Book summary

Former Monty Python member Idle's debut novel is a science fiction epic following the lives of a pair of comedians as they bungle their way around the galaxy with their straight man--an android who is trying to figure out why people laugh and what makes them do so.

Media reviews

"The plot isn't quite as ridiculous as an old Python sketch, but no matter: Idle more than overcomes the book's weak story line with a steady stream of goofy humor, tortured puns and inside jokes."