Look who it is! - My Story

Informationen zum Autor Alan Carr was born in Weymouth in 1976 and grew up mainly in Northampton. He is the son of football manager Graham Carr. He won the BBC New Comedian of the Year in 2001 and his stand-up tour, filmed for a DVD Tooth Fairy; was a nation-wide sell-out. Alan lives in London. Klappentext Born in 'one of the most boring towns in England', the star of Channel 4s "Friday Night Project" and "Celebrity Ding Dong" tells the story of his journey from awkward, football mad Northampton childhood to become the country's most popular stand-ups, likened to Frankie Howard and compared to illustrious contemporaries including Peter Kay and Frank Skinner. 16pp colour photos. Zusammenfassung The brilliantly funny Sunday Times top ten bestseller. Alan Carr tells his life story in his own words, from growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise as one of Britain’s best-loved comedians.

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'Carr's comic timing works every bit as well on the page as it does on stage, making this easily the funniest book of the year.'***** HEAT
'joyous stuff that anyone can relate to.' Independent
'...written in a good-hearted, amusing tone but manages nonetheless to be quite candid.' Sunday Express
'[He] mixes the populism of Peter Kay with the camp of Larry Grayson.' Evening Standard
'Alan Carr is the spiritual son of Frankie Howerd.' City Life

Product details

• Authors: Alan Carr
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.05.2009
• EAN: 9780007278237
• ISBN: 978-0-00-727823-7
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy, Individual actors & performers, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Performing arts: comedy, Comedy and stand-up, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Individual actors and performers, TV;Netflix;Film;Movie;Show;Life;Experience