, and carried it to this doctor, saying it was a sick man's urine. The doctor viewed it, and tossing it up and down, as though he had great knowledge, he said that the patient whose urine it is, is full of gross humors, and has need of purging, and needs to be bled some ten ounces of blood. "No, you dunce," Tarlton replied. "It is good p*ss," and he drank it all and then threw the urinal at the doctor's head.