The Benchley Roundup: A Selection by Nathaniel Benchley of His Favorites

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Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like "Life, " "Vanity Fair, " and "The New Yorker, " earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humorists of his time, his influence--on contemporaries such as E. B. White, James Thurber, and S. J. Perelman, or followers like Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor--has left an indelible mark on the American comic tradition. "The Benchley Roundup "collects those pieces, selected by Benchley's son Nathaniel, "which seem to stand up best over the years"-a compendium of the most endearing and enduring work from one of America's funniest and most penetrating wits. "It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous."--Robert Benchley