Cover -- The Language of Humour -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Unit one: 'Just for a laugh?' -- Unit two: 'I say, I say, I say' -- Unit three: The shock of the new -- Unit four: 'My mother-in-law ...' -- Unit five: 'Crikey, that's a hard one!' -- Unit six: Written texts - literature -- Unit seven: Spoken humour - television and radio -- Unit eight: Stand-up comedy -- Index of terms -- References.