Best of
Comedy

1961

Harpo Speaks!


Harpo Marx - 1961
    Despite only a year and a half of schooling, Harpo, or perhaps his collaborator, is the best writer of the Marx Brother. Highly recommended." -Library Journal "A funny, affectionate and unpretentious autobiography done with a sharply professional assist from Rowland Barber." -New York Times Book Review

Imperial Blandings: Pigs have Wings / Full Moon / Service with a Smile


P.G. Wodehouse - 1961
    This "Blandings" omnibus, starring the further exploits of the Earl of Emsworth and his acquaintances, contains "Pigs have Wings", "Full Moon" and "Service With a Smile".

The Ides of Mad (Mad Reader 10)


William M. Gaines - 1961
    Classic blecch.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum


Stephen Sondheim - 1961
    Forum opened in 1962 and is Sondheim's longest running play. Other plays for which he has written both the music and lyrics are A Little Night Music, Into the Woods and Assassins.