![]() ![]() The author has assembled 87 of what he believes are "the wittiest, most wonderful rata-tat-tat interior rhymes, alliteration, and musical surprises by the greatest showbiz lyricists and composers." He also includes one of his favorites from the Michael Stewart and Cy Coleman musical, "Barnum." ![]() Hatch adds, "If anyone knows a funnier joke, I certainly want to hear it."Īccording to Hatch, patter songs are found on and off Broadway, in opera, vaudeville, and burlesque, on television, in movies, in nightclubs, and of course, in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. The author leads off with what he believes to be the funniest joke in the history of the world. ![]()
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