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Aug 5, 2023 · Jo Caulfield is best known as one of the UK’s most respected stand-up comedians - a Fringe stalwart who loved Edinburgh so much she moved there. Six years ago, Jo was about to go on stage when she found out that her sister Annie had cancer. What transpired was a cathartic journey for both as they revisited their childhood and adolescence. Now she has written The Funny Thing About Death to ...
The Funny Thing About Death by Jo Caulfield is published by Polygon, £17.99. Jo Caulfield: Razor Sharp is on at Stand 3, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh, until August 27 (except August 14 & 21)
All of Jo’s profits from The Funny Thing About Death will be donated to MacMillan Cancer Support – a charity which Jo has already raised over £50,000 for through bucket collections at the end of her Edinburgh Fringe shows. There will be a chance to buy a copy of the book at the end of each tour show. Post navigation
26 September 1963 (age 61) [1] Wales. Medium. Stand-up, television, radio. Website. www.jocaulfield.com. Jo Caulfield is stand-up comedian, comedy writer, and author from Flintshire, north Wales. She was joint winner of the 2021 Comedians Comedian of The Year – an award voted for by her peers and members of the comedy industry. [2]
Aug 19, 2023 · It is appropriate that The Funny Thing About Death is part memoir for Jo Caulfield’s funny, talented, spiky sister Annie and part Jo’s autobiography. For, the way Jo tells it, big sister Annie led the way in carefree adventuring – living the life of nun-rebeller, teenage hitchhiker, raucous bar staff, award-winning writer – with little sister Jo in her wake and eager to join as soon as ...
May 22, 2024 · Jo highlights importance of laughter in hard times 2024-05-22 - By Isabelle Truscott isabelle.truscott@newsquest.co.uk JO CAULFIELD is bringing her book ‘The Funny Thing About Death’ to the Borders Book Festival stage next month. The comedian is set to host a talk which hopes to shed light on the humour that can be found in grief.
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Aug 3, 2023 · The Funny Thing About Death is comedian Jo Caulfield's memoir about her sister Annie - a successful writer who died far too young in 2016 aged just 57. Jo charts the progress of her sister's cancer from the initial diagnosis to her untimely death.