The Now Show Book of World Records

by Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jon Holmes

The Now Show Book of World Records  boldly tackles all the superlatives that other books of world records avoid. It does this by means of making stuff up and scrupulously avoiding too much research, insight, or fact. Unless the fact is funnier. And legal to mention. Split into illuminating subject sections, categories will include Least Frightening Aliens, Longest Wait in NHS A & E department, Biggest Chin, Shortest Lived Pet, Most Pointless Public-Sector Job, Scariest GM Food Scare Story, Best Boxing Press Conference Threat, Dodgiest Election Result, Most Pointless Olympic Event, Least Enticing Theme Park, Silliest Dinosaur, Most Effective Wild Animal To Release Into The Big Brother House, Most Infuriating Time For MS Word to Crash, Most Pretentious Object Made By Damien Hirst, Crappiest Political Anti-Crime Slogan and more! With Marcus Brigstocke and Mitch Benn adding their own fine touches, this book promises to be as fascinating and engrossing as that other book on world records, you know the one, but much much funnier.

Genres: Humor

189 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Coco Ramponi · Rating 2 out of 5]

tbh don't really remember when I read this, funny though

[Athene_who · Rating 4 out of 5]

Radio 4 is one of my great loves in life, and no aspect more so than the comedies. Top of these for me, is the Now Show and so imagine my excitement when I discovered the Now Show Book on half price sale after Christmas in Waterstones. I absolutely devoured this book - it's format makes it a very quick read and it is indeed funny. There were far too many gags to quote any here, but I highly recommend it. The only slightly sad thing, is that it will date very quickly and so is not really a book to read again in a year, when many of the people featuring in the jibes have been forgotten. That, and the fact that at least some of it was taken from broadcast Now Show scripts, because I recognized the jokes. Still thoroughly recommendable though, especially when the current world stage looks so bleak.

[Steve Wales]

A frivolous collection of fascinating facts, ninety-four-point-seven-and-a-bit percent of which are made-up...

While regular Now Show listeners may recognize running gags from the series ("The children were startled!"), it's perfectly enjoyable for anyone else since it is, essentially, a book of silliness...

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick yet funny read.