Why is a religious martyr like a red herring? Because he’s been hanged and smoked! Boom! Boom! Find out why and how this joke was used by Shakespeare, Jonson & Nashe, 1597 - 99; how bad taste can give rise to great literature… a rich & extraordinary story. #C16thLit #Shakespeare #censorship #conspiracy #elizabethan #stuarts #jokes https://www.herripedia.com/red-herring-joke-the