The Sacred Art of Joking

James Cary is a BBC sitcom-writer (Miranda, Bluestone 42, Another Case of Milton Jones) and theologian. He's also a member of the General Synod for the Church of England, and has spent a lot of his life watching jokes (some of them his own) go horribly wrong. He runs a touring theatre company and performs. In 2017, he produced a 64-date tour of the UK of a show about Martin Luther and 95 Theses, called A Monk's Tale, which ran for two weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe. James is married with two children and lives in Somerset.

Title: The Sacred Art of Joking

Author: James Cary

ISBN: 9780281080922

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Publisher: SPCK Publishing

Publication Date: 2019-01-17

Number of Pages: 160

Weight: 0.2001 kg

An elegant treatise on how [the church] could lighten up its image. * The Times *
Having worked for many years at the coalface of comedy, sorting the dross from the combustible, James Cary is uniquely qualified to write this book. -- Milton Jones, comedian and panellist on BBC2's Mock the Week
Marvellous potential . . . for opening up conversations and avenues of thoughtful debate * Church Times *
[On Death by Civilization]: A wonderful cascade of sage snippets . . . fit to grace bedside tables and smallest rooms in the greatest houses -- Alan Wilson * Church Times *
A truly brilliant debut book -- Iain Dale, LBC Drivetime presenter