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I’m a huge fan of Shaun Micallef, although I believe in Australia the reason he hasn’t been more commercially successful is that a lot of people don’t “get” him. This book is a collection of scripts from various shows he’s worked on, interspersed with opinion/analysis/storytelling & footnotes by Micallef (and, allegedly, his long-time collaborator Gary…
Gripping and comprehensive read about the rise and fall of Cameron – infamously, this was the book that was sensationalised for the appendage/dead pig/mouth story. But more insightfully it detailed a portrait of Cameron being a near-effortlessly talented politician, with the will to ruthlessly get to the top and then no ideas about what to…
Not so much a series of short stories, as a collection of recollections between 1 and 4 pages long – from the author the then-slightly-successful South London comedian, Mark Steel. In the nearly 30 years since the book’s publication he’s continued ploughing his comedic furrow but stayed true enough to his roots that these stories…
This book of memoirs felt like Barry Cryer didn’t really want to write it – but I’m really glad he did, and loved every moment of it. It’s a bit biased – I’d read a shopping list if I knew Baz had written it. The ONLY thing I didn’t love about this book is that…
As autobiographies go, it was fine. The story of the genesis and the quirks/behind-the-scnes stuff of Viz magazine were great, and I suppose in a way it was slightly comforting to be reading the story of a fairly ordinary chap who carved out a career pratting about with his mates – with the warts &…
Subtitled “How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives” – an interesting read this, given that it was published in 2011… so, a company biopic from 10 years ago for a company that’s very much continued aggressively evolving to present day. Steven Levy writes candidly and with great insight (and clearly, access) on the origin…
See, I shoulda written this at the time rather than months later. I think the lasting impression I had of this was that it was an amusing collection of short stories, some of which (and more than I’d care for) involved football. I’ve absolutely no idea what prompted me to buy/read this, and I’m not…
As a Muppet fan I’ve long been drawn to the wholesomeness and creativity of Henson, tweaked by his Bohemian streak. So this biography was a wonderful chance to get a fuller picture of the story & timelines of things. SO many elements I didn’t realise, like former Disney CEO Michael Eisner being the one who…
Fun little excursion, whereby Birmo’s written a story featuring 3 of his characters from his “The Disappearance” trilogy but set it in the world of SM Stirling’s “Emberverse”. Not that I’ve read that. But, you don’t really even need to know all that because as a standalone piece it’s quite a good fun post-apocalyptic treasure-hunting…
An old friend from Australia’s produced this smirkworthy tome – a collation of blogposts from his adventures crossing India in an autorickshaw (tuk tuk) as part of a rally race. It’s fun to see the cultural experience unfold in front of naive eyes, and made for a quite enjoyable read.