'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan.'No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in 90s suburbia as the eternal outsider.In these hilarious, honest and heart breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure. Titel: No Shame Udgave: 1. udgave Genre: Biography Forlag: Hodder & Stoughton Sammendrag: Autobiography that offers hilarious and touching insights into the life of Tom Allen, a renowned comedi
And Other Things I've Learned "Yet Never Have Your Dog Stuffed is not a memoir of show-business ups and downs. It is a story of a boy growing into a man who then realizes he has only just begun to grow. It is the story of turning points in Alda's life, events that would make him what he is - if only he could survive them." "From the moment as a boy when his dead dog is returned from the taxidermist's shop with a hideous expression on its face, and Alda learns that death can't be undone, to his decades-long effort to find compassion for the mother he lived with but never knew, to his acceptance of his father, both personally and professionally, Alda learns the hard way that change, uncertainty, and transformation are what life is made of, and that true happiness is found in embracing them."--BOOK JACKET. Forfatter: Alan Alda Forlag: Hutchinson Udgivelsesår: 2006 Sprog: Engelsk
Med humor fortæller komikeren Geo (f. 1975) om de første fem år efter han blev raskmeldt efter testikel- og lungekræft. Om op- og nedture, kriser og kærlighed, om angsten for kontroldatoer og den evige frygt for at kræften kommer igen Titel: Hva' så nu? : levende, lykkelig og langt fra ok Forfatter: Geo (f. 1975) Forlag: Lindhardt og Ringhof Udgivelsesår: 2017 Sider: 190 Sprog: Dansk
Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me. 'Oh dear I am an arse. I expect there'll be what I believe is called an "intervention" soon. I keep picturing it. All my friends bearing down on me and me denying everything until my pockets are emptied. Oh the shame' In his early thirties, Stephen Fry - writer, comedian, star of stage and screen - had, as they say, 'made it'. Much loved in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, The Liar, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perhaps good for him. What could possibly go wrong? Then, as the 80s drew to a close, he discovered a most enjoyable way to burn the candle at both ends, and took to excess like a duck to breadcrumbs. Writing and recording by day, and haunting a never
The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub Catch a Rising Star as a twenty-one-year-old student in autumn of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. 'Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas - the big yellow legal pad - I kept it in one of those old-school accordion folders,' Seinfeld writes. 'So I have everything I thought was worth saving from forty-five years of hacking away at this for all I was worth.' For this book, Jerry Seinfeld has selected his favourite material, organised decade by decade. In page after hilarious page, one brilliantly crafted observation after another, readers will witness the evolution of one of the great comedia
Med humor fortæller komikeren Geo (f. 1975) om at blive ramt af kræft og den ni uger lange kemobehandling med smerte, hårtab, tunge tanker og grin Titel: Ikk' for sjov : om kemo og comedy Genre: Biografi Sammendrag: Komikeren Geo fik konstateret testikelkræft, og bogen 'IKK' FOR SJOV' fortæller med humor og selvhøjtidelighed om at være kræftpatient. Det handler om hårde kemobehandlinger, tro, håb og humor som våben mod kræften. Beretningen suppleres med indspark fra hans kone og radiovært Christiane Vejlø, der deler erfaringer om familiens håndtering af sygdommen og kærlighed, der skinner igennem, uanset hvad. Type: Paperback
"Intet er hemmeligt". Forfatter Martin Kongstad bliver hyret til at skrive Casper Christensens første biografi. Det bliver en rejse tilbage i tiden og et møde med den Casper, han ikke længere ønsker at være. Original biografi, som kan nydes og læses af en bred læserskare, der vil møde andre sider af Casper Christensen end den, de kender fra fx "Klovn" Titel: Casper Genre: Biografi Sammendrag: Casper Christensen har lagt sit liv om og givet forfatteren Martin Kongstad uindskrænket adgang til sin fortid, herunder 30 års karriere med både succes og skandaler. Bogen er en usædvanlig biografi, hvor læseren følger forfatterens forsøg på sammen med Casper Christensen at finde ud af, hvem han egentlig er. Type: Paperback
In a perfect world . . . We'd get to hang out with Amy Poehler, watching dumb movies, listening to music, and swapping tales about our coworkers and difficult childhoods. Because in a perfect world, we'd all be friends with Amy—someone who seems so fun, is full of interesting stories, tells great jokes, and offers plenty of advice and wisdom (the useful kind, not the annoying kind you didn't ask for, anyway). Unfortunately, between her Golden Globe-winning role on Parks and Recreation, work as a producer and director, place as one of the most beloved SNL alumni and cofounder of the Upright Citizens' Brigade, involvement with the website Smart Girls at the Party, frequent turns as acting double for Meryl Streep, and her other gig as the mom of two young sons, she's not available for movie night. Luckily we have the next best thing: Yes Please, Amy's hilarious and candid book. A collection
