We are delighted to be joined by the Map Men, aka Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman, to discuss their brilliant debut book This Way Up. Based on hit Youtube edutainment mini-series Map Men, This Way Up finds Foreman and Cooper-Jones taking a hilarious look at cartography's biggest blunders.
A former geography teacher, Mark Cooper-Jones has always loved the subject of geography. After performing a series of acclaimed Edinburgh Festival stand-up shows about being a geography teacher (see also: ‘therapy’), Mark joined forces with Jay Foreman, with his pre-existing YouTube channel and similar geeky-geography-esque interests, to create ‘Map Men’, a YouTube series about the stories behind maps, and curious geographical questions.
Jay Foreman is a comedian from London best known as half of the YouTube duo ‘Map Men’. Jay began his comedy career in 2009 as a musical comedian, performing shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and around the UK. Jay still performs musical comedy, but is becoming more well known for his YouTube channel, where he makes comedy-documentaries about geography and transport, that combine historical facts with absurd humour.
Please note: Book and ticket option includes a copy of This Way Up (RRP. £16.99) available for collection on the night.
