Dispatches From the Sofa

A riotously funny and wickedly sharp collection of Frank Skinner's columns written for The Times, along with never before seen material.

A collection of Frank Skinner's most brilliant, biting, gut-bustingly funny columns for The Times.

For several years, legendary comedian Frank Skinner wrote a weekly column for The Times.

A collection of Frank Skinner's most brilliant, biting, gut-bustingly funny columns for The Times.

For several years, legendary comedian Frank Skinner wrote a weekly column for The Times. Without fail, he sat down and wracked his brain to think of something to write 900 words about, frequently giving up and writing about football instead. Dispatchesfrom the Sofa is the brilliant result.

Pondering such random topics as the potential demise of Margaret Thatcher, the love-hate relationship with your football club, the banking crisis and the evil phenomenon of Jedward, this is wit and wisdom, and a fine sense of the absurd, all rolled into one.