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Before & Laughter

By: Jimmy Carr
Narrated by: Jimmy Carr
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About this listen

 Self-help meets memoir in this deeply insightful, fascinating and entertaining audiobook about happiness by one of the country's most treasured comedians.

*A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians - for anyone who feels stuck in a rut but doesn't have the tools or self-belief to shake things up*

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 audiobook 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 audiobook 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. 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?

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 audiobook in Nightingale Hospitals.

Fascinating, thoughtful and insightful - are all words that appear in the audiobook.

(P) 2021 Quercus Editions Ltd©2021 Jimmy Carr Performing Arts Personal Development Self-Esteem Happiness Comedy Funny Inspiring Thought-Provoking Witty Celebrity

Critic reviews

Riveting
An utterly sincere guide for people to achieve bigger things in life
Very funny and very beautiful, packed with jokes and genuinely wise advice
So good. I've loved every second of reading it
A hilarious book that will be adored by Jimmy's fans. Both of them
Made me laugh, made me think, what more do you want from a comedian's memoir?
I was really annoyed at how good this book is and that's the biggest compliment I can give
Very, very funny - a great read
At last, a selfless biography that aims to inspire and does. Also, of course, very, very funny
It's the first life advice book from someone whose life you would actually want
All stars
Most relevant
Great audiobook and surprisingly not what I expected: more self-help than autobiography. But that's not to say there isn't plenty of gold in here. In fact, it works really well. What I liked was how straight to the point he was on so many things: imposter syndrome for one, but mainly just how he talked about getting things done and how to stand out from the rest. I didn't know he suffered panic attacks, either. That was quite interesting. Okay, so like most of these kinds of books, there isn't really much beyond common sense, but it's still nice to hear it from the horse's mouth, and of course, there are a few jokes scattered around. There are a few funny stories, too. Loved the Bruce Springsteen one.
I'd highly recommend it.
4.5 rounded to 5

Great

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I wasn't expecting this to be as insightful as it was, just to be clear i wasn't expecting it to be rubbish I don't know maybe it was just me but i feel like i really connected with the point he makes in this book. Most of which came out of the blue and i found myself driving a different way home to listen to more. The only negative is that 6 hours is just abit too short really i'd have liked some more however not that Mr Carr will ever read this but if he does all i can say is i found this very satisfying (like your mum) and i highly recommend this book to anyone as it is as the title says "a life-changing book"

Loved it

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Really enjoyed listening to jimmy, he comes across really natural and some really helpful stuff which surprised me. the time just flew by. Would definitely recommend.

Really light and easy to listen to

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Didn’t expect to love this but I did, on all levels. Am now a fan.

Amazing listen

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Unexpectedly brilliant, self help combined with
autobiog, a laugh a minute and super insightful.
Recommend to fans and non fans.

Jimmy Carr‘s Before and Laughter

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