ABOUT THE BOOK
Stewart Lee has seen a ghost but doesn’t believe in the afterlife. Rob Beckett can peel a banana with his feet. Viv Groskop gave birth to a baby next to a dishwasher.
Question: What do you get when you combine unknown facts about Britain’s best-loved comedians with their favourite one-liners and candid, black-and-white portraits?
Answer: Joker Face, a hilarious record of the British comedy scene from comedian and photographer Steve Best.
This book is a backstage pass into the world of British comedy, featuring intimate, often surprising and very funny portraits of some comedy greats: Jimmy Carr, Sara Pascoe, John Bishop, Ed Pownall, Tony Cowards, Alexei Sayle, Mackenzie Crook, Josie Lawrence, Mark Watson, Tommy Tiernan, Phill Jupitus and many, many more – 528 to be precise.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steve Best has been a stand-up comedian for over 20 years. He has performed all over the world, including in South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bosnia, Holland, Denmark, The Falkland Islands and Southend-on-Sea.
He has been on nationwide tours with Frank Skinner, Craig Charles and Omid Djalili and regularly appears on television. Joker Face is his second book, following the publication of Comedy Snapshot in 2014.
