The funny and fabulous memoir from the woman who revolutionised British comedy in the 80s and is still gigging to sold out audiences across the UK forty years later
25th August 2025
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The funny and fabulous memoir from the woman who revolutionised British comedy in the 80s and is still gigging to sold out audiences across the UK forty years later
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Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards
'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***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.MORE PRAISE FOR JOKES, JOKES, JOKES''Laugh out loud and moved to tears. Highly recommended' Josie Lawrence'Rude, honest and funny' Dom Joly'I love this book!' Helen Lederer'A tonic for the soul' Jennie Godfrey'Hilarious' Julian Clary'You'll love it!' Anthea TurnerAbout the Author
Stand-up comedian Jenny Eclair was the first woman to win the Perrier Award - the UK's top comedy award - in 1995. Since then, she has also found fame as the author of six critically acclaimed novels and one non-fiction book. Her latest, Older and Wider, combines Jenny's quintessential wry humour whilst covering the almost taboo topic of menopause. Jenny serves as a wise - but always witty - guide to others on the experience of menopause.
She is the writer of the popular BBC Radio 4 series of monologues, Little Lifetimes. Jenny also co-hosts the Menopausal-friendly podcast, Older and Wider, with Judith Holder and has many TV and radio credits to her name.Small screen highlights include all the Grumpy Old Women series, The Apprentice: You're Fired!, Room 101 (BBC), Loose Women (ITV), Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, QI (UKTV), plus of course reality TV shows such as Splash (ITV) and I'm a Celebrity (ITV) in 2010, where she came third.Product Details
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25th August 2025
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