{"product_id":"9781783520336","title":"Brenda Monk is Funny","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrenda Monk is a true hardcore stand-up, it's itching under her skin; bubbling up. She's addicted to being on stage, looking out at expectant faces, waiting for the first laugh to hit. She sees potential material in everything and gets sweaty-palmed if she hasn't been on stage in more than 48 hours. It doesn't matter where, it doesn't matter when. No distance is too great, no slot too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But she wasn't always this way. The on-off girlfriend of a successful comedian who spends weekends hundreds of miles away telling gags about their relationship, she realises his best stage material consists of recycled versions of her own restless, smart-arsed energy and decides she might be better off keeping her jokes for herself. Before long she makes her very first walk to the mark on stage in front of a bare brick wall, with just a spotlight and a PA system for cover…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As much about the thrill of performance as it is about what goes on when the microphone is switched off, Brenda Monk is Funny is a whip-smart, devastatingly candid snapshot of the reality, the brutality and fragility of the comedy industry from an exciting new voice in fiction. It's enough to give anyone butterflies…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140132159728,"sku":"9781783520336","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783520336_p0.jpg?v=1763724797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783520336","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}