Don’t Make Me Laugh balances anger and humour with the deftest of touches.
It is a story about power and control and manipulation, about gendered roles in both the workplace and our personal lives, and about how women are set up in competition with each other.
And ultimately – satisfyingly – it’s a story about fighting back.
Praise and Reviews
‘This is fantastic – a sharp, funny, sometimes painful story about terrible egos and narcissism in the world of stand-up. I devoured it furiously. It’s fiction, if that’s not clear… #notallcomedians’ *Jenny Landreth *
‘Set in the stand up comedy world, it is a powerful portrayal of how the projection of who you might be on stage can lead to manipulating those who might fall for who you seem to, how this potency can be used to manipulate and, through self interest and ego, destroy others. Having spent much of my working life in the stand up world, it was often an uncomfortable read. It is also a good
education in the techniques and tricks that surround our worlds and so often poison them. This is a disconcerting and wise book.’ Robin Ince
‘This book is by turns gut-wrenching and heart breaking, but at its heart it’s a timely, furious call for change. I loved it.’ Will Maclean (author of The Apparition Phase)
‘A great book, an important book that will start a discussion that needs to be had…my heart was in my mouth’ Marian Keyes
‘Exhilarating, viscerally thrilling and SO timely – an ambitious dark comedy that really delivers. Hugely smart, with so much emotional depth and resonance’ Daisy Buchanan
‘Sharp, dark and outrageously funny’ Marianne Levy
‘This is an honest, funny, devastating and timely book’ Jenny Colgan
About the Author
Julia Raeside is a journalist and broadcaster who has written for the Guardian, Times, Observer and The Big Issue among others. She makes regular contributions to BBC Radio, including review spots on Radio 4’s Front Row and Lauren Laverne’s 6 Music show. She lives in London with her husband, kid and cat.
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