How to Live

by Simon Munnery

Genres: Comedy, Humor

72 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2005

Reviews

[Politic1983 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simon Munnery is "as close as comedy gets to being art." And this shit artist is one of my favourite stand-ups, being that, as his character The League Against Tedium might say, "I am more intellectual than yooow."

"How to Live" is a collection of his best self-contained stand-up one-liners in what is a baffling collection of silliness, wit and security guard jokes. About seventy of them. Munnery has the brilliant ability to be tremendously silly while highly intellectual, as a man who had the best A-Level results in the country when sitting them (I heard), but chose to put those smarts to comedy, rather than something useful.

I quickly went through this as a toilet book, over about three visits, with the number of days to read informing you as to my regularity. It's actually quite difficult to evacuate one's bowels when you're laughing so, and that is the sort of praise any writer yearns for.

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[Russio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very small volume of the very amusing Simon Munnery's jokes. however, at a fiver for such s slim volume, this does not represent exceptional value. Nonetheless, should keep me in one-liners for a few weeks.

[Rhys Parry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simon Munnery is a veritable creative genius. This pocket edition of his jokes and maxims demonstrates occasioning brilliance but ultimately detracts from his status as one of the worlds best alternative comedians.

[gabriele · Rating 1 out of 5]

much potential in the title but not so much in the content.

[James Strahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this and I am improved.