在笑声之前（喜剧演员吉米·卡尔） Before & Laughter

基本信息

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quercus Publishing

Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 12, 2022

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529413117

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529413113

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 1.18 x 7.72 inches

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书籍简介

*一位深受英国观众喜爱的喜剧演员的回忆录兼自助指南*

二十五六岁的时候，吉米感到无聊、乏味、空虚，一事无成。他算不上抑郁，但非常难过。想象一下一只刚失去母亲的小猫头鹰，在风车事故中丧生的那种悲伤。他就是那么难过。这本书讲述了吉米如何通过荤段子的力量扭转乾坤，重获快乐的故事。

这本书的写作恰逢疫情封锁结束到吉米因对洛琳·凯利说了些不该说的话而被“封杀”这段短暂的空档期，可谓既应景又多余。

或许你对吉米的生活感兴趣，但他确信你更关心自己的生活，《笑声之前与之后》这本书讲述的正是你们俩的故事。但主要还是关于他自己的。这本书讲述了吉米的人生故事——他如何从一个默默无闻的白领上班族蜕变为一个戴着假牙、笑声像驴一样、顶着一头塑料假发的喜剧演员——同时也阐述了如何改变自己的人生，成为你一直梦想成为的自己。这本书只要20英镑，比科学教便宜，比心理治疗快，也比去教堂有趣得多。

《在笑声之前》包含了所有人生重大问题的答案，比如：

幸福的秘诀是什么？

吉米戴的是假发吗？

那件事到底是怎么回事？

人生的意义是什么？

吉米的笑声是真的吗？

他的假牙能咬穿振金吗？

还有，对于英国西部地区的读者：是的，这本书里有插图（其实，很抱歉，没有插图，但里面有一本关于一只饥饿毛毛虫的书，你一定会喜欢的）。

因为作者是吉米·卡尔——经科学验证是英国搞笑的喜剧演员——所以这本书里到处都是笑话，笑话，还是笑话。如果笑真的是良药，英国国民医疗服务体系（NHS）早就应该在南丁格尔医院里免费发放这本书了。

引人入胜、发人深省、见解深刻——这些词语都出现在这本书里。

*A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians*

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 book 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 book 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. At just 20, 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?

And for readers in the West Country: yes, there are pictures (actually, sorry, there are no pictures, but there's a book about a hungry caterpillar you'll love).

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 book in Nightingale Hospitals.

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

作者简介

吉米·卡尔是一位迅速崛起的喜剧明星，在英国和美国都拥有极高的人气，他曾多次亮相电视节目。他的挚友露西·格里夫斯是一位自由撰稿人，两人在剑桥大学求学期间相识。

Jimmy Carr is a fast-rising comedy star in both his native England and the United States, where he has had numerous television appearances. Best friend Lucy Greeves, a freelance writer, met Jimmy while they were students at Cambridge University.