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Sophie McCartney signs two book deal
Sunday 26th September 2021
Comedy writer and social media star Sophie McCartney has signed a two-book deal with publisher HarperCollins. Her first, Tired And Tested: The Wild Ride Into Parenthood, will be published in February 2022.
New Peter Kay autobiography and audiobook
Wednesday 8th September 2021
Peter Kay has recorded an audiobook of his bestselling first autobiography, The Sound Of Laughter, for the very first time. Including two new chapters, it will be published later this month. The comic has also revealed he has begun work on a third volume, charting his TV career.
Leicester Comedy Festival to publish All Puns Blazing joke book
Monday 16th August 2021
Leicester Comedy Festival is publishing a celebratory book of puns. All Puns Blazing: The Best British Knockout Jokes will be published in November.
Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin write Nobody Panic self-help guide
Tuesday 10th August 2021
Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin, the hosts of hit podcast Nobody Panic, have written a self-help guide based on what they have learned from the show.
Stephen Fry to publish a book about ties
Saturday 24th July 2021
Stephen Fry is to publish Fry's Ties, a 320 page book about "man's greatest clothing companion".
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How Bob Mortimer went from sidekick to standalone
An often moving memoir examines the comedian's unlikely journey from Big Nights Out to riverbank ruminations with Paul Whitehouse.
Stephanie Merritt, The Observer, 26th September 2021Armando Iannucci on his epic Covid poem
When Covid stalled his film work, the writer took revenge on the virus in the form of a poem about Britain, Brexit and the pandemic - exclusively extracted here.
Armando Iannucci, The Guardian, 25th September 2021Rosie Jones interview
You have probably heard all about the stellar British comedian Rosie Jones, who rose to the top of her field despite all the barriers facing disabled people, and women, in comedy. But you might not know that she's also a brilliant writer, and that her first book, The Amazing Edie Eckhart, was published by Hachette on 5th August.
Lucia Osborne-Crowley, The Bookseller, 24th September 2021Book review: Bob Mortimer The Autobiography - And Away
Let's get the obvious out of the way. Bob Mortimer is pretty much established as a national treasure. Maybe not in the Judi Dench league just yet, but for a generation of comedy fans - maybe a couple of generations - he is up there with the showbiz legends. So it's great to hear his story of how he got there first-hand.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2021Jimmy Carr: Before And Laughter extract part 2
Trashing a £100k Tesla on a test drive, a future partner whose first impression was positively criminal and some very raw life lessons.
Jimmy Carr, Daily Mail, 20th September 2021Jimmy Carr: Before And Laughter extract
Horrific public shaming that put the joke on me: His acid wit has made him one of Britain's top comedians. Now in Jimmy Carr's self-help memoir, he lays bare his secret neuroses - none more profound than his greatest humiliation of all.
Jimmy Carr, Daily Mail, 18th September 2021