From Anon and Woody Allen, Miss Piggy and Dorothy Parker, to Mae West, Morecambe and Wise and P.G. Wodehouse, the last hundred years offer a rich banquet of humour. Even Belgium, Golf and Inflation have inspired witty remarks, while topics like Eating and Drink, Politicians and Poets, Animals and Americans, Sex, Drugs and Rock, 'n' Rill have all produced countless gems. Fred Metcalf's clearly cross-referenced anthology, the first of its kind since 1949, provides a superb selection - ideal for after-dinner speakers, would-be wags and anyone in search of hours of amusement.