Bonkers
My Life in Laughs
1st Edition
Published on 10. October 2013
304 pages
978-0-241-96727-0 (ISBN)
Description
THE HILARIOUS, TOUCHING LIFE STORY OF THE ICONIC COMEDIAN AND NATIONAL TREASURE
'Fabulous? Yes. Funny? Absolutely' Mail on Sunday
Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names.
But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter, friends and occasional heartache - but never misery.
BONKERS is full of riotous adventures: accidentally enrolling on a teacher training course with a young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. Prepare to chuckle, whoop, and go BONKERS.
'Beautifully written and frequently hilarious' Guardian
'Her account of battling breast cancer is as honest as it is uplifting' Daily Mail
'Endearing and hilarious. If only all celebrity biographies were this funny' Telegraph
'Fabulous? Yes. Funny? Absolutely' Mail on Sunday
Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names.
But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter, friends and occasional heartache - but never misery.
BONKERS is full of riotous adventures: accidentally enrolling on a teacher training course with a young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. Prepare to chuckle, whoop, and go BONKERS.
'Beautifully written and frequently hilarious' Guardian
'Her account of battling breast cancer is as honest as it is uplifting' Daily Mail
'Endearing and hilarious. If only all celebrity biographies were this funny' Telegraph
Reviews / Votes
Fabulous? Yes. Funny? Absolutely * Mail on Sunday * Beautifully written and frequently hilarious * Guardian * Delightfully funny... she writes with moving honesty * Hello! * Her account of battling breast cancer is as honest as it is uplifting * Daily Mail * 'Hilarious and brilliant' -- Kirsty Young * BBC Radio 4 * Endearing and hilarious. If only all celebrity biographies were this funny * Telegraph *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
42,70 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-241-96727-0 (9780241967270)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/2014
Penguin Books Ltd
€21.00
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Jennifer Saunders is a comedian, writer and actress. She has won three BAFTAs, an International Emmy, a British Comedy Award, a Rose d'Or, two Writers' Guild Awards and a People's Choice Award. She first found widespread attention in the 1980s when she formed The Comic Strip after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama. With Dawn French, she wrote and starred in French & Saunders, the long-running hit sketch show. She won worldwide acclaim in the 1990s for writing Absolutely Fabulous, playing Edina Monsoon.
