All right. So I finished your book last night. I loved it. I mean, this is, this is great.

This is, uh, and you, and you think listeners should buy the book. Is that what you're saying?

That's the subtext. Wait, wait a second. Wait a minute. No. No. No. I don't. I, I, after

careful consideration of the entire episode, I think they should make a decision on their

own using doing their own research, Jimmy.

Right. I mean, I think I'd rather live in a world where we rely on experts. You know,

I'm listening to Fauci about vaccines. I want to listen to Mike, but bigly about books now,

should they buy this book or not? I think they need to listen to the full episode. I'm sorry.

I mean, have you considered a career in politics because you really are swobbing the question here?

Yes. So I wrote a book in lockdown because it was that or a podcast, and I figured a book would be

more dignified. Some offense, Mike. Some offense. But, you know, it's lovely to be on your,

on your podcast, on your very nearly radio show.

Hey, everybody. We are back with the new episode of Working It Out. A couple quick things. I will

be in Berkeley, California in January, fourth, three weeks. That's 23 shows. It's going to be very,

it's going to be so fun. It's the, it's my new show, The Old Man and The Pool. If you're anywhere

in the Northern California area, that's a great one to see. It's a gorgeous theater,

the Berkeley Repertory Theater. I'm also going to be at the Moore Theater in Seattle in February.

Moore dates being announced soon. There's going to be a London one soon announced, maybe a Paris one.

Join the mailing list. There's some exciting stuff coming. Today we have Jimmy Carr, one of my

favorite comics, one of my favorite people to talk to. I mean, so smart, so original and unique.

He wrote a book called Before and Laughter, a Life-Changing Book, which I thought was an absolute

page turner. I feel like I've quoted it a lot in my life since it came out. It's not just about

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