Before & Laughter: The funniest man in the UK’s genuinely useful guide to life
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- Author：Jimmy Carr
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Summary
*A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians*
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 20， it's cheaper than Scientology， quicker than therapy， and significantly less boring than church。
Before & Laughter contains the answers to all the big questions in life， questions like:
What's the secret to happiness？
Is Jimmy wearing a wig？
What happened with that tax thing？
What's the meaning of life？
Is Jimmy's laugh real？
Can those teeth bite through vibranium？
And for readers in the West Country: yes， there are pictures （actually， sorry， there are no pictures， but there's a book about a hungry caterpillar you'll love）。
Because it's Jimmy Carr - recently scientifically proved to be the funniest comedian in the UK - there are jokes， jokes and more jokes throughout。 If laughter really was the best medicine， the NHS would be handing out this book in Nightingale Hospitals。
Fascinating， thoughtful and insightful - are all words that appear in the book。
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 20， it's cheaper than Scientology， quicker than therapy， and significantly less boring than church。
Before & Laughter contains the answers to all the big questions in life， questions like:
What's the secret to happiness？
Is Jimmy wearing a wig？
What happened with that tax thing？
What's the meaning of life？
Is Jimmy's laugh real？
Can those teeth bite through vibranium？
And for readers in the West Country: yes， there are pictures （actually， sorry， there are no pictures， but there's a book about a hungry caterpillar you'll love）。
Because it's Jimmy Carr - recently scientifically proved to be the funniest comedian in the UK - there are jokes， jokes and more jokes throughout。 If laughter really was the best medicine， the NHS would be handing out this book in Nightingale Hospitals。
Fascinating， thoughtful and insightful - are all words that appear in the book。
Reviews
Adam
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Brilliant。 This book surprised me， I've always enjoyed watching Jimmy Carr without ever being a big fan but this is a candid， laugh out loud and authentic memoir。 Do yourself a favour。 Brilliant。 This book surprised me， I've always enjoyed watching Jimmy Carr without ever being a big fan but this is a candid， laugh out loud and authentic memoir。 Do yourself a favour。 。。。more
Tracy B
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This Book Saved My LifeThis book saved my life - I used it to beat out a fire。Great book， great advice， great bloke - who knew！
Sarah Alsford
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I’m not much into autobiographies， but because I love Jimmy Carr I thought I’d give him a go。 I read the first 100 pages and I just couldn’t get into it， I was hoping it would be more about him and less than a self-help/motivational book。 I decided to then change over to the audible version。 That was so much better！ Hearing it through Jimmy’s voice made so much more sense and was much more enjoyable。 I fully recommend this book， especially by audible！！
Jonathan Cootes
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This is a fun book， it contains mostly Jimmy's wisdom and some facinating stories about he changed his life to break into comedy。 I'd have liked it even more if he discussed his TV shows in more depth。 This is a fun book， it contains mostly Jimmy's wisdom and some facinating stories about he changed his life to break into comedy。 I'd have liked it even more if he discussed his TV shows in more depth。 。。。more
Kyle Davies
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A mix of autobiography， self-help book and lesson in comedy， Jimmy Carr's latest book is a great read。 A mix of autobiography， self-help book and lesson in comedy， Jimmy Carr's latest book is a great read。 。。。more
Mirella Hetekivi
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Ah jeez， I laughed so hard I actually hit my head while panic-folding myself almost peeing my pants several times。 Fantasticly balanced， super intelligent。 Plain genius。 Thank you for reminding me I've actually got abdominal muscles。 Reading this book made me feel like there's still hope for humanity out there。 Or here。 。。。Somewhere。 Hopefully。 I find it quite rare to come by autobiographies written by people who actually master the skill to sew their what-the-fuck-happened parts of their lives Ah jeez， I laughed so hard I actually hit my head while panic-folding myself almost peeing my pants several times。 Fantasticly balanced， super intelligent。 Plain genius。 Thank you for reminding me I've actually got abdominal muscles。 Reading this book made me feel like there's still hope for humanity out there。 Or here。 。。。Somewhere。 Hopefully。 I find it quite rare to come by autobiographies written by people who actually master the skill to sew their what-the-fuck-happened parts of their lives （。。。every part of their life， that is） with such a thought through socratic silver lining。 Impressive。 Thank you shitloads for using relateable and raw experiences and for owning your self confidence and self awareness as realistic strengths to ponder without automatically translating them to sigh-like strains of delusional self imageing as so many people tend to do in hope of pleasing。 Jante-law style。 Yuk。 Thank you for not making everything about asking everyone for their forgiveness for existing。 Or any God。I think adults need more of this。 Alredy waiting restlessly for the next book to chop-chop pop up！ 。。。more
Mandy White （mandylovestoread）
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Well that was not what I was expecting ， but Jimmy Carr always makes me laugh。 A self help book of sorts only not the usual kind。 It was funny and enjoyable
Sehrishaq
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The audio book is fantastic！
Todd
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This was brilliant。 I've always been a fan of his comedy， but his depth and wisdom were surprising。 I listened to the Audiobook version and really enjoyed it， but I might grab the paper version well because there are a bunch of quotes and sections that I would like to reread。 This was brilliant。 I've always been a fan of his comedy， but his depth and wisdom were surprising。 I listened to the Audiobook version and really enjoyed it， but I might grab the paper version well because there are a bunch of quotes and sections that I would like to reread。 。。。more
Kelly Zilz
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Funny and insightful。 Wasn’t expecting it to be a self help book but that’s what it is。 Really enjoyed it。
Mr Stephen Haunts
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Very funny book。 Part biography and part productivity and self-help guide for creatives。 Really enjoyed it。
Emily Carter-Dunn
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Jimmy Carr is one of Britain's best comics。 I personally would argue that he is a GOAT， but I know some people find his humour offensive （but that's why I love it！）。During the lockdown， Carr decided to write a self-help guide for those who feel they are stuck-in-a-rut based on his own life experiences。 In his twenties， Carr had an early mid-life crisis， lost his faith， his mum and was bored with his career。 Carr always enjoyed comedy， so he gave up his day job and worked his ass off to become a Jimmy Carr is one of Britain's best comics。 I personally would argue that he is a GOAT， but I know some people find his humour offensive （but that's why I love it！）。During the lockdown， Carr decided to write a self-help guide for those who feel they are stuck-in-a-rut based on his own life experiences。 In his twenties， Carr had an early mid-life crisis， lost his faith， his mum and was bored with his career。 Carr always enjoyed comedy， so he gave up his day job and worked his ass off to become a comic。 In this book， Carr encourages readers to do what they love， think about the long-term plan and most of all， be happy。 A great message that is said over and over in the book。However， I was more interested in the stuff about Jimmy and there just wasn't enough for me in the book。 I think Jimmy is a very private person， so I seriously doubt we will get a full autobiography from him， sadly。 。。。more
MISS L A BROWN
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Like a poor man's GreenlightsFirst of all I really enjoyed this book; it's definitely more of a guide than an autobiography， but it works to similar effect - you get a good idea of the man behind it。 The problem is it leaves you wanting to know more about him and get to know him more。 It's funny， of course it is， but full of wisdom and life experience。 You will most likely enjoy it and you will learn from it， and you'll be left with admiration at his ability to take the money to write an autobio Like a poor man's GreenlightsFirst of all I really enjoyed this book; it's definitely more of a guide than an autobiography， but it works to similar effect - you get a good idea of the man behind it。 The problem is it leaves you wanting to know more about him and get to know him more。 It's funny， of course it is， but full of wisdom and life experience。 You will most likely enjoy it and you will learn from it， and you'll be left with admiration at his ability to take the money to write an autobiography， but not quite deliver that。 Like I said， like Matthew McConaughey's Greenlights book but without the naked bongo story。 。。。more
Jessica
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Not what I expected。 A bit too self-helpy for me， but a fine listen。
Traci
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I’m a massive fan of Jimmy Carr， not in to self help books！ Put them together， I loved it！ Jimmy talks a lot of sense， a very intelligent， interesting and downright funny guy
Dave McKee
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More of a self help book than a memoir， which I wasn't expecting。I enjoyed the parts where he shares anecdotes from his career or talks about his life more than the self help stuff。If you like Jimmy Carr， you will like this。 If you don't you probably wont have bought it in the first place。 More of a self help book than a memoir， which I wasn't expecting。I enjoyed the parts where he shares anecdotes from his career or talks about his life more than the self help stuff。If you like Jimmy Carr， you will like this。 If you don't you probably wont have bought it in the first place。 。。。more
Chris Skirving
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More motivational quotes than your mum's friends Facebook page。 More motivational quotes than your mum's friends Facebook page。 。。。more
gemsbooknook Geramie Kate Barker
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