NEW AND NOT BAD PRETTY GOOD JOKES

What could be more fun than an hour of Garrison Keillor and his friends from "A Prairie Home Companion" telling jokes? The latest book of "new and not bad" jokes is a scream, even if a couple of them are skewed in the telling and a few others are told twice. Keillor's delivery is flawless, as is that of Fred Newman, Tim Keith, and Tim Russell, who combine to make the jokes more like conversation than monologues. Comic Paula Poundstone and PHC's Sue Scott deliver more comedy with a feminine touch that is almost perfect. Blonde jokes, bar jokes, political jokes, and more--they're all delivered with verve by the Prairie crew. M.S. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB/ MAR 06]