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Scotlands Jesus: The Only Officially Non-racist Comedian

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Scotlands Jesus: The Only Officially Non-racist Comedian

Contributors:

By (Author) Frankie Boyle

ISBN:

9780007426843

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

21st July 2014

UK Publication Date:

17th July 2014

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

828.9202

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

336

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 19mm

Weight:

210g

Description

Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting that they see a little red dot on the head of a TV newscaster, then riding the white hot bullet through the propaganda circuitry of his or her exploding brain.
It's a funny book about the news, partly because it was decided that a pornographic book about Scottish Independence wouldn't really sell. In chapters ranging from International Politics to the Animal World, Scotland's Jesus is allowed the opportunity to showcase his increasingly unsympathetic worldview and disintegrating psyche.

A torrent of jokes about recent events provide the framework for a broader philosophical despair. Frankie Boyle uses the stories of the popular press as a springboard to explain the nature of reality and the details of our enslavement to mirthless corporate Warlocks.

Author Bio

Francis Martin Patrick 'Frankie' Boyle was born in Glasgow in 1972. He first hit comedy notoriety when he won the Daily Telegraph Open Mic award in 1996 and he has since released two bestselling stand-up DVDs and performed to thousands of fans in two sell-out national tours. Frankie became a household name on BBC 2's Mock the Week before he went solo with his own Channel 4 TV show Tramadol Nights. His cruel but perfectly constructed gags on politicians, celebrities and society as a whole have cemented his name in the world of comedy.

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