The I Index

Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Et Cetera

Bottom of the pile

17

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

17/100

Critics

17/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Jena Friedman

Publisher:

Atria/One Signal Publishers

Date:

April 18, 2023

Not Funny takes on the third rails of modern life, with essays that explore cancel culture, sexism, work, celebrity worship, and dead baby jokes.

What The Reviewers Say

Diana Platt,
Booklist
Friedman is a genuinely funny writer, whether she’s sharing anecdotes from her time as a segment producer for The Daily Show... or examining the #MeToo movement and cancel culture..

Kirkus
For a book that turns on taboos and industry humiliations, Friedman is an amusing writer who happily dives straight into uncomfortable territory.

Publishers Weekly
Friedman’s comedic voice shines, and she tosses off jokes that are often as funny as they are pointed.