Road to Mars by Eric Idle (Paperback, 2000)

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Authors: Idle, Eric. Binding: Paperback. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Condition: Very Good. Weight: 159 Gms.

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Carlton is an android working for Alex and Lewis, two comedians from the twenty-second century who travel the outer vaudeville circuit of the solar system known ironically as the Road to Mars. Being a computer he can't understand irony, but is nevertheless attempting to write a thesis about comedy, its place in evolution, and whether it can ever be cured. He is studying the comedians of the late twentieth century (including obscure and esoteric comedy acts such as Monty Python's Flying Circus) in his search for the comedy gene. Meanwhile, during an audition for a gig on the Princess Di (a solar cruise ship), his two employers inadvertently become involved in a terriorist plot against Mars, the planet of showbiz. Can Carlton prevent Alex and Lewis from losing their gigs, overcome the love thing and finally understand the meaning of comedy in the universe? From one of the original members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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PublisherPan Macmillan
ISBN-139780330481809
eBay Product ID (ePID)87351630

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Book TitleRoad to Mars
AuthorEric Idle
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2000
Number of Pages320 Pages

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Item Height178mm
Item Width111mm
Item Weight160g

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Title_AuthorEric Idle
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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  • The Theory of Comedy in the form of a comic nove (2 for the price of 1)

    Enjoyable read, nicely thought out plot and and most of the characters were engaging. The classification of Comics into Red Nose or White Face, and the Theory of Comedy was inspiring. Not a funny as I would have liked and the ending was a bit rushed. (I had to reread the last couple of chapter-ets to understand out what happened). The interruptions by the narrator broke up the flow too much and may be went on too long. but were at least resolved before the big finish. I'd definitely re-read it again and would probably get more out of it. If the Road to Mars was made into a Movie I'd definitely go a couple of times... Come on Eric quit improving Python and write more novels.

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