Frank Skinner on the Road
Love, Stand-up Comedy and The Queen Of The Night
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2009
Summary
‘Quite possibly the best book about stand-up ever written’ - GQ
In this new volume of memoirs, Frank Skinner describes his experience of going back on the road doing stand-up again, after many years spent working mainly on television. His adventures on tour are by turns funny and moving as he meditates on growing older, the terrors and joys of trying to make a live audience laugh night after night and on the nature of comedy itself.
For the first time we read a comedian’s acco…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099458036 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099458039 |
| Author: | Frank Skinner |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2009 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
“…a minor masterpiece.” Guardian
I cannot recall a book that so entertainingly lays bare the neediness, self-consciousness and weirdness of the professional comic’s life. His one-liners are immaculate, too * Daily Telegraph *
Skinner is insightful, erudite and, naturally, funny when dissecting the craft of writing and performing successful stand-up comedy * Esquire *
He manages to provide a fascinating insight into the world, and the insecure mind, of a stand-up comedian … This is a real, honest account of life on the road. And you can’t expect more from a tour diary than that * Chortle *
Quite possibly the best book about stand-up ever written * GQ *
A minor masterpiece * The Guardian *
One of the most frank (excuse the pun), funny and best written books ever about being a comedian. Surprisingly brilliant – Dominic Maxwell * The Times *
Skinner is insightful, erudite and, naturally, funny when dissecting the craft of writing and performing successful stand-up comedy – Tim Arthur * Time Out *
It’s fking brilliant. The best book about stand-up I’ve ever read, hands-down. So, fking well done, I didn’t want it to end. Thank you and f**k you and congratulations. Great great great great – Jimmy Carr
A fascinating insight into the world, and the insecure mind, of a stand-up comedian – Dennis Leary
Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner began his stand-up career in December 1987 and won the prestigious Perrier Award four years later. He has since become a prominent figure in entertainment, known for his live comedy and television work.
Skinner has created and starred in several successful comedy shows, including:
- The Frank Skinner Show
- Fantasy Football
- Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
He achieved three number one hits with the popular football anthem “Three Lions,” collaborating with David Baddiel and the Lightning Seeds. Skinner has also performed in the West End, appearing in the plays Art and Lee Hall’s Cooking with Elvis.
His autobiography, Frank Skinner, was a critically acclaimed bestseller in 2002, remaining on The Sunday Times bestsellers’ list for 46 weeks. In 2007, Frank Skinner returned to stand-up with a sell-out UK tour.
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