Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography by Paul Merton

Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography by Paul Merton

Known for his intelligent and often surreal humour, Paul Mertons weekly appearances on BBC1s Have I Got News For You as well as Radio 4s Just A Minute and his travel documentaries have seen him become an artfully rebellious fixture in our lives for over 25 years. He also has a real story to tell.

Crammed with laugh-out-loud moments * Daily Telegraph *
A rollicking good read -- Bruce Dessau * Evening Standard *
A thoughtful, understated memoir -- Joe Moran * Guardian *
Witty and enjoyable -- Robert Elms * BBC Radio London *
Compelling * Chortle *

Paul Merton was born in 1957, long before such things were fashionable. He spent his first eight years living within cheering distance of Fulham Football ground at Craven Cottage although he can’t remember any cheering. Upon leaving school with two ropey A Levels and a CSE Grade 5 Maths, Paul enlisted in the Civil Service where he survived for two and a half years. He made his stand-up debut at London’s Comedy Store in 1982 where his policeman on acid routine regularly stopped the show. In 1985 he joined the Comedy Store Players, an improvised comedy group which led, in 1988, to him appearing on Whose Line is it Anyway? for the first few series before he couldn’t stick it anymore.

He has appeared on Have I Got News For You as a team captain since 1990 and is also proud of his other long running gig, Radio 4’s Just a Minute. Other TV highlights include his eponymous surreal sketch series from 1991-3; interviewing Spike Milligan in what was to be his last major television appearance as host of Room 101; and making several programmes about early cinema, including The Birth Of Hollywood which he co-wrote with his wife, Suki Webster.

He still performs with the Comedy Stores Players every Sunday.

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ISBN 13	9780091949341
ISBN 10	0091949343
Title	Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography
Author	Paul Merton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ebury Publishing
Year published	2015-05-07
Number of pages	352
Prizes	Short-listed for Specsavers National Book Award 2014 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.