We're excited to welcome Robin Ince to Ware Library on Monday 16th of November to celebrate the launch of his new book The Future of Jokes. Tickets are £8 and include refreshments, or pre-order your paperback copy of The Future of Jokes and save £2
Robin Ince is, a comedian, broadcaster, author, and bibliomaniac,. He's a friend to bookshops and weirdos and a populariser of scientific ideas. If you've never seen Robin speak before expect a night of gorgeous tangents, unexpected Segways and the warm, inclusive vibe that makes you feel like actually it might all be ok.
ABOUT THE BOOK
When did laughter become part of our universe? Were we the first planet to have a sense of humour? What was the first joke? Was it made by a chimpanzee or a crow? These are just a few of the questions comedian Robin Ince considers in The Future of Jokes, bringing in elements from science, technology, politics, philosophy and culture to probe just why we need jokes. What can they teach us about ourselves and our future? Comedy means different things to different people: it can be an act of rebellion, and it can be an act of reinforcing the status quo. It can be expression and it can be repression.
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Excitable fizzy brained people
Asking why about absolutely everything
Pub quiz facts to take home in your pocket.
"a witty and thoughtful short read on the importance of jokes and humour, and a romp through the comic landscape of the past, present, and possible future." Logan Murray, comedian and author of Get Started in Stand-Up Comedy
'Do we really need another book about the mechanics of jokes? If that book is written by Robin Ince, yes. This is a spiky, refreshing, original, characteristically thoughtful canter through the field of joking, and how and why we do it.' Professor G Neil Martin, author of The Psychology of Comedy