The naked jape . Uncovering the hidden world of jokes by Jimmy Carr & Lucy Greeves

'A joke book that makes you think about why you're laughing. Brilliant'

Jonathan Ross

• Is Man the only animal that laughs?
• Why are clowns so scary?
• Do jokes make children more intelligent?
• Are men funnier than women?
• Can God take a joke?
• What's brown and sticky?

Top comedian Jimmy Carr and fellow joke-lover Lucy Greeves tour the strange and wonderful world of jokes - to find out what's funny and why. With over 400 of the best jokes ever told, THE NAKED JAPE is both a lesson in joke-making and a damn good laugh.

'An intelligent, sensitive and wide-ranging study of comedy - and jokes - that is actually funny'

Scotland on Sunday

'Excellent. Four-fifths analysis of what a joke is and one fifth the only joke book you'll ever need'

The Times

'Like most people, I hate Jimmy Carr.

But this book is OK'

David Walliams