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This debut collection of The Best American Humor celebrates the funniest short stories, essays, articles, and excerpts of the past year. The more than 40 entries in this edition feature some of the most well-known wits and humorists, including Garry Trudeau, Russell Baker, Paul Rudnick, Douglas Coupland, Garrison Keillor, Conan O'Brien, Philip Roth, T. Coraghessan Boyle, and John Updike among others. Edited by Moshe Waldoks, who co-edited the bestselling The Big Book of Jewish Humor and The Big Book of New American Humor, this volume -- the only "best of the year" humor anthology -- is a hilarious, cynical, witty, sarcastic, and laugh-out-loud look at the funny side of existence and survival. The Best American Humor 1994 is sure to delight all lovers of fun and laughter. Contributors Jerry Adler Meredith Anthony Russell Baker Stanley Bing T. Coraghessan Boyle Ron Carlson Mark Childress Andrei Codrescu Douglas Coupland Jim Crotty Amanda Filipacchi Karen Finley Ian Frazier Frank Gannon Jim Garner Libby Gellman-Waxner Veronica Geng Molly Giles Robert Grossman Michael Guinzberg Cynthia Heimel Robin Hemley Harold Jaffe Garrison Keillor Mike Lane Bryon Lanning Mark Leyner Gordon Lish Bruce McCall Daniel Mendelsohn Ron Nyswaner Conan O'Brien Emily Prager Philip Roth Paul Rudnick Cathleen Schine Steve Stern Linda Sunshine Garry Trudeau John Updike Wendy Wasserstein