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So, Anyway...: The Autobiography
John Cleese
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Description for So, Anyway...: The Autobiography
Paperback. Tells the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
A candid and brilliantly funny memoir... ...of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed comedy legend. En route, John Cleese describes his nerve-wracking first public appearance at St Peter's Preparatory School at the age of eight and five-sixths; his endlessly peripatetic home life with parents who seemed incapable of staying in any house for longer than six months; his first experiences in the world of work as a teacher who knew nothing about the subjects he was expected to teach; his hamster-owning days at Cambridge; and his first ... Read more
A candid and brilliantly funny memoir... ...of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed comedy legend. En route, John Cleese describes his nerve-wracking first public appearance at St Peter's Preparatory School at the age of eight and five-sixths; his endlessly peripatetic home life with parents who seemed incapable of staying in any house for longer than six months; his first experiences in the world of work as a teacher who knew nothing about the subjects he was expected to teach; his hamster-owning days at Cambridge; and his first ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099580089
SKU
V9780099580089
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About John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese was born in Weston-super-Mare in 1939 and educated at Clifton College and at Cambridge. He achieved his first big success in the West End and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. He went on to co-found the legendary Monty Python comedy troupe, writing and performing in the TV series and in films that include ... Read more
Reviews for So, Anyway...: The Autobiography
Vivid, ridiculously entertaining, and, at times, explosively funny... Cleese is a master of crisp comic prose: his elegant syntax and sudden absurdities would have PG Wodehouse raising a martini glass. So, Anyway... glows with fairness, kindness, gentleness and loyalty.
Nicholas Barber
Sunday Express
Told with considerable charm and a refreshing amount of candour, the story ... Read more
Nicholas Barber
Sunday Express
Told with considerable charm and a refreshing amount of candour, the story ... Read more