You Can't Joke About That

Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together

By: Kat Timpf

Narrated by: Kat Timpf

What happens when we can’t joke about some of the most important stuff in life?

In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Those people should probably not read this book in public.

In You Can’t Joke About That, Kat Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong. We’ve created all the wrong rules. We push ourselves into unnecessary conflicts when we should feel like we’re all in this together. When someone says “you can’t joke about that,” what they really mean is “this is a subject that makes people sad or angry.”

Hilariously and movingly, Timpf argues that those subjects are actually the most important to joke about. She shows us we can find healing through humor regarding things you probably don't want to bring up in polite conversation, like traumatic break-ups, cancer, being broke, Dave Chappelle, rape jokes, aging, ostomy bags, religion, body image, dead moms, religion, the lab leak theory, transgender swimmers, gushing wounds, campus censorship, and bad Christmas presents.

This book is Kat Timpf with her hair down, except since hers is mostly extensions, this book is Kat Timpf with her hair out. Listen to it because you want to get to know her better. Listen to it because it’s the best book on free speech and comedy in a generation. Listen to it because you want to laugh out loud… even at the kind of stuff we’re afraid to say out loud. Just listen to it, and you’ll be glad you did.

©2023 Kat Timpf (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

Honest and humorous. Great read

Thanks Kat. You’ve proved that with hard work and a sense of humor you can get over any struggle.

Surprisingly good

A little redundant at times, but a unique insight to an interesting tv personality. Overall enjoyable.

Loved it!

Very honest with great points of view. Great book needed for todays society. Highly recommend.

I Adore Kat Timpf!

Kat Timpf is an amazing person! I really liked her before I read her book from watching her on Gutfeld!, but I now have the utmost respect for her. The tragedies and adversities she has experienced in her life was unbelievable. I would never be able to imagine such things. For her to experience what she has and still maintain her sense of humor is astonishing. She is so intelligent and insightful. In the whole book, I only disagreed with her on two issues mildly. She made me laugh. She made me cry, thinking about the nightmarish events in her life. What makes me respect her the most is that nothing stopped her from living her life. I love how she does not lean left or right. She analyzes every subject as objectively as possible while letting us know what her views are. I would love to have a conversation with her, as I know she would respect my views as much as I would respect hers. I am going to listen to her book again and again. I felt like she gave a voice to my opinions.

Interesting account

It was nice to hear the author present the book. She is clever and entertaining. The book is not as funny as she is in her TV appearances. I hated the medical information part. I was interested in her comments about her loss of Christian faith. As a Roman Catholic, I can see the absurdities that we practice and she points them out. I hope that she can reject the old men in the Church eventually without rejecting the Creator.

I learned alot more about Kat from this book.

Well............................I wasn't always anxious to hear more, but as I forged ahead, it made the book worth listening to. Her brutal honesty made it a book worth reading again. I'm SO conservative, that I started to get nervous, but in the end, she wanted to be honest to her readers, and she accomplished that. I'd be proud if she was a member of my Family. And in many ways, she is.

Honest Open Funny Warm Insightful

The author of turn mind, soul and wife share her point of you on the benefits of humor and compassion and insights into these complicated times full of politics, impatience, and lack of tolerance.

Provocative, interesting, honest

Kat is entertaining and honest as she shares life’s ups and downs. She explains how comedy can help one through the difficulties of life.

Worth the time

I’m glad to have learned more of Kat’s story and beliefs. I have questions but doubt I’ll ever have the opportunity to ask them.

New appreciation for Kat

Funny and honest. I enjoyed this book and Kat’s take on a variety of subjects. Worth a listen!