That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
"The live versions... ably surpass the recorded versions" - British Critic


That Joke Isn't Funny AnymoreMeat Is Murder (Live)Nowhere Fast (Live)Stretch Out and Wait (Live)Shakespeare's Sister (Live)
Released in July 1985

Yea-Sayers:

"Morrissey trips out again on mellow folkiness. Try to get ahold of the 12" version because the B-side boasts live versions of 'Nowhere Fast,' 'Stretch Out and Wait,' 'Shakespeare's Sister,' and 'Meat Is Murder' which ably surpass the recorded versions. Johnny Marr plays with a plectrum plucked straight from heaven."
- Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, June 13, 1985


"Morrissey apparently responds to Daryll and Joe's 'It's Not Funny' on the Smiths's 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore,' which features a bunch of live takes including the guilt trip 'Meat Is Murder' on the B-side (Rough Trade import). Is he trying to put my mother out of a job?..."
- Unknown Critic, Spin