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Before & laughter : a life-changing book / Jimmy Carr.
Van Pelt Library PN2598.C2395 A3 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carr, Jimmy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carr, Jimmy, 1972-.
- Carr, Jimmy.
- Comedians--Great Britain--Biography.
- Comedians.
- Great Britain.
- Self-actualization (Psychology).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 358 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Before and laughter
- Place of Publication:
- London : Quercus Editions Ltd, 2021.
- Summary:
- "In his mid-twenties, Jimmy was bored, boring, unfulfilled and underachieving. He wasn't exactly depressed, but he was very sad. Think of a baby owl whose mum has recently died in a windmill accident. He was that sad. This book tells the story of how Jimmy turned it around and got happy, through the redemptive power of dick jokes. Written to take advantage of the brief window between the end of lockdown and Jimmy getting cancelled for saying something unforgivable to Lorraine Kelly, this book is as timely as it is unnecessary. Because you might be interested in Jimmy's life but he's damn sure you're a lot more interested in your own, Before & Laughter is about both of you. But mainly him. It tells the story of Jimmy's life - the transformation from white-collar corporate drone to fake-toothed donkey-laugh plastic-haired comedy mannequin - while also explaining how to turn your own life around and become the you you've always dreamt of being. At just $30, it's cheaper than Scientology, quicker than therapy, and significantly less boring than church"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- What do you want?
- Feel the fear and shit your pants
- Happy disposition
- The best medicine
- Sad clown
- So, I got publicly shamed
- Living on the edge
- Creativity/hack
- Talking points
- Work is more fun than fun
- Don't leave luck to chance
- Love is revolution for two.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781529413076
- 1529413079
- OCLC:
- 1252050738
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