Funniest Moments Of The Century: Reader's Digest

Parodies and pratfalls are par for the comedic course as entertainment legends provide their personal best bits.

Volume 1: 100 Funniest Moments Favorite Moments of the Stars-Whether it's Sid Caesar's take-off on "This is Your Life" Carol Burnett's "Went with the Wind," you'll love America's favorite routines. Includes: Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis, Gracie Allen and George Burns, Mel Brooks, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Archie Bunker.

Volume 2: 100 Funniest Moments The Unexpected- Unforgettable foul-up by an all star comedy cast, plus wedding bloopers, sports blunders, and every day flubs. You'll see Bob Hope, John Wayne, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason and world leaders and actors caught with egg on their face.

Volume 3: 100 Funniest Moments Slapstick- Seven decades of America's most outrageous slapstick, from Buster Keaton's side-splitting gags to Lucy's famous Vita-Meat-Vegamin bit, John Belushi's Samurai Deli skit and more from Danny Kaye, Dick Van Dyke, Ernie Kovacs, Jerry Lewis, Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, and Flip Wilson.

Volume 4: The Golden Age of Comedy The 20s and 30s- When comedy met the silver screen, it was love at first sight gag. Need proof... just watch these pioneers of the punch-line: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, W.C. Fields, The Keystone Cops, Our Gang, Will Rogers, Laurel & Hardy, and more!

Volume 5: Great Stars of Film and Radio The Fabulous '40s- The radio air-waves and the big screen were filled with the non-stop zingers and zany antics of the Marx Brothers, Abbott & Costello, The Three Stooges, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Victor Borge, Mae West, and Edgar Bergen.

Volume 6: TV Comedy Classics The 50s and 60s- Television changed the way America laughed, showcasing the brilliant comedic talents of Sid Caesar, Red Skelton, Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, Burns & Allen and Martin & Lewis.