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What's Black and White and Red All Over?

What's Black and White and Red All Over?

Summary

Laugh yourself silly in this fantastic collection of jokes and riddles!

WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?
An embarrassed Penguin
A sunburnt elephant
A newspaper!

Did those jokes make you laugh? Make you groan? Maybe a bit of both? There's a lot more where they came from.

Collected here by jokesmith Gyles Brandreth are some of the best and worst jokes ever (plus a few riddles to keep you on your toes).

From 'Knock, knock' to 'Waiter waiter', with some funny elephants and giraffes thrown in for good measure, there's also a bit of expert joke advice, so you can show others just how funny you can be!

'Very funny, and often outright silly' Guardian on Have You Eaten Grandma by Gyles Brandreth

About the author

Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster and former MP and Government Whip. His many books include the bestselling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international bestseller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes with Purple. Gyles presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4 with Dame Sheila Hancock and regularly appears on Celebrity Gogglebox with Dame Maureen Lipman.
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