Funny: The Book : Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comedy

EFunny: The BookE is an entertaining look at the art of comedy from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings with diversions into the worlds of movies (Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers) television (EThe OfficeE) prose (Woody Allen Robert Benchley) theater (EThe Front PageE) jokes and stand-up comedy (Richard Pryor Steve Martin) as well as personal reminiscences from the author's experiences on such TV programs as EMork and MindyE.THWith allusions to the not-always-funny Carl Jung George Orwell and Arthur Koestler EFunny: The BookE explores the evolution theories principles and practice of comedy as well as the psychological philosophical and even theological underpinnings of humor coming to the conclusion that (Spoiler Alert!) Comedy is God.