Comic Relief by Todd Gold


Comic Relief
Title : Comic Relief
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ISBN : 038097391X
ISBN-10 : 9780380973910
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 239
Publication : First published January 1, 1986

Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Comic Relief telethon for the homeless, a collection of the best humor from past performances includes stand-up by its hosts--Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and Billy Crystal--along with other top comedians. 300,000 first printing.


Comic Relief Reviews


  • Karen-Leigh

    First ten years of Comic Relief routines gathered in one place. Wonderful. I adore Whoopi Goldberg. I listen to her views and they resonate with my own.

  • Christina

    Quite prophetic. Paula Poundstone is pure comic genius

  • Adam Foster

    It is what it is. Decent laughs, but the constant reminders of homeless got old. I know why they were there, but still.

  • Andrew Kuether

    Read this book by chance. Funny but dated. Half the jokes are about John Bobbit who apparently was a comedy good mine when the book was published.

  • WT Sharpe

    This was a bit of a mixed bag, but a look at the names involved in this collaborated effort should be all you need to know about whether this book belongs on your bookshelf. The weak chapters are more than outweighed by the strong. Yes, some of the contributions are less than stellar, but others more than make up for that with their side-splitting humor. Recommended.

  • Patrick

    I found this in my sister's house one night and read it, just a bunch of stand-up comedy from the old benefit special.

  • Marylu Sanok

    A collection of routines done on the charity show with the sobering messages added in for dramatic effect.

  • Maura

    I think I picked this up at a dollar store a million years ago. Some comedy routines done for this particular charity effort...and they're not even all that great.

  • Frank Taranto

    Some very good bits, some not so good. It did make ke laugh out loud more than a few times.