{"product_id":"jokes-jokes-jokes-my-very-funny-memoir-hardcover","title":"Jokes, Jokes, Jokes: My Very Funny Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenny Eclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Really funny \u0026amp; engaging. A breeze and a pleasure to read' \u003cb\u003eKatherine Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'As hilarious and outrageous as you might expect' \u003cb\u003eRosie Ramsey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Funny. Poignant. Fascinating. Just the sort of hilarious, disrespectful, ribald book I love to get stuck into' \u003cb\u003eJo Brand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did little Jenny Hargreaves become Jenny Eclair and elbow her way into the male dominated world of 1980s stand-up? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaughter of Major Derek Hargreaves (spy?) and June Hargreaves (spy's wife?) sister of Sara (born to be Head Girl) and Ben (the usurper), Jenny's comedy career took off via drama school, cider, sausage rolls, sleeping with men who looked like they lived under a carpet, punk poetry, anorexia, bedsit misery, waitressing and\u003cb\u003e not really having a clue about anything\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis was a world before microphones, mobile phones, before everyone gave up smoking or started taking coke. Jenny Eclair was on the comedy circuit before there really was a comedy circuit and was the first woman to win the Perrier Award along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStill gigging to sell-out crowds forty years later, Jenny Eclair's memoir charts her childhood, her career and the changing face of women in comedy, all told with hilarious brilliance in \u003ci\u003eJokes, Jokes, Jokes\u003c\/i\u003e, her very funny memoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR JOKES, JOKES, JOKES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e''Laugh out loud and moved to tears. Highly recommended' \u003cb\u003eJosie Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rude, honest and funny' \u003cb\u003eDom Joly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I love this book!' \u003cb\u003eHelen Lederer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tonic for the soul'\u003cb\u003e Jennie Godfrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hilarious' \u003cb\u003eJulian Clary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You'll love it!' \u003cb\u003eAnthea Turner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStand-up comedian Jenny Eclair was the first woman to win the Perrier Award - the UK's top comedy award - in 1995. Since then, Jenny has taken multiple shows on tour around the country, most recently \u003ci\u003eSixty! (FFS) \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was extended twice due to its popularity. Jenny is well known for her starring role on BBC1's \u003ci\u003eGrumpy Old Women\u003c\/i\u003e which ran for three series and was then adapted into four live shows touring across the UK and Australia, all of which Jenny co-wrote and starred in. Continuing her partnership with Judith Holder, producer of \u003ci\u003eGrumpy Old Women\u003c\/i\u003e, Jenny co-hosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eOlder and Wider\u003c\/i\u003e the podcast for people who don't know what a podcast is, a weekly ramble about life, with additional swearing. She is also the writer of the much-loved BBC Radio Four \u003ci\u003eLittle Lifetimes\u003c\/i\u003e monologues which ran for seven series. Jenny was a contestant on series 15 of \u003ci\u003eTaskmaster \u003c\/i\u003e(Channel 4) and currently hosts the spin off podcast \u003ci\u003eTaskmaster: The People's Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e. Eclair is also a critically acclaimed author with seven novels, a collection of short stories and a number of non-fiction books.\u003cbr\u003eJenny's TV appearances include Grumpy Old Women S1-3, Richard Osman's House of Games, Celebrity MasterChef, The Great Pottery Throw Down Festive Celebrity Special, Drawers Off (presenter), The Apprentice: You're Fired!, Room 101, Celebrity Bridge of Lies (BBC), Taskmaster S15 (Channel 4), Loose Women, Pointless Celebrities, The Chase: Celebrity Special (ITV), Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, QI (UKTV). Reality TV appearances include Splash and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (ITV) in 2010, in which Jenny came third.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415880483037,"sku":"9781408732052","price":36.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/eLKDEblMbW9781408732052.webp?v=1771211357","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/jokes-jokes-jokes-my-very-funny-memoir-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}