Gobshites have risen to power across the world. Whether they're mangling facts on Facebook, giving unsolicited 'expert' advice at family dinners, or somehow in charge of approving your mortgage, gobshites are everywhere. Understanding them is nearly impossible. Learning to cope with them is essential. INSIDE YOU'LL FIND: - A FULL TAXONOMY OF GOBSHITES, from the garden-variety to the full-blown menace. - A BRIEF HISTORY OF GOBSHITERY through the ages. How gobshites learned to thrive through ancient civilization to modern society in spite of themselves. - PRACTICAL STRATEGIES for navigating gobshite-infested spaces - offices, family events, public transport and beyond. With the inimitable comedian Jarlath Regan as your guide, you'll learn to spot the gobshite in the room, survive their nonsense, and sidestep them forever. 'Jarlath Regan is hilarious' MARIAN KEYES 'This eye-opening exposé of gobshites is a valuable public service' ARDAL O'HANLON 'Speaking as a gobshite, I love this book. Really, really funny.' JOE WILKINSON 'The funniest Irishman I know.' JACK WHITEHALL

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Jarlath Regan is a stand-up comedian, podcaster and gobshite expert. Not only has he worked with thousands of them over the years, he also narrowly escaped permanent gobshite status by marrying a woman with tremendous amounts of patience and cop on. His viral Instagram and TikTok sketches about modern life and the Irish Mammy have earned him millions of views and subscribers. Today he appears regularly on television, tours the world performing his one-man standup shows and offers advice to anyone who will listen about how they can cope with the gobshites in their lives.