There are glimpses of Carr here as he touches on his relationship with his parents, shares the story of throwing in his corporate job at Shell to take a chance on comedy, offers a mea culpa for his ‘tax thing’, and speaks of his partner and child, but largely this is a book of advice on how to find your purpose and be true to yourself. I read the first 100 pages and I just couldn’t get into it, I was hoping it would be more about him and less than a self-help/motivational book. Cheaper than Scientology, quicker than therapy and much less boring than church - this is the hugely funny and insightful book about happiness by top comedian Jimmy Carr, and anyone feeling stuck in a rut should devour it.

The best part of the book is when Jimmy Carr gives personal anecdotes like in a traditional autobiography. This insight was something I hadn’t expected but am glad that I got it, as it made for a truly wonderful reading experience. The funniest and most enjoyable "self-help" book ever - barely feels like one while you read, because quite often it has as many jokes per minute as a stand-up show, and despite talking about his own story, the narrative voice is so energising and encouraging.He was also the first UK comedian to sign a stand-up deal with streaming behemoth Netflix in 2015, releasing two specials on the platform, Funny Business (2016) and Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits (2018).

At just 20, it’s cheaper than Scientology, quicker than therapy, and significantly less boring than church.Which is a joke he repeats a lot on this book, and to my own detriment, I have to admit, it was well done every time. I appreciate what Jimmy Carr was trying to do with this book but personally would have preferred the more traditional biography full of anecdotes and stories rather than how to improve your life. I listened to the Audiobook version and really enjoyed it, but I might grab the paper version well because there are a bunch of quotes and sections that I would like to reread. toto je v jadre zlá a zbytočná kniha, ALE napísal ju Carr, ktorý je stále tak treskúco vtipný ako vždy, čiže tie rady sú popretkávané veľkým množstvom dobrých vtipov, a nie všetky z nich sú z jeho standupov, a akurát keď chcete už knihu hodiť do koša, tak príde zasa ďalší odsek s ďalším vtipom a tak to nakoniec dokonca stojí za prečítanie. There isn’t anything particularly unique about the essence of Carr’s advice, but his frame of reference - stand up comedy - is something different.

It's also very funny - I listened to the audiobook read by Jimmy and I suspect this made it even funnier. Reality is an illusion and feelings aren't facts but the thing that messes with us is that we assume they are. We mess up more times than we succeed but if we don't learn from the failures that we make we haven't learnt anything at all but in the failures that we make that's where we learn. I can’t recommend the audiobook enough, as I was laughing so often I lost track of time and “like a teenager with a laptop, I was surprised at how far I’d come”. I loved the fact that he mentions these are mostly first world problems, in the third world people would burn this book either to keep warm or so that the thought-police wouldn't catch them reading it.Some of his thoughts were interesting but a little too much time spent preaching making it a bit tedious. As I delved into the pages, my date mistook my uncontrollable laughter for a critique of their storytelling abilities. I didn’t really know what to expect going into this book, other than knowing it was going to be funny.