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Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography by Paul Merton (Hardback, 2014)

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Type
Autobiography
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Title
Only When I laugh
Subjects
Biographies & True Stories
Age Level
Adults
Era
2010s
ISBN
9780091949358
Publication Year
2014
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography
Item Height
242mm
Author
Paul Merton
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Genre
Biographies & True Stories, Humor
Topic
Television
Item Width
160mm
Item Weight
632g
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Known for his intelligent and often surreal humour, Paul Merton's weekly appearances on BBC1's Have I Got News For You - as well as Radio 4's Just A Minute and his travel documentaries - have seen him become an artfully rebellious fixture in our lives for over 25 years. He also has a real story to tell. In ONLY WHEN I LAUGH, his rich and beautifully-observed autobiography, Paul takes us on an evocative journey from his working-class Fulham childhood to the present day. Whether writing about school days, his run-ins with the nuns and other pupils; his disastrous first confession; his meatpacking job; taking acid; leaving home to live in bedsit; his early brushes with the opposite sex - and not forgetting his repeated attempts to break into the world of comedy - Paul's writing is always funny, poignant and revealing. And when his star finally ascends in the atmospherically drawn 1980s alternative cabaret scene there is a sense of excitement, energy, camaraderie, momentum and dramatic impending successa aAnd then CRASH! In an unflinching and brilliantly written section that defines the book, we experience the disorienting and terrifying sustained manic episode that he suffered which landed him in the Maudesley hospital. These, and other tougher moments, are written about candidly and with sensitivity and honesty. Yet throughout ONLY WHEN I LAUGH, Paul Merton succeeds in telling his life story entertainingly, with warmth, humour and a big bucket load of wit. Ultimately uplifting, it is the story of a fascinating life, brilliantly told -- and one of the best memoirs of the year.

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Publisher
Ebury Publishing
ISBN-13
9780091949358
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209433227

Product Key Features

Book Title
Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography
Author
Paul Merton
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Television
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biographies & True Stories, Humor
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Item Height
242mm
Item Width
160mm
Item Weight
632g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Paul Merton
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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