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I'm a Joke and So Are You
- Reflections on Humour and Humanity
- Narrated by: Robin Ince
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Evening Standard's the Best Comedy Books of the Year
2018 Skinny's Book of the Year, 2018
What better way to understand ourselves than through the eyes of comedians - those who professionally examine our quirks on stage daily?
In this touching and witty book, award-winning presenter and comic Robin Ince uses the life of the stand-up as a way of exploring some of the biggest questions we all face. Where does anxiety come from? How do we overcome imposter syndrome? What is the key to creativity? How can we deal with grief?
Informed by personal insights from Robin as well as interviews with some of the world's top comedians, neuroscientists and psychologists, this is a hilarious and often moving primer to the mind. But it is also a powerful call to embrace the full breadth of our inner experience - no matter how strange we worry it may be!
Critic Reviews
"Joyfully entertaining. Full of warmth, wisdom and affectionate delight in the wonder and absurdity of being human." (Observer)
"Funny, honest and heart-warming." (Matt Haig)
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- Nicole
- 01-07-2020
Robin Ince is a joy to listen to.
Absolutely loved this book. Would love to read more by Robin Ince. Robin is grounded and relatable and I immensely enjoyed listening to him narrate his story. A fan of stand up comedy, especially British comedy, I found this topic and his approach to it a really easy listen. Whilst alot of his podcasts, mostly science based, sometimes go over my head, this book was really interesting. Wished it had been longer.
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- Janet B Hillary
- 08-11-2019
He’s a joke and so am I
Loved it. Very thoughtful, often funny. Excellent- is that nine words now?? No, apparently not.
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- Katie Batty
- 24-01-2020
Highly recommend!
I read this for a light and entertaining read and it was really enjoyable but also actually very informative and thought-provoking as well. Great to have Robin Ince reading it himself too - that really added to it!
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