Jimmy Conway always dreamed of becoming famous, rich and successful. As a child, he even wrote letters - to himself, but only as an adult - about how a true star should behave. And now these letters reached Jimmy - he is already thirty-five, and he cannot boast of either fame or wealth. And Jimmy doesn’t expect any changes in his life. But one day fate gives him a golden chance. One evening, while walking the dog, Jimmy exchanged a few words with the famous comedian Billy Scrivens, and the next morning it turned out that Billy had died. Since that day, Jimmy has been giving interviews, appearing on television shows, starring in commercials, and keeping up with the stars. His dream has come true, but there is one problem: everyone considers Jimmy a comedian of remarkable talent. And he has no choice but to feed this lie, which very quickly swells to incredible proportions. Jimmy bluffs every minute of his new life; Stumbling and trembling with fear, he climbs up to fame and success until a denouement comes - as incredible as Jimmy's new life and his lies. The second novel by John O'Farrell (author of the comic bestseller "There's No Better Man") - a funny and slightly bitter satire on our world, in which people are obsessed with fame as much as they are with money.