Jack Handey is the winner of two Emmy Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award. He was a longtime writer on Saturday Night Live, where he penned such sketches as “Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car,” “Unfrozen Cave Man Lawyer,” “Happy Fun Ball,” and “Anne Boleyn.” He also wrote and narrated “Deep Thoughts” and “Fuzzy Memories.”
His humor pieces have appeared in The New Yorker, Outside, Playboy, Punch, National Lampoon, The New York Times, and elsewhere. His books include several volumes of Deep Thoughts, as well as the books Fuzzy Memories, What I’d Say to the Martians, The Stench of Honolulu, and Squeaky Poems: Rhymes About My Rat. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife Marta, dog Ruby, and cats Perkins and Bruiser.
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Jack Handey’s books are available at DeepThoughtsByJackHandey.com