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CLEAN COMICS FINDING FORUM FOR ALL THAT'S FUNNY, NOT FILTHY.


Do you have a secret ambition to headline at the Comedy Store?

Get started by strutting your comedic stuff in print, author Adam Christing invites. But he has one requirement: It's gotta be clean.

``Comedy Comes Clean: A Hilarious Collection of Wholesome Jokes, Quotes and One-Liners,'' compiled by Christing, a La Mirada La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills.  resident, contains such lily-white puns as ``I'd like to go to an assertiveness training assertiveness training Psychiatry A procedure in which subjects are taught appropriate interpersonal responses involving frank, honest, and direct expression of their feelings, both positive and negative  class. First I need to check with my wife,'' and ``What a hotel we're staying at! The towels are so big and fluffy, you can hardly close your suitcase.''

More than 30 comics are represented in the book, the better-known of them including Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. , Bob Newhart George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Early life
Bob Newhart was born in Oak Park, Illinois to George David Newhart and Julia Pauline Burns. He was drafted in the U.S.
, Robert G. Lee, Brad Stine Brad Stine (born 1960[1]) is an American Christian conservative[2] comedian and actor. Biography
Early life
Stine was born and raised in Bremen, Indiana, by Jerry and Nancy Stine.
, Scott Wood and comedy duo the Passing Zone.

Christing is already at work on ``Comedy Comes Clean 2,'' and he's accepting material from anyone who can produce a chuckle. Individuals who wish to submit jokes and puns can fax them to Christing at (714) 670-1990 before Wednesday. Readers who would like an autographed copy of the first ``Comedy Comes Clean,'' which hits bookstores Aug. 28, can order by sending a $10 check to Clean Comedians, P.O. Box 1027, La Mirada, Calif. 90637.

All jokesters used in the book will be credited there. Big jokesters, thos with over 35-40 jokes published, will be paid.
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Title Annotation:L.A. Life
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jun 20, 1996
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