The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes | 
| Authors: Jimmy Carr, Lucy Greeves
Publisher: Penguin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 3062
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0141025158
EAN: 9780141025155
ASIN: 0141025158
Publication Date: September 27, 2007
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Hysterically funny September 24, 2008
This book discusses why we find humor funny. It may sound boring (why take humor apart?), but in fact it is so funny you'll find yourself laughing uncontrollably while reading it.
I highly recommend it!
great reading! July 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
valuable insight into the structures and history of jokes - and a great jokebook itself!
The only book about jokes you'll ever need June 11, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The quote from The Times on the back of the book is spot on: this book is four-fifths a book about the nature, history, and meaning of comedy, and one-fifth the only joke book you'll ever need.
A lot of the analysis in this book is very straight, and to make up for the fact that the main text, though very interesting, is not necessarily laugh-a-minute, they put a classic and relevant joke at the bottom of very page. Brilliantly thought out, witty, intelligent, and well worth reading.
A brilliant book: hilarious and fascinating January 21, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is great. The Naked Jape is funny, interesting, and beautifully written. It made me laugh out loud and also think. It's full of jokes. It's full of interesting facts. Marvellous.
Great book January 15, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Im in the middle of reading this book and i cant out it down. It is very easy to read there arn't pages and pages that bore you to death but jokes on the bottom of each page to keep you entertained while it tells you why you are laughing and the history of human humour. Each chapter isnt long enough to tire you but gives you the info you want to know based around a certain subject and in between chapters are even more jokes set into groups like statistics jokes, doctor jokes and food jokes.
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