'I loved Jon's book. It's even better than the real thing because you can't hear his voice.' Michael McIntyre A control freak looks for love (women who leave wet teaspoons in sugar bowls need not apply). 'I haven't woken up with a cup of tea by the bed for seven years. It seems such a small thing but it's one of a thousand things I miss about having someone around to take care of me. I have spent my entire adult life getting things the way I want them and all I want now is someone to give it all up for.' Is your filing faultless? Your CDs, apostrophes, cutlery all in the right places? Can you eat a biscuit in the correct way? Then Jon Richardson (single for seven years and counting) could be your ideal man. Living alone in a one bedroom flat in Swindon, Jon has had far too much time on his hands to think.
In fact to obsess. About almost everything. Jon's obssessive compulsive personality disorder has seen him arrange the coins in his pockets in ascending size and colour code his bookshelves. It takes him less than 90 seconds to locate a receipt for a pair of shoes he bought in 1997. Over to the filing cabinet and R for receipts, S for shoes. But Jon doesn't want to be like this, in fact he would quite like to share his life with someone. But who could that someone be? Someone like himself, a quarrelsome perfectionist only with breasts and less body hair? Absolutely not. But who exactly is Jon looking for and where will he find her? Faced with a loveless future filled with his own peculiar quirks and perfectionism, Jon sets about his search for The One.
The question is, will he mind her keeping the knives to the left of the forks in the cutlery drawer or organising the CDs by genre and not alphabetically? Gold title * This is the mass-market paperback edition of Jon's hilarious quest for love, It's Not Me, It's You. * Jon is one of the UK's brightest stand-up comics. His first solo Edinburgh show, concerning his OCD tendencies, was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award in 2007. His 2009 show about his resulting perfectionism was nominated in the Best Show category. * Several dates on Jon's forthcoming nationwide tour, Funny Magnet, have already sold out. It begins in Feb 2012 and continues until July. * Jon has a solid fanbase that continues to grow as his accolades increase. Having regularly appeared on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News for You, Live At The Apollo and 8 Out Of 10 Cats and as the host of Stand Up For The Week and Comedy Showcase, he is firmly on his way to being a household name.
* In 2008, Jon's 6Music podcast was downloaded by 40k listeners every week. * Jon has written articles for The Times and The Guardian, most notably his piece about the difficulties of maintaining a relationship alongside his perfectionism, which was featured on the front page of the Weekend magazine. * Will appeal to fans of Dave Gorman, Danny Wallace and Emma Kennedy. Competition: Are You Dave Gorman?, Dave Gorman, Yes Man, Danny Wallace, The Tent, the Bucket and Me, Emma Kennedy, Bearded Tit, Rory McGrath.