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It Wasn't Me
Chris Addison(Author)
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 13. November 2008
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-340-92071-8 (ISBN)
Description
Look around you. The world is going to hell. Standards have fallen, values have been pawned, young people think 'innit' is a word and decent, honest citizens can't walk down the street without being set upon by an exploding terrorist or globally-warmed to death. We need to pick ourselves up. We need to rebuild this Once Great Nation. But, most of all, we need to be sure it's all somebody else's fault. From politicians to The Youth of Today, from hapless junior civil servants to Russian oligarchs, from the secret all-powerful society that really runs the world to Baroness Thatcher, IT WASN'T ME provides cast iron proof that there's someone to blame for the fact that the world is going to hell in a Happy Meal Box and -- more importantly -- that it definitely isn't you. Chris Addison, award-winning writer, actor, supreme abdicator of responsibility, takes us on a hysterical journey through the many occasions modern society affords to feel better about our own faults by pointing out bigger ones in others. Righteousness has never felt better.
Reviews / Votes
'His scathing wit deserves "Comic Laureate" status' -- The Sunday Times 'If there were a comedy GCSE, Chris Addison would be a set text' -- Observer 'He's brilliant, no question' -- The TimesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 205 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-92071-8 (9780340920718)
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Person
Chris Addison is an acclaimed stand-up comic and actor. He has been twice-nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival and twice-nominated for the Barry Humphries Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In December 2005 he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards for his role in the BBC's political satire, The Thick Of It. He writes for the Guardian and The Times. This is his second book.