Interested in seeing if his comedy could translate well to the written word, I picked up a copy of his second book, a piece of apocalyptic, speculative fiction: “Jam.”ĭespite my worries of whether or not Croshaw’s style of comedy would be able to stick, I was relieved to see that not only is the book very funny, but it is also surprisingly disturbing to boot. His self-chosen nickname might be more familiar to avid gamers, as Yahtzee himself is the author behind the popular web-series “Zero Punctuation,” which offers acerbic criticism of the most recent video game releases delivered in a very witty and sarcastic tone every episode. Despite this, British-born Australian writer Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw has made a go of writing comedy books. However, it is the opinion of this writer that comedy in the printed word is sometimes even more challenging than simply telling a funny story with the spoken word. Almost every comedian from past or present can attest to this, in more or less flattering words. Let it never be said that comedy is easy, and if anyone says otherwise, they are, unequivocally, a cretin.
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