Description
| Product ID: | 9781035014279 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Berserker! |
| Authors: | Author: Adrian Edmondson |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Individual actors and performers, Individual actors & performers, Television, Comedy and stand-up, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Memoirs, Humour, Television, Performing arts: comedy, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Memoirs, Humour, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Berserker! is the riotous, one-of-a-kind memoir from one of Britain's most beloved comedians, Adrian Edmondson. <p><b>The instant <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller and <i>Financial Times</i> Best Audio of 2023</b><br><br><b>From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through <i>The Young Ones, Bottom</i> and beyond, <i>Berserker!</i> is the one-of-a-kind, fascinating memoir from an icon of British comedy, Adrian Edmondson.</b><br><br><br>Ade Edmondson revolutionized the comedy circuit in the 1980s and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household – and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools – end up joining the revolution?<br><br>With wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating outrageously violent characters and learning more about his curious (possibly Scandinavian) heritage. With star-studded anecdotes and set to a soundtrack of pop hits which transport the reader through time, it’s a memoir like no other.<br><br><br><b>Nominated for <i>Radio Times</i> Moment of the Year for sharing his memories of Rik Mayall on <i>Desert Island Discs</i>.</b><br><br>'The Berserker from <i>The Young Ones</i> and <i>Bottom</i> tells his story with self-effacing charm and no end of backstage anecdotes' - Ian Rankin<br><br>'Amazing' - Richard Osman<br><br>'Gloriously candid and wise all at once' - Sara Pascoe<br><br>'It is incredibly funny, but it is also a lot, lot more than that' - Miles Jupp<br><br>‘More fun than reading Hegel, and also more enlightening’ - Louis de Bernières</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-28 |