That Reminds Me of a Joke Format: Paperback

A new, hilarious humor book that combines funny news stories with familiar jokes

Sometimes items in the newspaper are so outrageous that it’s hard to believe they are true, but often they are equally funny. In the November 2012 issue of Reader’s Digest magazine, humor editor Andy Simmons wrote an article called “That Reminds Me of A Joke” in which he paired a brief, funny news story with a joke that was eerily familiar. The article was a hit with readers and since then it’s become a regular feature with the magazine’s humor sections. Whether it’s poking fun at typical relationship issues, or pointing out the inanity of local bureaucracy, That Reminds Me of a Joke will keep you laughing.

Andy Simmons has been the humor editor of Reader’s Digest for eight years. During his tenure, he has read every joke imaginable and come across every human foible conceivable while writing articles profiling the world’s dumbest criminals, smartest pranksters, and everyone in between. He earned his comedy stripes as an editor at Cracked and National Lampoon, where he wrote the Off Broadway play, National Lampoon’s Class of ‘86. Andy lives outside of New York City with his wife and daughter.