{"product_id":"im-not-being-funny-playtext","title":"I'm Not Being Funny Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003eBillie's signed them both up for stand-up comedy. Tonight, she and her husband Peter are locking themselves in their living room until they've got it down: a 'tight-five' set that's a guaranteed knock-out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the clock ticking and nothing but a baby monitor for an audience, they go delving through their past for material. But as questions about their future are forced to the surface, they discover that some jokes really do hurt, and laughter isn't always the best medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm Not Being Funny\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores hope, endings and how to survive if a knock-knock joke hits you in the gut. Piers Black's play was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Bryony Shanahan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55571346260344,"sku":"9781839045714","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/i_mnotbeingfunnyplaytextnationaltheatreshop.jpg?v=1780055216","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/products\/im-not-being-funny-playtext","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}