Mike Haskins is a comedy researcher and writer of books, jokes and sketches. He has written for comedians Smith & Jones, Hale & Pace and Rory Bremner, as well as for the following television and radio shows: Dead Ringers , It's Been a Bad Week , Smack the Pony , among others. He co-wrote the best-selling Man Walks into a Bar , the successful Laugh, Cackle & Howl Joke Book , and Classic Comedy Quotes . Clive Whichelow is a freelance journalist and comedy writer. He has written for Rory Bremner, Jonathan Ross, Spitting Image and many others as well as for the Mail on Sunday , the Daily Express , the Mirror and various magazines. He has also contributed to two editions of the 'Journolists' books. Clive has also published a number of humour titles.