{"product_id":"you-ll-like-it-when-you-get-there-modern-life-and-how-to-get-out-of-living-it-9781035420421","title":"You'll Like It When You Get There: Modern Life, and How to Get Out of Living It. : The hilarious new guide from the Mock the Week comedian","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The millennial David Sedaris' ADAM KAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's a cry for help, but it's a very funny one' DARA Ó BRIAIN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'All the laughs you'd expect from such a talented comedian' STEPHEN MERCHANT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliantly written, funny and makes me love him a lot. How annoying' AISLING BEA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e______________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA refreshingly honest look at modern life, and how to get out of living it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhys has lived his entire life with a backdrop of dread. As a child, the sentence he feared most was 'come downstairs and say hello'. Aged five, he feigned injury to avoid dancing at a wedding, and twenty-five years later, he celebrated when the venue set on fire moments before what would've been the biggest gig of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a guide to life from someone who doesn't want to do anything, and an exploration of why you possibly shouldn't either.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever celebrated plans being cancelled with an Andy Murray fist pump, secretly prayed for another lockdown, or tried - in vain - to control the outcome of everything you do, then welcome to the club. We close early, obviously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll Like It When You Get There is at once hilarious, insightful and inspiring - even if what it's inspiring you to do is absolutely nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews of Rhys's stand-up:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Scintillating stand-up' Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Master of the lightning-paced, gag-dense, precision-delivered' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A superb tour de force of observational comedy, delivered with punchy, rapid-fire certainty' Chortle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rhys James\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMemoirs, Coping with anxiety \u0026amp; phobias, Dating, relationships, living together \u0026amp; marriage, Humour\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 Jul 2026 by Headline Publishing Group.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rhys James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320829419898,"sku":"9781035420421","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781035420421.jpg?v=1790663240","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/you-ll-like-it-when-you-get-there-modern-life-and-how-to-get-out-of-living-it-9781035420421","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}