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Exclusive Extract: John Dowie on Ken Dodd
My previous book, The Freewheeling John Dowie, combined tales of my showbiz life with stories of my cycling days. I'm no longer able to cycle, so Before I Go features instead musing about me, meaning and mortality. It also features Ken Dodd, me, Ken Campbell, me, Batman, me, God, me, the Faery Folk of France, and me. Also, I'm in it.
John Dowie, Entertainment Now, 16th May 2024Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet review
Inspired by Pennebaker's Dylan doc Don't Look Back, this restored Billy Connolly documentary, from the BFI, is equal parts charming, insightful and smart.
Dan Bullock, Critical Popcorn, 14th May 2024Not That I'm Bitter - A Truly, Madly, Funny Memoir by Helen Lederer review
This book is a great insight into the comedy world of the 1980s, when women really had to battle for equal status.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th May 2024Transworld to publish lost Terry Pratchett story featuring fan artwork
A new story by the late Sir Terry Pratchett, Arnold, the Bominable Snowman, has been discovered and will be published by Transworld in September 2024 as part of a new paperback story collection.
Heloise Wood, The Bookseller, 13th May 2024Dawn of the Big Yin: rediscovered film shows Billy Connolly on the road to comedy glory
The 1975 tour documentary Big Banana Feet captures a comic growing into his extraordinary talents - and adjusting to unprecedented fame.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th May 2024