TITLE: |
Frank Skinner - On The Road |
AUTHOR: |
Frank Skinner |
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YEAR PUBLISHED: |
2008 |
PUBLISHER: |
Century |
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PRINTED & BOUND BY: |
Clays Ltd, St Ives PLC |
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ISBN: |
978-1-8441-3190-7 |
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PRICE: |
£18.99 Hardcover |
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PAGES & ILLUSTRATIONS: |
348 pages containing no illustrations |
SIZE: |
240 x 162 x 32 mm |
SYNOPSIS
Frank Skinner by Frank
Skinner, his first book, was one of the bestselling show business
autobiographies of all time - and perhaps the best-reviewed. It was variously
hailed in the national press as 'hilarious - often shocking', 'painfully and
incisively truthful', and 'a classic of its kind'.
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 account, in his own words, of how his act is put together; his return
to a world of dark little clubs and the strange encounters he has there. But
what is perhaps most startling and original about Frank Skinner's writing is his
honesty about not only the highs and lows of his career, but more intimate and
personal issues - male sexuality and matters of the heart.
He recalls his former laddish
behaviour and also tells a love story about a woman who has drifted in and out
of his life for years but suddenly returns just as he is about to go on tour.
Frank Skinner asks himself: is it finally time to grow up?
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