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Dr. Richard Leaderer – Verbivors Puns Spoonerisims & verbal Sleight of Hand


Richard Lederer is the author of 50 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current book, The Joy of Names. He is a founding co-host of Public Radio’s “A Way With Words.”

            Dr. Lederer’s syndicated column, “Lederer on Language,” appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International’s Golden Gavel winner.

            Richard Lederer has been called “The True King of Language Comedy,” “Learning Dressed Up to Have Fun,” Attila the Pun,” “The Wizard of Idiom,” and “A National Treasure.”

        AN EVENING OF LANGUAGE AND LAUGHTER. Bestselling language author Richard Lederer, author of Anguished English, will take you on a joy ride through the glories and oddities of our marvelous English language, in which you drive in a parkway and park in a driveway and your nose can run and your feet can smell.

·         THE OYS AND JOYS OF LANGUAGE. Bestselling language author will reveal the considerable influence that Yiddish exerts upon the English language. Along the way he’ll share the ten best Jewish jokes ever told.

·         THE JOY OF NAMES. Almost everyone on earth has a name. Based on his new book, The Joy of Names, best-selling language author Richard Lederer reveals all you need to know about first names, baby names, last names, nicknames, cruel and unusual names, movie stars’ names, presidents’ names, eponymous names, names from myths, authors’ pseudonyms, and other fascinating facts about names.

Event Location and Ticket Information

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The Schoolhouse Theater
Box 300 3 Owens Road
Croton Falls, NY
Handicap Accessible? Yes

Date: Monday, November 19, 2018
Times: 7:00 pm

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Presenter: The Schoolhouse Theater & Arts Center
Presenter Phone: 914 277 8477
Presenter Website: http://verbivore.com/