27 episódios

This is a podcast where we’re going to take a critical look at one of the most neglected genres in literature: the funny book. In each episode I’m going to invite a fellow writer to pick a favourite example and tell me what makes it work for them.

It's Lit But Is It Funny‪?‬ JonP

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This is a podcast where we’re going to take a critical look at one of the most neglected genres in literature: the funny book. In each episode I’m going to invite a fellow writer to pick a favourite example and tell me what makes it work for them.

    Andy Fanton on George’s Marvellous Medicine

    Andy Fanton on George’s Marvellous Medicine

    Andy Fanton talks to me about Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine, as well as his own work writing and drawing for The Beano and The Dandy, the responsibility of taking on much-loved iconic characters, NFTs, and the potential retooling of Lord Likely.

    • 44 min
    Nik Perring on The Rock From The Sky

    Nik Perring on The Rock From The Sky

    The writer Nik Perring talks to me about Jon Klassen's The Rock From The Sky, as well as his own work and how he would cope with an imaginary tail.

    • 51 min
    Emily Koch on Sorrow and Bliss

    Emily Koch on Sorrow and Bliss

    Emily Koch talks about Meg Mason's hugely successful novel Sorrow and Bliss, currently shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. We also talk about her own award-winning novels and the extraordinary story of how she found her agent.

    • 47 min
    Robert Garnham on Myles Before Myles

    Robert Garnham on Myles Before Myles

    The poet Robert Garnham – aka Professor of Whimsy and Bard of Exeter – talks to me about Myles Before Myles, the collection of Flann O'Brien's early work. We also talk about his own career in performance poetry and his unexpected brush with fame as creator of one of the Edinburgh Fringe's greatest one liners, as well as the genius of Laurie Anderson and Ivor Cutler.

    • 50 min
    Beth Miller on The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾

    Beth Miller on The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾

    The novelist Beth Miller talks to me about Sue Townsend's classic The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, as well as the strange world of tribute acts and how difficult it is to get a funny book published these days.

    • 50 min
    Cally Taylor on My Sister, The Serial Killer

    Cally Taylor on My Sister, The Serial Killer

    The bestselling novelist Cally Taylor talks to me about Oyinkan Braithwaite's "My Sister, The Serial Killer" and her own work - including the difference between plotting and pantsing, switching genres and keeping up with a schedule of writing a book every year.

    • 48 min

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