Straight Outta Crawley by Romesh Ranganathan - ISBN: 9780552173704
Paperback
From Crawley council estate to comedy stardom, laugh with Romesh!

Straight Outta Crawley

Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    17 October 2019

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Summary

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Straight Outta Crawley is the hilarious and irreverent autobiography from comedian Romesh Ranganathan.

At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin’s holiday camp talent competition, smashing the other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo. The gig went so well that Romesh retired his comic genius for twenty-two years, hiding behind the guise of a maths teacher, before finally revealing himself again (no…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780552173704
ISBN-10:0552173703
Author:Romesh Ranganathan
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Corgi Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:17 October 2019
Weight:224g
Dimensions:197mm x 128mm x 20mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Very, very funny. I can’t recommend it highly enough. * Jonathan Ross *
His ability to produce bitingly fresh gags marks him out from the crowd. * The Guardian *
Frank and very funny. * The Daily Telegraph *
Delivered with consummate skill… totally original. * Evening Standard *
Irresistible gags with stink-bomb impact. * The Guardian *
Romesh Ranganathan, a man who has turned misanthropy into a gloriously enjoyable art. * Evening Standard *
He has the natural swagger of a comedian who knows how to dominate a room. * The Times *
Boasts all the classic hallmarks of the stand-up wanting to triumph over trauma. Candidly amusing. * Evening Standard *

About The Author

Romesh Ranganathan

Romesh Ranganathan is a comedian, actor and writer. A former maths teacher, he is now known for his award-winning series The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, his weekly topical show The Ranganation, his sitcom The Reluctant Landlord and the BAFTA nominated Asian Provocateur, which features Romesh’s mum. Amongst all of this, he still manages to squeeze in time to record his award-winning podcast ‘Hip Hop Saved My Life’, to write his regular Midlife Crisis column for the Guardian, and to pen his bestselling autobiography, Straight Outta Crawley. DJ Muffin drops the Mic is his first children’s book and gave him an excuse to write about two of his favourite things - hip hop and cake.

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