num_pages: 128
description: A lighthearted exploration of pop culture's fascination with gag and practical joke novelty items celebrates the history of the industry, exploring the originality, if tastelessness, of such items as the Whoopee Cushion, the artificial ink spot, and the rubber chicken. 25,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Cheap Laffs: The Art of the Novelty Item
titlecomplete: Cheap Laffs: The Art of the Novelty Item
genres: Pop Culture, Humor, History, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 38
publisher: Harry N. Abrams