Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined

Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined is a 1997 book written by Drew Carey. In a preface to the novel, Carey claims that he wrote every word of the book himself - he didn't use a ghost writer (although as he says, "it probably would have been easier"). The book was mentioned briefly in an episode of the US version of the improv comedy TV series Whose Line is it Anyway? (a show which Drew himself hosted from 1998-2003). During a game of "... more

Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined is a 1997 book written by Drew Carey. In a preface to the novel, Carey claims that he wrote every word of the book himself - he didn't use a ghost writer (although as he says, "it probably would have been easier"). The book was mentioned briefly in an episode of the US version of the improv comedy TV series Whose Line is it Anyway? (a show which Drew himself hosted from 1998-2003). During a game of "Scenes From a Hat," Drew pulled out the subject "books least likely to be checked out at the library" and friend Ryan Stiles acted as if he was picking a book and read the title "Dirty Jokes and Beer." The book is divided into three sections, which are referred to in the title. All of the chapters within the first two sections (save for 101 Big-Dick Jokes, which "would be redundant") are preceded by a dirty joke Carey has heard over the years. He also delves into his personal life, revealing that he was sexually abused as a child, and... less