The Killing Joke

The Killing Joke (novel)

The Killing Joke is a novel written by Anthony Horowitz, first published in 2004 by The Orion Publishing Group. It is a comedy thriller about a man called Guy Fletcher, who tries to track down the source of a joke.

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in Notting Hill, London, in 1979 by Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitar) and Youth (bass).

Joke

A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally. It usually takes the form of a story, often with dialogue, and ends in a punch line, whereby the humorous element of the story is revealed; this can be done using a pun or other type of word play, irony or sarcasm, logical incompatibility, hyperbole, or other means. Linguist Robert Hetzron offers the definition:

killing

Adjective

1. That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
2. Devastatingly attractive.

Noun

1. The act of killing.
2. An instance of someone being killed.

joke

Noun

1. An amusing story.
2. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

Verb

1. To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
2. (intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.