Non-Fiction Publisher Katy Follain has acquired UK & Commonwealth rights in Jimmy Carr’s book from Hannah Chambers at Chambers Management Ltd. The book will be published on 30th September 2021.

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.  

Before & Laughter tells the story of Jimmy’s life – 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?

Published September 30. Pre-order here.