Sunshine on Putty by Ben Thompson

Sunshine on Putty by Ben Thompson

The definitive history of a golden age in British show-business, Sunshine On Putty is based on hundreds of interviews with the leading comedians of the era, as well as managers, agents, producers, directors, executives and TV personalities.

'Brilliantly insightful, warmly appreciative, and chock full of observations of the most alarmingly accurate kind … Thanks to the perceptive Mr Thompson, I know now what I’ve been doing wrong all these years' Jonathan Ross

'If you are passionate about comedy you'll want to read this book.' Time Out

'An awesome compendium'. Arena

'Can't fail to become definitive.' Observer

'A brilliant book'. Jimmy Carr, Radio 4's Loose Ends

'Erudite and funny … Thompson demonstrates both an encyclopaedic knowledge of his subject matter and an astonishingly broad frame of reference.' Guardian

Ben Thompson's comedy career began in the winter of 1986-7, reading a photocopied Ronnie Corbett monologue to an audience of angry students. He never performed again, but later took the opportunity to parade his ignorance of the basic principles of stagecraft in front of a national audience as comedy critic of The Independent On Sunday from 1994-97. He has also written profiles of Britain's best known comedians for The Face, GQ, The Independent, Night & Day and The Saturday Telegraph.

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ISBN 13	9780007181322
ISBN 10	0007181329
Title	Sunshine on Putty
Author	Ben Thompson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2004-10-04
Number of pages	496
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.