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Jokes, Jokes, Jokes

My Very Funny Memoir

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Jokes, Jokes, Jokes

By: Jenny Eclair
Narrated by: Jenny Eclair
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 'Really funny & engaging. A breeze and a pleasure to read' Katherine Ryan

'As hilarious and outrageous as you might expect' Rosie Ramsey

'Funny. Poignant. Fascinating. Just the sort of hilarious, disrespectful, ribald book I love to get stuck into' Jo Brand

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How did little Jenny Hargreaves become Jenny Eclair and elbow her way into the male dominated world of 1980s stand-up?

Daughter 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 not really having a clue about anything.

This 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.

Still 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 Jokes, Jokes, Jokes, her very funny memoir.

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'A tonic for the soul' Jennie Godfrey
'Hilarious' Julian Clary
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Really enjoyed this read by Jenny. She doesn’t hold back and this gripped me from start to finish. Thoroughly recommend

Honest and poignant

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Brilliantly read by Jenny. A funny and honest book, Jenny doesn't shy away from owning mistakes she has made, but her love, and pride, for her family shines through. At times it also brought me to tears when she talks about her parents love. It made me laugh out loud, and occasionally snort, Not a good when dog walking. It was a joy to listen too.

Honest and Funny

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Both really funny and genuinely touching in places. Some real laugh out loud moments during this trip down memory lane with in the world of comedy.

Lived up to its title

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Love the real life memoirs, what a life so far, long may it go on. Love you Jenny!

Real life Jenny

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Fabulous recounting of 60s/70s childhood and teenage years which brought back so many memories that had been forgotten.
Jenny Eclair’s delivery exudes warmth, honesty and humour. Though sequential time wise, the divergent asides she takes you on give variety and depth to different episodes in her life. Loved every minute of it!

Funny, poignant and reminiscent.

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Loved Jenny’s honesty and realistic reflection of her life. She didn’t gloss over her imperfections, failures or her negative experiences in the world of women in comedy. I felt I could totally identify with her feelings and I really admire her dust yourself off and try again attitude, many would have been crushed by this industry but Jenny’s determination and self belief were stoic. In my opinion Jenny’s talent has been very much underestimated through the years, as a comedian and a writer, I however have always been a huge fan.

Honest, fun and thoroughly enjoyable

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Funny, insightful and at times sad, but what a life. Really enjoyed the book and having the author narrate added to it

Enjoyable memoir

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Thoroughly enjoyed reading this, you won’t want to stop. Details her life all the way from babyhood to present day. Searingly honest and self deprecating the exploits she got herself into are many and varied and she doesn’t shy away from telling us it all. Brilliant book by one of our national treasures.

Absolutely brilliant memoir read perfectly by Jenny herself. Laugh out loud funny honest and brave.

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Very honest memoir as you would expect from Jenny. She describes herself warts and all which is very rare these days. Her description of family life in the 60's and 70's, brought back fond memories of my own childhood and her love for her parents shines through, without the gushing sentimentality so prevalent today.

Honest and throughly entertaining.

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Ive been listening to this whilst I'm out in the car working, and I genuinely laughed out loud. I never leave a review but I absolutely loved this.

laughed out loud

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