Take My Wife, Please: Henny Youngman's Giant Book of Jokes

by Henny Youngman

Gathers rapid-fire jokes about marriage, air travel, taxes, lawyers, psychiatrists, and panhandlers, and includes a section on bar bets and tricks

88 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Henry "Henny" Youngman was a British-born American comedian and violinist famous for "one-liners," short, simple jokes usually delivered rapid-fire. His best known (and oft misattributed) one-liner was "Take my wife—please".

Reviews

[Arash Narchi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing one liners.

[David Westol · Rating 2 out of 5]

Things have changed. The world has changed. Some good one-liners for which Youngman was famous, but most of his jokes are out of date, inappropriate or just not funny in today's environment.