Less funny than one might think, and less about a girl as well. Funny Girl presents a short period of time (in the 1960s in London) when a group of people came together to create a sitcom for the BBC. The group dynamics were just right to make something special but then, as with all fresh ideas, the magic fizzled and goodbyes became necessary. Frankly, the book got a bit heavy and sad. The frustrations were well-documented, then it skipped over all the years of stability and happiness to smack you down in the middle of old age and loved ones dying off. Sad! Easy to read, like all Hornby books, but not nearly as quotable or memorable as my favorites High Fidelity and About a Boy.