I'm a Joke and So Are You: A Comedian's Take on What Makes Us Human: Reflections on Humour and Humanity - Hardcover

Robin Ince

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 178649258X ISBN 13: 9781786492586

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2018

Synopsis

Robin Ince has a good life. As a successful comedian, presenter, and writer, he's got a job that you are probably jealous of. So, why did he find himself stuck on a train platform in rural Northumberland, swearing maniacally, punching his own leg, vowing never to do stand-up again? Was he having an existential crisis? He didn't know. But he wanted to find out.

Insightful, witty, and often just plain weird, this book charts his journey to discover why he's made the choices he did in life, and what makes us who we are. Why did Robin become a comedian? Why did you become an accountant (sorry)? Why are we like we are? Informed by interviews with a bevy of comedians such as Jo Brand, Ricky Gervais and Tim Minchin, as well as with neuroscientists, psychologists and doctors, Robin looks back on his life and turns his comedic observational skills on himself - exploring the key psychological questions we all ask ourselves. How does our childhood shape our life choices? Do we all have a need to perform? Are we more than our brains? Is failing good for us? Did our parents f*&k us up?

A primer to psychology and neuroscience without the textbooks, this fascinating book will amuse, inform, and give you an invaluable insight into yourself (and Robin), while also treating you to his hilarious musings on the human condition.

About this title

About the Author

<b>Robin Ince<i> </i></b>is co-presenter of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show, <i>The Infinite Monkey Cage</i>. He has won the Time Out Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, was nominated for a British Comedy Award for Best Live show, and has one three Chortle Awards. He has toured his stand up across the world from Oslo to LA to Sydney, both solo and with his radio double act partner, Professor Brian Cox. He is the radio critic for the <i>Big Issue</i> and writes a monthly column about science for <i>Focus Magazine</i>. He appears regularly on both television and radio. He has two top-ten iTunes podcast series to his name.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178649258X
• ISBN 13: 9781786492586
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320