Humor

Woops! Order Page Disappears....

Woops! Order Page Disappears….

It seems that somehow the order page for THE ATHLETIC BENCHLEY has disappeared. Such is not the case.  As with all things, the page was in need of some Spring cleaning, sprucing up, and perhaps a bit of paint here and there. So we fixed everything and have re set it so that you can [...]

"Banjoes, Boats and Butt Dialing"  Coming To Your Bookstore

“Banjoes, Boats and Butt Dialing” Coming To Your Bookstore

Banjos, Boats and Butt Dialing is the third installment in Mike Ball’s What I’ve Learned… So Far series of books. In it the Erma Bombeck Award-winning humorist grapples with topics ranging from becoming a grandfather, to rabbit hunting, to the Zen of a middle-aged guy trying to cope with cleavage. The book is a compilation [...]

New Benchley Book!

New Benchley Book!

Although it hardly seems believable, here is a new edition of “LOVE CONQUERS ALL”, one of Robert Benchley’s most famous works.  Benchley is the basis for comedy writing on radio, TV and the movies for the early 20th Century.  See his wonderful takes on famous people, what to do when the family is away, reading [...]

Butt Dialing??

Butt Dialing??

It seems that award winning columnist, Mike Ball, is getting ready to spring a new collection of his well loved columns.  This is fitting, as Mike is a writer, and he did, after all, win the prestigous Erma Bombeck Award.  So his new book will be funny just like his last two.  In fact we [...]

Robert Benchley Society Names Winners.......

Robert Benchley Society Names Winners…….

The Robert Benchley Society is ready to announce the winners in it’s annual humor writing contest.  The essays are now in the hands of Artie Johnson, long time comedian and performer who was most loved on “Laugh In”.  The announcement will take place prior to the annual Benchley Society Dinner to take place in Los [...]