On Jokes (or, why everything you know about comedy is wrong): The Hidden Mechanics of Funny
Autor Jimmy Carr, Amanda Baker, Abi Granten Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 oct 2026
Natural Selection
E = mc2
All pretty decent theories, that beg one question: why has no-one discovered a fully unified theory for what makes jokes funny?
Well, comedy director Amanda Baker, comedy writer Abi Grant and stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr have done just that. In this book, in case that's not obvious. From how to identify the families of jokes, to decoding the building blocks of comedy, to the real - and brand new - secret to comic timing, On Jokes does for comedy what decoding the genome did for designer babies.
The essential manual for any aspiring comedian, this book can make anyone funny. Even you.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781529454239
ISBN-10: 1529454239
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 mm
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Quercus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1529454239
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 mm
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Quercus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Jimmy Carr (Author)
Jimmy Carr is an award-winning comedian, television host and writer, goddamnit.
One of the biggest-selling comedy acts in the world, Jimmy consistently does stand-up to sell-out crowds, performing his shows at venues in over forty countries. That's a lot of countries. In fact, the only thing that's been on a more extensive world tour in the last five years, is coronavirus.
Before making the move to streaming, Jimmy was one of the bestselling acts in the comedy DVD market, selling over 2 million copies. And to this day his DVDs continue to form the centrepiece of many Oxfam Shop window displays.
His last tour, 'Best of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits', sold over half a million tickets globally with the current show, 'Terribly Funny', looking set to exceed that figure by the end of 2022. Unless someone eats another bat pangolin sandwich.
Jimmy is a household name in UK television, well-known for hosting Channel 4's8 Out Of 10 Cats,8 Out Of 10 Cats Does CountdownandBig Fat Quiz Of The Yearin addition to presenting Comedy Central'sRoast Battle UKandYour Face Or Mine. He is a regular on all the top panel shows, includingQIandA League Of Their Own, has performed as part ofThe Royal Variety Performancethree times, and a judge on BBC1'sI Can See Your Voice. Jimmy's hair has appeared in bothThe LEGO Movie(2014) andThe LEGO Movie 2(2019).
He was also the first UK comedian to sign a stand-up deal with streaming behemoth Netflix in 2015, releasing two specials on the platform,Funny Business(2016) andBest Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits(2018).
Before & Laughteris his first attempt at an autobiography. He might even write another one. Depending on next year's tax bill.
Jimmy Carr is an award-winning comedian, television host and writer, goddamnit.
One of the biggest-selling comedy acts in the world, Jimmy consistently does stand-up to sell-out crowds, performing his shows at venues in over forty countries. That's a lot of countries. In fact, the only thing that's been on a more extensive world tour in the last five years, is coronavirus.
Before making the move to streaming, Jimmy was one of the bestselling acts in the comedy DVD market, selling over 2 million copies. And to this day his DVDs continue to form the centrepiece of many Oxfam Shop window displays.
His last tour, 'Best of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits', sold over half a million tickets globally with the current show, 'Terribly Funny', looking set to exceed that figure by the end of 2022. Unless someone eats another bat pangolin sandwich.
Jimmy is a household name in UK television, well-known for hosting Channel 4's8 Out Of 10 Cats,8 Out Of 10 Cats Does CountdownandBig Fat Quiz Of The Yearin addition to presenting Comedy Central'sRoast Battle UKandYour Face Or Mine. He is a regular on all the top panel shows, includingQIandA League Of Their Own, has performed as part ofThe Royal Variety Performancethree times, and a judge on BBC1'sI Can See Your Voice. Jimmy's hair has appeared in bothThe LEGO Movie(2014) andThe LEGO Movie 2(2019).
He was also the first UK comedian to sign a stand-up deal with streaming behemoth Netflix in 2015, releasing two specials on the platform,Funny Business(2016) andBest Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits(2018).
Before & Laughteris his first attempt at an autobiography. He might even write another one. Depending on next year's tax bill.