An ebook of visual gags and other fun bits.
There are many types of comedy. Visual, verbal, straight, burlesque and pantomimic are but a few, and numerous off-shoots spring from them. Best of all, by far, is the visual gag. This has no language barriers and can be understood by young and old alike.
There was the classic visual gag of the famous musical clown, Grock. He would sit down at a grand piano, only to find the stool was too far away for him to reach the keys. To remedy this, he would rise from the stool, go to the other end of the piano, and laboriously start to push the heavy instrument nearer to where he had been sitting. Ridiculous? Of course. But it made the people laugh; both the rich and the poor, the educated and the simple.
Never be at a loss to fill up that dead spot be it as MC or during your performance with these almost 200 visual gags.
- Foreword
- Smoking A Tea-Pot
- The Goldfishes
- An Expensive Cup Of Coffee
- Putting Pounds On Your Appearance
- The Boomerang Coat
- The Mind-Reader
- Shot By The Pianist
- Getting Off
- The Bet
- Laughter Or Applause Awards
- Lighting A Cigarette With A Six-Shooter
- The Out-Size Letter
- In Need Of A Shave
- Finale
- A New Tie
- To Prove That You Don't Work At All
- A New Gag
- A Queer Coat
- Phoning Home
- For Magicians Only
- Purifying The Air
- Watch The Birdie
- Greetings
- Safety-First
- Snake Charming
- The Invisible Bucket
- 'Hank To Sock'
- Cutting Down On Smoking
- What A Shock
- The Medium
- Breakfast Table Newspaper
- Shot From A Cannon
- The Boomerang Bouquet
- A Queer Word
- Not Paid For
- Have A Banana
- The Unruly Carpet
- The Message On The Hall-Mat
- Swing Music
- Tailor's Dummy
- The Juggler
- Well - Well - Well
- Oh Donald!
- Crooked Dice
- Aye - Aye!
- A Death Worse Than Fate
- Light-Up Bow Tie
- "Annie Laurie"
- Christmas Presents
- The Tail End
- "Woofle Snuff"
- Just A Thought
- Burning A Candle At Both Ends
- Once In A Blue Moon
- Raving
- The Invitation
- A Feat Of Juggling
- The Truth
- Card Magic
- Duck In Any Case
- Chasing Butterflies
- The Siffleur
- "All Ears"
- Stretching An Ear
- Juggling With Optics
- Throwing Light On Drink
- What A Performance!
- Shooting A Line
- Obtaining A Volunteer Assistant
- Beaver
- Shot-Silk
- Well-Laundered
- Tie To Match
- A New(S) Paper
- Cotton On?
- Two Pairs
- Laddered
- Such Manners
- Feather Darts
- How To Make Condensed Milk
- Pseudo Mentalism
- Blindfolded
- Spotlight Announcement
- Fishy Business
- A Shot In The Dark
- A Chord
- The Price Of A Seat
- Guess Who?
- Silence
- "Daddy"
- The Escapologist
- The Charity Show
- A Close Shave
- Rope-Spinning
- Stuck
- Newspaper Mannequins
- Felt
- Bruce The Brute
- Timber
- A Reminder
- Cutting Remarks
- A Little Bit Of Glamour
- The Roving-Bandage
- The Chair
- Spooks?
- Literally
- Some Golf
- The Animated Picture
- The Boomerang Bowler
- "My Hat!"
- Cow-Hide
- Putting His Foot In It
- The R.A. (Rotten Artist)
- A Figure-Head Of India
- Compensation
- In Pursuit
- Dead Lazy
- Surprise
- The Mental Act
- Uncomfortable
- The Time
- Forcing A Card
- The Magic Watch
- Terrible Mistake
- No Fool
- Tidy Fellow
- Aerial Wardrobe
- Paper Tearing
- Jam On It
- Spot-Light Fun
- Alms
- The Torn Card
- Sweets For The Sweet
- The Memorial Stone
- William Tell
- Only He Doesn't Know Why
- Table Tennis
- The Truth
- The Living Room
- "Shave Sir?"
- Cod Announcements
- Figaro
- Success?
- The Wizard
- Refreshment
- Bringing The House Down
- Worse
- Ambition
- The Disappearing Bottle
- Breast-Pocket Handkerchief
- The Date On A Coin
- With A Violin Case
- A Chapter Of Accidents
- Light-Headed
- Harnessing Money
- The Slide
- The Devils' Disciples
- Giant Nail Through Hat
- The Cat's Tongue
- Free Choice
- The Big Feat
- The Strong Man
- The Fan Of Cards
- The Brush-Off
- The Bouquet
- For Two Pins
- The Leg-Show
- A Couple Of Requests
- Information Dept.
- "Granny"
- Sinking Spirits
- A Silent Request
- An Unhappy Conclusion
- Finale
- The Magical-Comedian's Compendium
1st edition 1953, 67 pages;PDF 67 pages
word count: 18025 which is equivalent to 72 standard pages of text
