# No Funny Business

By Amanda Aksel

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/no-funny-business-a976bb9e/

Olivia Vincent loses her day job while chasing stage time. A television audition in Los Angeles offers a way forward, provided she can get there on a comedy tour with Nick Leto. Her plan to keep their partnership professional grows harder as he helps her sharpen her act.

## What makes it funny?

Olivia keeps finding material when she is supposed to be doing something else. Even legal contracts tempt her to insert a joke, and a conversation about borrowing shoes becomes an opportunity for suggestive teasing.

### The comedy at work

Her commentary makes everyday irritation part of the act. The opening turns a scheduling disaster into a lesson about timing: the gig she wants arrives just when a client expects her at dinner.

### Try this if…

For readers who want romantic sparring alongside the work of becoming a comedian. Small venues, shabby lodgings and long drives give the attraction somewhere concrete to develop.

### Good to know

The opening includes profanity and sexual jokes.

## What to expect

- Genre: Romance
- On the shelf: Contemporary romance · Romantic comedy
- Kind of humor: Banter · Situational comedy
- The atmosphere: Warmhearted
- Format: Novel
- Length: 336 pages
- Published: 2022

## A few distinguishing details

- A budding stand-up and a seasoned comic share a tour
- Career ambition complicated by a shared ride and growing attraction

## Sources & further reading

- Publisher: [Penguin Random House lists No Funny Business by Amanda Aksel, ISBN 9780593201633, as a 336-page paperback and lists an audiobook download of 8 hours 47 minutes.](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665378/no-funny-business-by-amanda-aksel)
- Reading sample: [Opening chapter and review](https://www.robinlovesreading.com/2022/07/blog-tour-no-funny-business.html)
- Publisher: [Publisher](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665378/no-funny-business-by-amanda-aksel)