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acknowledgements

Thanks to the many friends, colleagues and students who gave me their
favourite jokes on scraps of paper or even sent me books and videos,
while I was writing the book. Particular thanks to my sons, Jonathan
and Alastair Gregory, who tried to keep me up-to-date with current
trends in humour.
The following texts have been reprinted by courtesy of the copyright
holders:
1 Excerpt from ‘What time is it Eccles?’ from The Goon Show,
written by, and by permission of Spike Milligan
2 Extract from the Parrot sketch by permission of Python Productions
Ltd
3 ‘Slow it right down’ by Sophie Hannah taken from Hotels Like
Houses, by permission of Carcanet Press Ltd, 1996
4 ‘Handbag’ and ‘Interior Design’ by Neil Gauckwin, by permission
of Neil Gauckwin
5 ‘Bronteburgers’ and ‘He Didn’t’ taken from Chunky by Victoria
Wood, Methuen, 1996, by permission of Victoria Wood
6 ‘Record Choice’ and ‘Fat Aristocrats’ by French and Saunders
taken from A Feast of French and Saunders, Heineman, 1991, by
permission of French and Saunders
7 ‘A Letter From Helen of Troy’ by Adèle Geras, previously
published by Rockingham Press in Voices in the Doll’s House, by
permission of Rockingham Press
8 Extract from Interview with Clive Anderson by Peter Cook by
permission of David Higham Associates Ltd
9 The Far Side by Gary Larson © Farworks, Inc. Used with
permission. All rights reserved