Kelly Knox has got a reputation for her pun laden jokes and this has now lead to her new book being published. She has many Star Wars titles to her name, including Be More Obi-Wan, Star Wars: A Visual Archive (Out April 23, 2024) and Star Wars Conversation Cards. Over at StarWars.com, Kelly takes us through the journey she has taken to getting her book onto the shelves next week.
Pun-ch It! The Making of Star Wars: Dad Jokes
StarWars.com’s Kelly Knox has the exclusive info from the author, who is also Kelly Knox.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
It was spring 2020, when COVID lockdown kept the entire world inside. We all went a little stir crazy as uncertainty dominated the news cycles and social media. Determined to lighten the mood a little, I shared a silly Star Wars joke on Twitter one fateful Sunday morning:
Where does Palpatine hide his Sith armies? In his sleevies.
Did it instantly go viral? No. Did it get more than 50 likes? Also no. But I enjoyed the distraction, so I decided to share an original, terrible, Star Wars-themed dad joke every day, for as long as I could, with the goal of brightening someone’s day somewhere. The key to a good dad joke? It should be just like Luke Skywalker in stormtrooper armor: short and sweet.
Fast-forward to 2024, and now you can hold an entire collection of jokes and puns inspired by the galaxy far, far away in your hands! Star Wars: Dad Jokes from Chronicle Books, out on April 2, is packed with galactically groanworthy puns. Colorful Star Warsillustrations by Johnny Sampson are scattered throughout the book, each one so delightful that I promise you’re going to laugh at the sight of them. And that’s a real promise — they’re that funny.
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Star Wars: Dad Jokes by Kelly Knox is published by Chronicle Books and is released on April 2, 2024. It is available for preorder from Amazon UK and Amazon US.
