Entering the town's talent show, Max is confronted by a rival who threatens to outperform him as the community's funniest act, a situation that challenges Max to think up an unforgettable stand-up routine.

Big Nate meets Timmy Failure in Funny Kid #2: Stand Up, the second book in an uproarious new middle grade series by Matt Stanton, Australia's bestselling children's book author. Max may not be the strongest, or the smartest, or the handsomest kid in his class-but he may well be the funniest! Except when Max's classroom joke lands flat, he suddenly becomes the Un-Funny Kid! The only way to make everyone forget Max's comedy catastrophe is for him to...