{"product_id":"9781529454222","title":"On Jokes (or, why everything you know about comedy is wrong) : The Hidden Mechanics of Funny","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Carr, Jimmy \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 22\/10\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages, N\/A,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529454222,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Big Bang  Natural Selection  E = mc2All 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essential manual for any aspiring comedian, this book can make anyone funny. Even you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57516233294197,"sku":"9781529454222","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529454222.jpg?v=1787301516","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781529454222","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}