{"product_id":"take-my-wife-please-henny-youngmans-giant-book-of-jokes-9781628736588","title":"Take My Wife  Please!: Henny Youngman?s Giant Book of Jokes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was said of the late Henny Yougnman that he could make the Sphinx crack a smile. For seventy years he tossed out one-liners that sent waves of laughter through audiences all over the country; a Henny Youngman nightclub appearance guaranteed a sold-out engagement. A vaudeville headliner  Youngman also went on to conquer radio and television. In Take My Wife  Please! Youngmans enduring routines are collected in one volume. Arapid-fire comic  he could tell six  seven  sometimes even eight jokes a minute  like: Walked into a store and said  This is my wifes birthday. Id like to buy her a beautiful fountain pen. The clerk winked at me and said  A little surprise  huh? I said  Yes  shes expecting a Cadillac.  You meet the craziest people on the subway. One guy sitting next to me kept saying  Call me a doctorcall me a doctor. I asked  Whats the matter  are you sick? He said  No  I just graduated from medical school.  Youngman began his career with the intention of becoming a concert violinist. When he discovered that he had a talent for making people laugh  the violin became a prop. He was called the King of the One-Liners for good reason  and this collection shows why.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45272933007413,"sku":"ByrdShop_1628736585","price":479.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781628736588.jpg?v=1780485631","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/take-my-wife-please-henny-youngmans-giant-book-of-jokes-9781628736588","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}