Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker

Jacket Description/Flap: When Harold Ross founded "The New Yorker in 1925, he called it a "comic weekly." And although it has become much more than that, it has remained true in its irreverent heart to the founder's description, publishing the most illustrious literary humorists in the modern era--among them Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, James Thurber, S. J. Perelman, Mike Nichols, Woody Allen, Calvin Trillin, Garrison Keillor, Ian Frazier, Roy Blount, Jr., Steve Martin, and Christopher Buckley. "Fierce Pajamas is a treasury of laughter from the magazine W. H. Auden called the "best comic magazine in existence."Review Quotes: " A complete delight from beginning to end." -- "The New York Times"" Classic humor writing from a fantasy slumber party of writers." -- "Vanity Fair" " Quite simply among the greatest stuff like this ever written . . . There is comic brilliance in these pages. . . . ["Fierce Pajamas"] is more than worth your time, your money and the potential damage to your funny bone." -- "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" " "The New Yorker"'s fine anthology of humor writing can inspire us to collectively bemoan the scarcity of a certain kind of printed comedy: the subtle and sophisticated type." -- "Newsday"Review Quotes: "A complete delight from beginning to end." --"The New York Times""Classic humor writing from a fantasy slumber party of writers." --"Vanity Fair" "Quite simply among the greatest stuff like this ever written . . . There is comic brilliance in these pages. . . . ["Fierce Pajamas"] is more than worth your time, your money and the potential damage to your funny bone." --"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" ""The New Yorker"'s fine anthology of humor writing can inspire us to collectively bemoan the scarcity of a certain kind of printed comedy: the subtle and sophisticated type." --"Newsday"Biographical Note: David Remnick is the editor of "The New Yorker." Henry Finder is the editorial director of "The New Yorker."Brief Description: "This work was originally published in hardcover by Random House, Inc. in 2001"--T.p. verso. Brief Description: When Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, he described it as a "comic weekly." And although it has become much more than that, it has remained true in its irreverent heart to the description, publishing the most illustrious literary humorists of the modern era, from Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker to Woody Allen and Steve Martin. This anthology gathers together the funniest work of more than seventy contributors. Parodists take on not only writers like Hemingway and Kerouac, but TV documentaries, Italian cinema, and etiquette books. Other pieces offer perspectives on the heights of fame, the depths of social embarrassment, and the ups and downs of love and sex. A rich selection of humorous verse includes caustic gems by Dorothy Parker, the effortless whimsy of Phyllis McGinley, and Ogden Nash's unforgettable slapstick prosody, as well as forays by luminaries who ought to have known better.--From publisher description. Publisher Marketing: When Harold Ross founded "The New Yorker" in 1925, he called it a "comic weekly." And although it has become much more than that, it has remained true in its irreverent heart to the founder's description, publishing the most illustrious literary humorists in the modern era--among them Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, James Thurber, S. J. Perelman, Mike Nichols, Woody Allen, Calvin Trillin, Garrison Keillor, Ian Frazier, Roy Blount, Jr., Steve Martin, and Christopher Buckley. "Fierce Pajamas" is a treasury of laughter from the magazine W. H. Auden called the "best comic magazine in existence." Review Citations:

New York Times 11/17/2002 pg. 60 (EAN 9780375761270, Paperback)

Vanity Fair 12/01/2001 pg. 136 (EAN 9780375504754, Hardcover)

Library Journal 03/01/2002 pg. 114 (EAN 9780375504754, Hardcover)

New Yorker (The) 12/10/2001 pg. 107 (EAN 9780375419959, Compact Disc)

Kliatt 07/01/2002 pg. 52 (EAN 9780375419959, Compact Disc)

Contributor Bio:  Remnick, David David Remnick is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Lenin s Tomb, his first book, which was selected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the nine Best Books of the Year. He is the author of two other books, including a collection of essays. He lives in New York. Contributor Bio:  Finder, Henry David Remnick is the editor of "The New Yorker." He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for "Lenin's Tomb" and is also the author of "Resurrection "and the "King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero." He lives in New York City with his wife and three children. Henry Finder is the editorial director of "The New Yorker."