question: Can-Can was a musical with a book by which American humorist?
answer: Abe Burrows
context: Title: The American Claimant
  Passage: The American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain.  Twain wrote the novel with the help of phonographic dictation, the first author (according to Twain himself) to do so.  This was also (according to Twain) an attempt to write a book without mention of the weather, the first of its kind in fictitious literature.  Indeed, all the weather is contained in an appendix, at the back of the book, which the reader is encouraged to turn to from time to time.
  Title: Me Talk Pretty One Day
  Passage: Me Talk Pretty One Day, published in 2000, is a bestselling collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris.  The book is separated into two parts.  The first part consists of essays about Sedaris’s life before his move to Normandy, France, including his upbringing in suburban Raleigh, North Carolina, his time working odd jobs in New York City, and a visit to New York from a childhood friend and her bumpkinish girlfriend.  The second section, "Deux", tells of Sedaris’s move to Normandy with his partner Hugh, often drawing humor from his efforts to live in France without speaking the French language and his frustrated attempts to learn it.  Prior to publication, several of the essays were read by the author on the Public Radio International program, "This American Life".
  Title: Naked (book)
  Passage: Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris.  The book details Sedaris’ life, from his unusual upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, to his booze-and-drug-ridden college years, to his Kerouacian wandering as a young adult.  The book became a best-seller and was acclaimed for its wit, dark humor and irreverent tackling of tragic events, including the death of Sedaris’ mother.  Prior to publication, several of the essays were read by the author on the Public Radio International program "This American Life".
  Title: How to Be a Jewish Mother
  Passage: How to Be a Jewish Mother is a 1964 Jewish humour book by American humorist Dan Greenburg which was the best selling non-fiction book in the United States in 1965, with 270,000 copies sold.  The book was first published by Price Stern Sloan under publisher Larry Sloan.
  Title: Harry Oliver
  Passage: Harry Oliver (April 4, 1888 – July 4, 1973) was an American humorist, artist, and Academy Award nominated art director of films from the 1920s and 1930s.  Besides his outstanding work in Hollywood, he is now best remembered for his humorous writings about the American Southwest, and his publication (1946–1964) of the "Desert Rat Scrap Book", an irregular broadsheet devoted to the Southwest.  He was born in Hastings, Minnesota and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
  Title: Can-Can (musical)
  Passage: Can-Can is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Abe Burrows.  The story concerns the showgirls of the Montmartre dance halls during the 1890s.
  Title: Frances Miriam Whitcher
  Passage: Frances Miriam "Berry" Whitcher (1811–1852) was an American humorist, born in Whitestown, New York.  Whitcher may have been the first significant woman prose humorist in the United States.
  Title: Please Don't Eat the Daisies
  Passage: Please Don't Eat the Daisies (New York: Doubleday, 1957) is a best-selling collection of humorous essays by American humorist and playwright Jean Kerr about suburban living and raising four boys.  The essays do not have a plot or through-storyline, but the book sold so well it was later adapted into a film starring Doris Day and David Niven.  The film was later adapted into a television series starring Patricia Crowley and Mark Miller.  Mrs. Kerr followed up this book with two later best-selling collections, "The Snake Has All the Lines" and "Penny Candy".
  Title: Herb Shriner
  Passage: Herbert Arthur "Herb" Shriner (May 29, 1918 – April 23, 1970) was an American humorist, radio personality and television host.  Shriner was known for his homespun monologues, usually about his home state of Indiana.  He was frequently compared to humorist Will Rogers.
  Title: Abe Burrows
  Passage: Abe Burrows (December 18, 1910 – May 17, 1985) was an American humorist, author, and director for radio and the stage.  He won a Tony Award.
citations: Abe Burrows Can-Can (musical)