Life and Laughing, Michael McIntyre
Life and Laughing, Michael McIntyre
List: $13.50 | Sale: $9.44
Club: $6.75

Life and Laughing
The bestselling first official autobiography from Britain’s biggest comedy star

Author: Michael McIntyre

Narrator: Michael McIntyre

Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 10/14/2010


Synopsis

The riveting, poignant and remarkably honest biography from Britain's biggest comedy star, Michael McIntyre, brought to you by Penguin.

His debut stand-up DVD, Live & Laughing, was the fastest selling of all time.
Now he hosts his own BAFTA nominated BBC1 series, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, and has won the British Comedy Award for Best Live Stand-up.
But how did he get there?
In his compelling autobiography, Michael McIntyre reveals all.
With deeply personal and captivating narration, Michael unveils his incredible journey: from his showbiz roots, to his appalling attempts to attract the opposite sex, to going from selling just one ticket at the Edinburgh Festival to half a million at his last tour.

Written and narrated by Michael himself, Life and Laughing is the hilarious performance and life story from one of the country's most loved comics.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on February 07, 2017

I have always given autobiographies a wide birth. With no real interest in the personal lives of the rich and famous, I assumed they would be dry and boring. Well I flicked this open when shelving at the library, found a chuckle on the first page, and then discovered it was hard to put down. In some......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on May 20, 2015

A real rags to riches story concerning one of our most popular comedians – Michael McIntyre. Bombastic, gauche, upper-class-twittery, sweet, charming Michael. He is almost as good on paper as he is in the flesh. He comes from a very eccentric family, and that in itself makes entertaining reading. Add......more

Goodreads review by Gemma (Passion for Novels) on May 27, 2011

Michael never ceases to amaze me on stage and in his book he is exactly the same! His funny attitude and character really shines through even in the difficult parts of his life. I would give this book to anyone I knew because McIntyre just makes you smile with every page turn!......more

Goodreads review by Baba on May 28, 2020

Up there with the best comedy autobiographies, with McIntyre recounting in detail with much honesty and hilarity his childhood, student life and seven hard years graft he took to become a well paid comedian. Great read, funny book… very funny book. 8 out of 12......more

Goodreads review by Hemn on July 26, 2024

Funniest book I’ve read......more