Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this book review I look at Monty Python legend Eric Idle's second novel - the Road to Mars. Alex and Lewis two outer-space comedians head towards Mars in search of work. Along the way they are embroiled in a terrorist plot and their robot, Carlton, attempts to discover the secret to comedy.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Ripping into the narrator
4:38 You can't detect my interest
5:43 Spare hate for Alex
9:00 I'm a narrator get me out of here
11:07 Tell me you're joking
13:25 Lifestyles of the rich and famous
13:53 A wit and a half
14:30 Conclusion

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It too is a scifi comedy which is, after this video, really setting myself up for a fall.