Rerun the Fun, Pat Sharp
Rerun the Fun, Pat Sharp
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Re-run the Fun
My Life as Pat Sharp

Author: Pat Sharp, Darren Richman, Luke Catterson

Narrator: Pat Sharp

Unabridged: 6 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2020


Synopsis

'The perfect antidote to 2020' Huffington Post

'A must-read if you like funny things' Greg James

'I had no idea Pat Sharp's life story would be so hilarious and I strongly suspect neither did he' Nish Kumar

Pat Sharp is a man out of time.

For those of a certain generation, he is an iconic figure synonymous with good fun, great hair and excess gunge. For others, he's just that bloke with a mullet.

Fame is a fickle beast and, since the cancellation of Fun House in 1999 ('Just ten years into its run, when it was finally finding its feet'), Pat has become a reclusive figure, only emerging from his splendid isolation to pop up on things like I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Come Dine with Me.

Until now.

With time on his hands and now reliant on a faulty memory, Pat has expertly blended fact and . . . fiction: revealing all about his adventures with David Hassselhoff at the Berlin Wall in 1989; how he broke up a fight between Damon Albarn and Liam Gallagher at a house party; the time he suggested Geri's dress be a Union Jack; and much more.

A definitive work (based on very little fact) that anatomises the cultural trends of the '80s and '90s, Re-run the Fun is just the kind of sorta-biography we need in these turbulent times. Finally, the Great British public can learn what life is like just about in sight of the top - the highs, the lows and the hair tips.

'It's easy to forget, as I had, that Pat Sharp is so much more than an iconic haircut and a helter-skelter - and this well overdue book goes into hilarious, largely-fabricated detail about Pat's critical role in shaping our world today' Rick Edwards

'No previous knowledge of Pat Sharp is required' Paul Sinha

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rob on January 08, 2022

A bizarre but funny parody of the life of Fun House presenter Pat Sharp. The regular digs at fellow former CITV presenter Neil Buchanan regularly brings the laughs.......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on May 17, 2021

Slightly biased as my pal Darren co-wrote this welcome mix of nostalgia and finely tuned humour, but it holds its own alongside the Alan Partridge books in this genre. Pat’s involvement in various culture defining moments of the last few decades, several brilliant subtle lines interweaved in the may......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on December 15, 2020

Like the film Airplane! in book form (although not about planes or disaster or at least not that type of disaster). The jokes are as relentless as Pat Sharp’s mullet (perhaps he bears a resemblance to Ted Striker - not a striking resemblance). Well worth re running the fun.......more

Goodreads review by Rob on March 11, 2021

Hilarious. Easily the funniest book I’ve ever read. I hardly ever laugh out loud while reading, but with this book I was doing so every couple of pages.......more

Goodreads review by Rolande on May 04, 2022

Not nearly as funny as it should be. Clearly this is a parody, but the fictional Pat Sharp featured in the book is so 1 dimensional that it becomes tiresome after only a couple of chapters. He loves his hair, and is extremely naive. That is literally it. It's a shame as it could have been so much mor......more


Quotes

Fabulous book . . . wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone . . . genuinely laugh out loud . . . twice as good as Partridge . . . perfect book for Christmas Bob Mills

The perfect antidote to 2020 Huffington Post

A funny relief from the dumpster fire that is 2020 GQ

Hilarious, racy and largely untrue . . . one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Not just amusing but packed with gags Guardian

A loving account of the life and times of an enigma wrapped inside a mullet. This is a must-read if you like funny things Greg James

I had no idea Pat Sharp's life story would be so hilarious and I strongly suspect neither did he Nish Kumar

It's easy to forget, as I had, that Pat Sharp is so much more than an iconic haircut and a helter skelter - and this well overdue book goes into hilarious, largely-fabricated detail about Pat's critical role in shaping our world today Rick Edwards

This is precision humour. It's very funny and no previous knowledge of Pat Sharp is required Paul Sinha

A very funny book Boyd Hilton

Comic genius The i