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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
As told to Katie Cunningham

Three things with Jessica Rowe: ‘Whenever I buy a coffee out, it’s not hot enough’

Jessica Rowe’s new book Mum Jokes is out now through Allen and Unwin
‘I think I’m hilarious. My family doesn’t, but I crack myself up all the time’: Jessica Rowe’s new book Mum Jokes is out now through Allen & Unwin. Photograph: Peter Brew Bevan

Jessica Rowe has previously penned memoirs about mental health, motherhood, and parenting. But for her new book, the media personality decided to keep things light with a collection of family-friendly gags titled Mum Jokes. So why the foray into questionable comedy?

“I think I’m hilarious. My family doesn’t, but I crack myself up all the time,” Rowe says. “I thought, there’s plenty of dad jokes around, but what about a mum jokes book?”

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