Only when i laugh comedian paul merton bittersweet memoir books. With marsha mason, kristy mcnichol, ed moore, joan hackett. It only hurts when i laugh hardcover november 28, 1988 by stan freberg author. A boozy broadway actress comes out of a 12week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. Paul merton has written about his life in showbusiness before. He sets the scene for this, his first non espionage novel, all about the world of confidence tricksters. Known for his intelligent and often surreal humour, paul mertons. The essays in only when i laugh are short, humorous and. I was a little disapponted, but only because i think i had high expectations because i loved the book shop so much. Only when i laugh, a book by jim backus and henny backus.
Only when i laugh hardcover march 1, 1987 by len deighton author. The most compelling section of mertons book deals with the limbo years of his late teens and early 20s, which he spent in tooting employment. In only when i laugh, his rich and beautifullyobserved autobiography, paul he also has a real story to tell. Jack spot, the krays, polish peter rachman, madfred the earbiter, becky big tits, george kidd, and bert assirati. Only when i laugh hardcover january 1, 1959 by gladys workman author 5. Only when i laugh paperback march 1, 1988 by len deighton author. If it doesnt, the book will reassure you that nonpoliticallycorrect feminism is alive and well. When adam thirlwell embarked on his first novel, politics, he thought comedy would be easy. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff. Still, fairly interesting and funny in lots of places. In only when i laugh, his rich and beautifullyobserved autobiography, paul takes us on an evocative journey from his workingclass. A rather naive, middleclass man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a workingclass layabout and an upperclass hypochondriac.
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