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Sit-Down Comedy

Stand-ups swap the stage for the page

John Fleming author Malcolm Hardee author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Ebury Publishing

Published:13th Apr '09

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Stand-ups try out being funny on the page! 20021018

Contributors include: Keith Allen, Jo Brand, Simon Day, Jenny -clair, Boothby Graffoe, Ricky Grover, Jeremy Hardy, Hattie Hayridge, John Hegley, Jeff Innocent, Mark Lamarr, Chris Lynam, Simon Munnery, Rob Newman, Mark Steel, Arthur Smith, Jim Tavare, Mark ThomasTo satisfy the needs of the hundreds of thousands of people who pay good money to see stand-up every year, Malcolm Hardee ('the comedian's comedian' WHSmith Online; 'a national monument' The Guardian) presents a comedy club on the page with a bill featuring the glitterati of British stand-up comedy. We let the famous names and new talents alike try out their written humour and their only brief is to make us laugh. We plan to make the book an annual event, and are sure it will soon become the world's largest virtual comedy club. Contributors include: Keith Allen, Jo Brand, Simon Day, Jenny -clair, Boothby Graffoe, Ricky Grover, Jeremy Hardy, Hattie Hayridge, John Hegley, Jeff Innocent, Mark Lamarr, Chris Lynam, Simon Munnery, Rob Newman, Mark Steel, Arthur Smith, Jim Tavare, Mark Thomas

brilliant * Hot Stars *
This anthology is the next best thing to a comedy cabaret * The Observer *
very funny stuff * Closer *

ISBN: 9780091933494

Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 15mm

Weight: 178g

256 pages