On Jokes (or, why everything you know about comedy is wrong)
The Hidden Mechanics of Funny
$27.99
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
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 t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529454239 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529454239 |
| Author: | Jimmy Carr, Amanda Baker, Abi Grant |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr is one of the world’s most successful stand-up comedians. He has hosted numerous TV shows, recorded 5 Netflix specials, and plays to 1.5 million people in 50 countries on every tour. He’s doing just fine, thanks.
Amanda Baker
Amanda Baker has been working in the comedy industry for over 20 years, where she has performed, written, script-edited, and directed over a hundred shows. She has worked with comics around the world, getting them results and awards. Amanda has been developing stand-up comics from expert to international level, pushing them to excel, evolve, improve, and widen their skills, and raising their middle.
Abi Grant
Abi Grant sold her first joke at 18, then went on to write for dozens of UK sketch shows. She spent nine years at the Torygraph (as one of their house reds), wrote the book for a West End musical (Olivier nom), and was head writer at Thomas the Tank Engine (BAFTA nom). Abi also spent five happy years as a producer at the BBC’s World Service.
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