" " Historians in the future ... if they know what they are doing, will have especially respectful words for Bob and Ray, whose book this is.
They will say, among other things, that Bob and Ray's jokes were remarkably literary, being fun to read as well as to hear ...
They are so twangingly attuned to their era and to each other that they can go on being extremely funny almost indefinitely. "
- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., from the Foreword "

" At last ! After twenty-nine years of making America laugh by way of radio, television and the theater, here, in glorious triumph, are Bob and Ray, "those two extraordinarily creative and hilariously witty men" (Alec Wilder), in their first book. "

" From the first memorable radio appearances in Boston and New York, to their television shows, to their inspired commercials, to their uproarious Broadway show, here are dozens of their very best pieces, which, as the Wall Street Journal said of them on Broadway, "gently, relentlessly, hilariously pierce the protective armor of just about every red-blooded American type you can think of." "

" Within these pages, embellished with photographs and caricatures, are such classics as Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife; Elmer W. Litzinger, Spy; Prodigy Street (Featuring Mr. Wise Old Owl and Wally, the Word Man); and the amazing Mr. Science ("You wouldn't try to slip me the old rubber peach just because I'm a gullible child, would you, Mr. Science ?").
Not to mention visits with such notable gentlemen as Bert and Harry Piel, Lawrence Fechtenberger, and the redoubtable Tippy, the Wonder Dog. "

" Pick up their book, open it and enjoy - welcome to the incomparable world of "the last true gentlemen of comedy," Bob and Ray. "

The book is in very nice condition with some minor wear to the edges of the cover and minor wear and tear to the edges of the dust jacket.
No torn or ripped pages.
No markings or writing.

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