MIRTH OF A NATION

This humor anthology is a cocktail party of essayists' humor (including Garry Trudeau, Dave Barry, Bruce McCall, and many others), read and performed by an interesting mixture of guests. The more talkative ones--Tony Roberts and Susie Essman--hold your attention and rarely dribble their bon mots on your new shoes. Everyone reading seems to be having a good time, even when the writing occasionally veers into more mundane territory--but there's one at every party. Even after the tastier tidbits have been shared, you'll find the broad range of this verbal buffet a good "audio companion and fellow traveler," as advertised. D.J.B. 2003 Audie Award Finalist (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 03]