Joel Morris

Joel Morris is a British comedy writer. He attended school with long-time writing partner Jason Hazeley. Together with Hazeley, Morris has written for many British comedy series, including That Mitchell and Webb Look and Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe programmes and Cunk on Britain[1][2]. He is one of the writers of Bollocks to Alton Towers,[3] a humorous guide book to the United Kingdom. He and Hazeley are regular contributors to the British adult comic Viz, and also host the comedy podcast Rule of Three.[4]

Morris was one of the founders of the Framley Examiner website. He is also lead singer in the band Candidate[5][6] who released their fourth album in 2004.[7] His harmonies with his brother were compared in The Guardian to Simon and Garfunkel.[8]

In October 2015, it was announced that Morris had co-written a series of Ladybird books for adults with Jason Hazeley. The books, which parody the style of the company’s classic books for children, re-caption original illustrations from the Ladybird series with new text, offering sardonic commentary on many areas of modern life. The initial run included titles such as The Hangover, Mindfulness, Dating and The Hipster and were published on 18 November 2015.[9][10] The books were so successful that in 2015 only JK Rowling, David Walliams and Julia Donaldson sold more copies in the UK.[11] The series was later expanded to include public figures such as Donald Trump.[12]

Publications
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; Morris, Joel P. (29 October 2015). How it Works: The Husband. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8356-1.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (29 October 2015). How it Works: The Wife. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8354-7.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (29 October 2015). The Ladybird Book of Dating. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8357-8.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (29 October 2015). The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8352-3.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (29 October 2015). The Ladybird Book of The Hangover. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8351-6.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (29 October 2015). The Ladybird Book of The Hipster. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8359-2.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (29 October 2015). The Ladybird Book of The Mid-Life Crisis. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8353-0.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (29 October 2015). The Ladybird Book of The Shed. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8358-5.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (11 February 2016). How it Works: The Mum. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8421-6.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (19 May 2016). How it Works: The Dad. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8426-1.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (25 August 2016). How it Works: The Student. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8428-5.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (20 October 2016). How it Works: The Cat. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8433-9.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (20 October 2016). How it Works: The Dog. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8435-3.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (20 October 2016). How it Works: The Grandparent. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8430-8.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (20 October 2016). The Ladybird Book of Red Tape. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8439-1.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (20 October 2016). The Ladybird Book of The Meeting. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8437-7.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (20 October 2016). The Ladybird Book of The People Next Door. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8441-4.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (20 October 2016). The Ladybird Book of The Sickie. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8443-8.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (20 October 2016). The Ladybird Book of The Zombie Apocalypse. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8445-2.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (1 December 2016). The Ladybird Book of Boxing Day. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8486-5.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (23 February 2017). The Ladybird Book of The Do-Gooder. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8447-6.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). How it Works: The Baby. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8863-4.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). How it Works: The Brother. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8869-6.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). How it Works: The Sister. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8870-2.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). People at Work: The Rock Star. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8865-8.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). The Ladybird Book of Balls. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8871-9.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). The Ladybird Book of The Big Night Out. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8867-2.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). The Ladybird Book of The Ex. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8866-5.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). The Ladybird Book of The Nerd. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8864-1.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). The Ladybird Book of The New You. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8885-6.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). The Ladybird Book of The Quiet Night In. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8868-9.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (5 October 2017). A Ladybird First Grown-Up Picture Book. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8884-9.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (25 October 2018). The Story of Brexit. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-241-38656-9.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (15 November 2018). The Wonderful World of Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups. London: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-241-36404-8.
  • Hazeley, Jason A.; —— (3 October 2019). A Ladybird book about Donald Trump. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-241-42272-4.

See also

References
  1. "~ Making Comedy from History - Philomena Cunk with Joel Morris and Jason".
  2. "Writing Cunk on Britain - BCG Pro". 16 January 2020.
  3. Bollocks to Alton Towers, by Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris, Joel Morris, at Google books
  4. Sawyer, Miranda (23 June 2019). "The week in radio and podcasts: Football Daily; Giant; Athletico Mince". The Observer. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. allmusic ((( Taking on the Enemy's Sound > Overview )))
  6. Credits for Joel Morris at allmusic
  7. "BBC - Radio 2 - Folk and Acoustic".
  8. Clarke, Betty (12 January 2002). "Candidate, London". The Guardian.
  9. "Spoof Ladybird books target adult market". BBC News Online. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  10. "Are You Alright in There? - Radio 4 Documentary".
  11. "Meet the Ladybird authors knocking everyone off the best-sellers list - including me".
  12. https://www.inews.co.uk/culture/books/jason-hazeley-joel-morris-a-ladybird-book-about-trump-interview-release-638826%3Famp



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