No Shame, Tom Allen
No Shame, Tom Allen
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No Shame
the hilarious and candid memoir from one of our best-loved comedians

Author: Tom Allen

Narrator: Tom Allen

Unabridged: 5 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2020

Synopsis

'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan.'

No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in 90s suburbia as the eternal outsider.

In these hilarious, honest and heart breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure.

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

About Tom Allen

With his signature acerbic wit and riotous storytelling, Tom Allen has cemented himself as a household name and star on both stage and screen. He's best known as the hilarious co-host of Cooking with the Stars alongside Emma Willis and is a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice.He's the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs: No Shame, which was a Sunday Times bestseller, and Too Much. Common Decency is his debut novel.Tom's sold-out Completely tour of 2023 and 2024 was extended multiple times, selling over a hundred and fifty thousand tickets. He co-hosts the hit podcast Like Minded Friends alongside Suzi Ruffell, and can also be seen and heard hosting his brand-new visualised podcast Pottering, where he invites you into his garden for a chat and a stroll, alongside some very special guests.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hamad on August 03, 2021

This Review ✍️ Blog 📖 Twitter 🐦 Instagram 📷 Support me ☕ Reading an Autobiography of someone you don’t know may sound very weird and this is exactly what I did with this book. I did not know Tom Allen prior to reading this book so I think I did not have the optimal experience to be fair. I did check......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on December 17, 2020

This was the perfect audio book for me to listen to now. It was funny and clever and took my mind off all the things I am stressed about.......more

Goodreads review by Bill on May 12, 2021

I was fortunate enough to see Tom Allen on tour a couple of years ago & he is still one of the funniest comedians I've seen. No Shame looks at his early life, although it does read like his stand up routine with perhaps more sincerity. There are some wonderfully amusing tales. I especially enjoyed re......more

Goodreads review by Indieflower on May 20, 2021

I love Tom Allen and I loved this tale of his many misjudged attempts to "fit in" (I also now love Tom's parents ☺️). A very quick and funny read, you can hear Tom's voice throughout, I just love his turn of phrase, I laughed out loud more than a few times, I think I would've enjoyed the audio book......more

Goodreads review by Ellen on December 31, 2021

Funny, heart-warming and full of truth. I love Tom Allen and it was touching to know more about his life and his experiences. A lovely auto-biography!......more

Quotes

Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best dressed man I know and now it turns out he is a superb writer. I hate him.

Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell. Just like the man himself.

This hilarious and touching autobiography is like a turbo charged episode of Terry and June. (Google it young people) . . . a delightful, touching side-splitter.

An absolute joy! Funny, witty and totally charming. You'll love him even more after reading this.

Tom's rich and unique comic voice bounces off the page beautifully

This book is brilliant, funny and thoughtful just like Tom. I loved it!

It's very funny but it is also heart-breaking and very sweet. It's everything you want in a book The Graham Norton Show, Virgin Radio UK

This book is in turns extremely funny and achingly sad iNews

Very funny as you would expect, but also quite sad sometimes...this is all about making all of us feel a bit less weird Lorraine, ITV

A great read and very funny Good Morning Britain

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