Discover Michael McIntyre's hilarious life-story in Life & Laughing.

Michael McIntyre is Britain's biggest comedy star. He has released two record-breaking DVDs, Live And Laughing and Hello Wembley; hosts his own BAFTA-nominated BBC1 series, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow; has picked up British Comedy Awards for Best Live Stand-Up and Best Male TV Comic; and in 2010 he became the youngest ever host of the Royal Variety Performance.

How did he get there?

Michael reveals all in his remarkably honest and hilarious autobiography. His showbiz roots, his appalling attempts to attract the opposite sex, his fish-out-of-water move from public to state school and his astonishing journey from selling just one ticket at the Edinburgh Festival to selling half a million tickets on his last tour. Michael McIntyre's Life & Laughing is riveting, poignant, romantic and above all very, very funny.

Michael McIntyre was born in South London in 1976 to parents from the world of showbiz. His Hungarian mother was a dancer and his Canadian father co-wrote The Kenny Everett Television Show. Now he is a stand-up comedian who in 2009 sold out a record six nights at Wembley Arena and four nights at London's O2. Michael lives in North London with his wife Kitty and their sons Lucas and Oscar. This is his first book.

First published: Thursday 14th October 2010