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On Jokes
Amanda Baker, Abi Grant, Jimmy Carr
- Written by
- Amanda Baker, Abi Grant, Jimmy Carr
- Read by
- Jimmy Carr, Abi Grant, Amanda Baker
- Length
- 7 hrs 43 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 5
- Listed
- $18.20
- At Apple Books
- $16.99
- Publisher
- Audible Studios
- Released
- 2026-10-22
Shelved under
What it is
The Big Bang Natural Selection E = mc2
All pretty decent theories, that beg one question: why has no-one discovered a fully unified theory for what makes jokes funny?
Well, comedy director Amanda Baker, comedy writer Abi Grant and stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr have done just that. In this book, in case that's not obvious. From how to identify the families of jokes, to decoding the building blocks of comedy, to the real - and brand new - secret to comic timing, On Jokes does for comedy what decoding the genome did for designer babies.
The essential manual for any aspiring comedian, this book can make anyone funny. Even you.
On the charts
Charting now — best position 1 on Bestsellers in Arts & Entertainment, reached October 24, 2026. Seen on 7 charts over 29 days of readings, the first on September 21, 2026.
| Chart | Best | Days | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Entertainment | |||
| Bestsellers | 1 | 27 days | October 24, 2026 |
| New releases | 1 | 2 days | October 24, 2026 |
| Biographies & Memoirs | |||
| Bestsellers | 1 | 13 days | October 24, 2026 |
| New releases | 1 | 2 days | October 24, 2026 |
| Comedy & Humor | |||
| New releases | 2 | 2 days | October 24, 2026 |
| Bestsellers | 3 | 19 days | October 24, 2026 |
| Apple Books | 3 | 2 days | October 24, 2026 |
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