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Book Reviews of Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays

Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays
Laugh Lines Short Comic Plays
Author: Eric Lane (Editor), Nina Shengold (Editor)
ISBN-13: 9780307277138
ISBN-10: 0307277135
Publication Date: 4/10/2007
Pages: 528
Rating:
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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2.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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This is a compilation of 36 one-act plays that the two editors selected from over 400 entries. The caliber of the plays is abysmal. I'm still waiting for a laugh. To let you know how pathetic these plays are, let me give you one title: 'My Mother's Butt.' The play is even worse than the title. The plays are so unfunny that they rely on the f* word for much of their humor.

Unbelievably, Elaine May's play used the idea of killing the president for humor. I thought that Steve Martin's entry was pretty marginal too (The Zig-Zag Woman). I like to read plays but this ensemble is atrocious and filled with @#$%^ language to get the reader to laugh. How pitiful.