4 Stars.

It is not what you expect and for myself, I liked the book very much. It is more textbook meets history book on some of the greatest wits throughout modern history. It also breaks down how to be witty (sorry to say, either you have it or you don't), but it fun to see what famous wits would do on downtime so that they could be witty the next time in public. Lot's of quotes and quips. Few moments that felt halted the books usually quick pace.

I borrowed this book from the library, but when I find it at a reasonable price, I would like to have it for just the quotes because most of them are from people I really like.