Namaste Motherf*ckers

‘This is the best writing by Mrs Beaton since that cookbook.’ - Sandi Toksvig‘Spins tales like Aisling Bea, has the hair and strength of Pippi Longstocking, and the punk edge of Debbie Harry. Do I want a Cally Beaton rebrand? Hell yeah.’ - Sally PhillipsThere is no single word to describe Cally Beaton so here are several: wry, warm, astutue, hilarious, and totally happifying.’ - Susie Dent‘This book is the perfect guide to show you how to live life to the max.’ - Fearne Cotton‘Cally is a comedy queen - fiery, intelligent and totally original’ - Sara Pascoe‘This excellent book delivers empathy, peace of mind and hard-won advice with a side order of Cally’s trademark sweary feelgood factor. Plus: way less effort than yoga.’ - Viv Groskop‘Who needs lots of long dead philosophers when you’ve got Cally Beaton bursting with life.’ - Kirsty Wark‘A charming, witty guide book for anyone who’s ever felt like an invisible imposter.’ - Deborah Frances-White‘Immediately gripping and real - much needed. I LOVE THIS BOOK.’ - Helen Lederer‘Hilarious, furious, fabulous - she IS woman. Hear her roar!’ - Louisa Young‘A hugely inspiring story of one woman’s refusal to go gentle into that good night (or anywhere) interwoven with a wise and witty guide to midlife - brava!’ - Helen Russell, author of The Year of Living Danishly‘What an absolute book this is’ - Dawn French‘For women, life is in two acts; the trick is surviving the interval. But once you get through the menopause, it’s the best time of your life. Cally’s gutsy, hilarious, kick-ass book will teach you how to age with mischief, audacity and sass, and how never to pass your amuse-by date’ - Kathy Lette‘If you have ever met a woman over 40, or ever plan to, read this so you don’t piss us off’ - Angela Barnes‘Cally Beaton has walked the walk, and there is no-one better to talk the talk. This will be advice from the very best, and funniest, source possible.’ - Richard Osman

Cally Beaton is a comedian, keynote speaker, awards host, business leader, podcaster, writer and entrepreneur. She has held senior management positions at some of the biggest media companies in the world. Early in her career she headed an independent television production company that was bought by ITV and became the youngest and only female member on the board. She left to set up an award-winning creative consultancy, Road Trip Media, and went on to do a ten-year stint as Senior Vice President at the US studio giant ViacomCBS. If you want someone to blame for bringing South Park and SpongeBob SquarePants to the world, you need look no further.

Cally was nudged into the sphere of performance after a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers, then 81, and so it was that as a 45-year-old single parent, she first took to the stage. She made her debut appearance on the BBC’s Live at the Apollo at the age of 53, cementing her position as one of the most exciting stand-ups in the country.

Cally is a regular panellist on BBC2’s QI and The Apprentice: You’re Fired, as well as featuring on Countdown’s Dictionary Corner, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Pointless Celebrities and The Blame Game. Cally is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, Times Radio, Scala Radio and BBC London. She has written for The Guardian and The Financial Times and has a Masters in Neuro Linguistic Programming.

In 2021 she launched her hit podcast ‘Namaste Motherf*ckers’ with a star-studded roster of celebrity guests. including Miriam Margolyes, Sir Grayson Perry, Sally Phillips, Deborah Meaden, Kirsty Wark, Omid Djalili, Susie Dent, Esther Rantzen, Paloma Faith and the Reverend Richard Coles.

Her popular Instagram reels have amassed over 100 million views and counting.