此书作者“游戏主人”编成，游戏主人并不是指一个人而是清代的一批文人。《笑林广记》可算是严格意义上的笑话集，语言风趣，文字简练隽秀，表现手法也十分成熟。

《笑林广记·匿肉》 游戏主人

有厨师在家切肉，匿一于怀中，妻见之，斥曰：“自家之肉，何为如此。”答曰：“我忘了。”

Hiding Meat

A cook cut meat at home and hide one piece in his bosom. His wife found it and upbraided him, "That's our own meat, why do you behave in such a way?" The cook answered, "I forgot I was at home."