Before & Laughter

By: Jimmy Carr

Narrated by: Jimmy Carr

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.

©2021 Jimmy Carr (P)2021 Quercus Editions Limited

Really Enjoy This

This is a surprisingly thought provoking book. Filled with interesting insights and opinions on life. Loved the little jokes here and there and the upbeat but straight manner of delivery. Jimmys comedy is not for everyone but this book could be read by all. Really enjoyed this…but not as much as your mum.

Thanks Jimmy!

Exceptionally honest & funny at the same time

Best life advice book I’ve listened to
Jimmy gives honest & direct steps to living a better fulfilled life while making the book so funny
Loved it

A humble, humorous and insightful fun read. 5 Stars all-round

Delightful life story woven into a fun self-help theme. I don't tend to leave reviews. But everyone should pick up this unique book.

carr is carr

this is a fun 7 hours where you get to learn a bit about the man behind the ridiculous laugh, I enjoyed it, but if you are here for self-help, he himself condenses this entire book to "Prioritise later"

I was not expecting this!

So Jimmy Carr wrote a book. I love Jimmy Carr! He is so funny. I expected his book to be a 6 hr stand up show. What I didn't expect is an amazingly insightful, clever, HELPFUL, touching, emotional self-help book that hits all the right marks. This book is way more than I expected - and it is still laugh out loud funny. I can't recommend this book enough!