Cheap Laffs: The Art of the Novelty Item

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. It unearths the best, oddest, most intriguing novelties of 20th century.

• Author
• Mark Newgarden, Picturebox Inc.

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 128

• Publisher
• Harry N. Abrams

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780810955998

• Genres
• humor, history

• Release date
• 2004