On Jokes (or, why everything you know about comedy is wrong) (The Hidden Mechanics of Funny)
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Product Details
Author:
Jimmy Carr, Amanda Baker, Abi Grant
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
384
Publisher:
Quercus (October 20, 2026)
Imprint:
Arcadia
Release Date:
October 20, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781529454222
ISBN-10:
1529454220
Weight:
18oz
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List Price:
$30.00
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65
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Overview
The Big Bang
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.
