Description
Book SynopsisMark Watson is generally accepted to be alive. And yet he's died many times. Not just on stage - though he'll tell you about that - but in other ways, too. There's been the death of his innocence. The death of his panel-show career. And then there was the time he died inside . . .
This is a warm, wise and hilarious book about mortification, failure and all the times life doesn't work out as planned. But it's also a book that questions whether the things we strive for - recognition, success, the approval of others - are really the things that matter. It's a book about death that reminds us how to live.
Trade ReviewCruel dismissals, personal mortifications, career disappointments and daggers to the heart.
This is Mark Watson's brave look at failure. Lucky it's funny or it'd be really depressing -- Danny Wallace
Mark Watson's
abundant, whip-smart humour is all over every page.
His honesty in this book is a tonic, a generous gift to anyone who has ever tried to "make it" -- Shaparak Khorsandi
Life is full of hurdles, but this
hilarious book brilliantly demonstrates that we learn more by hitting them than clearing them.
The world is overflowing with disappointments, but thankfully this book is not one of them -- Richard Herring
Mark Watson makes the base metal of failure into
comedy gold -- Adam Kay
Mark Watson is a
national treasure -- Richard Osman
Life is full of hurdles, but
this hilarious book brilliantly demonstrates that we learn more by hitting them than clearing them. The world is overflowing with disappointments, but thankfully this book is not one of them -- Richard Herring
Despite Mark Watson being one of my Taskmaster enemies, I have to say this book is
an absolutely gorgeous read, full of funny and heartwarming anecdotes that will make you feel better -- Aisling Bea
Mark Watson has always been far ahead of the curve.
Generous and honest are good words to describe his work. The comedy scene is very lucky to have him -- Josie Long
If you're interested in comedy (small if),
you won't find a better book than this. Mark Watson is a thoroughbred comedian.
If you cut him open (big if)
he would bleed comedy -- Alex Horne
Mark is an exceptional comedian and
this insight into his process is hilarious and invaluable -- Sara Pascoe
Mark has
always been one of those annoyingly brilliant and clever comedians, and he's gone and done it again.
Brilliant whether you're a die-hard comedy fan or you just like the occasional chuckle -- Jason Manford
