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Dewey Decimal Number: 809.7 EAN: 9781592402359 ISBN: 1592402356 Label: Gotham Manufacturer: Gotham Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: September 21, 2006 Publisher: Gotham Studio: Gotham Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Britain’s hottest young comedian presents a seriously funny, up-close look at joking matters—from the social origins of laughter, to the art and craft of humor, to why we can never remember the punch line—featuring over 300 jokes. As the host of the hit game show Distraction (now in its third season on Comedy Central) and one of the premier stand-up acts working today, award-winning comedian Jimmy Carr has won over millions of fans around the world with his trademark rapier wit, laced with “exquisitely economical and perfectly timed one-liners” (The Guardian). For this book he teams up with friend and fellow comedy writer Lucy Greeves to take an in-depth look at where humor comes from and how it works, through exploring its purest form: the joke. Only Joking begins with the mechanism of laughter—how it happens and why even infants do it—then delves into the power of the punch line, exploring the basics of all jokes, from the use of shock and surprise to advanced stand-up techniques such as the “pull-back/reveal.” Carr and Greeves go on to explore taboo humor, jokes that bomb, and the psychology of finding something funny. They look into the long-standing connection between politics and humor, and discuss the survival prospects for contentious jokes in the current political climate. Throughout the book they conjure up a supporting cast of colorful joke enthusiasts, from Sigmund Freud to Lenny Bruce, and discuss their influence on the jokes we tell today. Surveying across national, ethnic, and gender divides, this rollicking analysis of why joking will always be close to the human heart is an irresistible exploration of humor that makes clear why we need a good laugh now more than ever. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Understanding jokesYou can read the book the way you want to. You can scan the history pages and read all the jokes between the white space or before each chapter. A great read! Rating:  - You'll like ONLY JOKING, And that's no joke!I laughed when I read ONLY JOKING by Jimmy Carr and Lucy Greeves, but I'd recommend that you read it because the answer to the book's subtitle--WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH?--is what made it more than just a collection of jokes. The authors take an in-depth look at humor and view it from several perspectives, including a discussion of why jokes are important, the science of laughter, offensive jokes and why we laugh at them, and ... Read More Rating: - Very funnyThis is one of the few library books that I managed to finish reading before I had to return it. Not only did I learn a fair bit about humor (did you know that some animals laugh?) but the book appealed to my warped sense of humor. There's a quote at the beginning of each chapter -- "God is a comedian, performing for an audience that is too afaid to laugh. Nietzsche". There's a joke at the bottom of almost every page -- "What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good ... Read More Rating: - Not Just for LaughsThis book is both an entertaining and informative treatise on humor, laughter, joking and comedy. Authors Carr and Greeve craftily combine serious research with genuine humor and comedy. The best feature of the book are the hundreds of jokes that are included in the book - one joke at the bottom of each page and a series of jokes to conclude each chapter. There are interesting and insightful discussions about the place of humor in the human psyche, cultural development, and politics, among others. ... Read More Rating: - Only Joking: What's So Funny About Making People Laugh?Humor is infective. If you want a brief history of humor, and lots of great examples,this is a good read. It touches on the different humor perceptions of males and females, and explains, as well as can be, why some can tell funny stories and some get lost in the timing and other factors. I think it's a hoot! Good clean fun with a "G" rating. Many familiar names among the contributors. awp 
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