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, Bruiser, TV To Go, The Right Time, Man Stroke Woman and Monkey Dust, among others. He co-wrote the best-selling Man Walks into a Bar, the successful Laugh, Cackle & Howl Joke Book, and Classic Comedy Quotes. He lives in Wallasey, Merseyside. He co-wrote Wrinklies' Armchair Companion, Wrinklies' Joke Book and Wrinklies: The Laughter Lines with Mike Haskins. 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.

The broad subject areas covered in the book include Wrinkly-style looks at Health, Fashion, Celebrity, Modern Trends, Relationships, Sex, Exercise, Shopping, Technology, Driving, Manners, Trying to Stay Young, Feeling Your Age and so on. Under each of these main headings there are a series of smaller pieces, each covering a different topic and would take a humorous Wrinkly swipe at a different aspect of life.