Straight Outta Crawley, Romesh Ranganathan
Straight Outta Crawley, Romesh Ranganathan
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Straight Outta Crawley
Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being

Author: Romesh Ranganathan

Narrator: Romesh Ranganathan

Unabridged: 5 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2018

Synopsis

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Straight Outta Crawley, written and read by Romesh Ranganathan.At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's Holiday Camp talent competition, smashing the only other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo.The gig went so well that Romesh retired his comic genius for twenty two years, hiding behind the guise of a maths teacher, before finally revealing himself again (no, not like that) at the tender age of 31. In 2010, Ranganathan staged his epic comeback gig to an almost silent room, and has since gone on to earn his place as the most in-demand overweight vegan Sri Lankan comedian in Britain.Now, for the first time, he tells the full story of how he got here. From the delights of Sri Lankan hospitality to the race riots of Crawley and the horrors of vegan cheese, this is Ranganathan's hilarious autobiography.© Romesh Ranganathan 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on February 12, 2019

Shame he dies in the end.......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on January 23, 2019

The mammy's boy Vegan with a posh brillo pan on his chin who cannot escape the handbag of his mother. Just few weeks ago on Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast show on Ch.4 when he had to cook & serve his Vegan lasagne to the guests which included his beady eyed mother. If enjoy a good laugh this perf......more

Goodreads review by Bill on August 12, 2019

I first encountered stand up comedian Romesh Ranganathan on the TV shows Live At The Apollo & Mock The Week. He was so funny that I then tuned into two of his his other series, The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan & The Ranganation which were both excellent. So, the next step was to tackle his au......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on October 18, 2020

Romesh Ranganatham is a British stand-up comedian and television presenter. He was born in Crawley and this is his memoir. I have enjoyed Romesh’s appearances on many television programmes including Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week plus many chat shows. I like his deadpan humour coupled with his......more

Goodreads review by Jeni on October 30, 2018

Quite a few laugh-out-loud moments but the structure of the book was a bit hard to follow... It also just sort of ended without any warning!......more

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Very, very funny. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Jonathan Ross

His ability to produce bitingly fresh gags marks him out from the crowd. The Guardian

Frank and very funny. The Daily Telegraph

Delivered with consummate skill... totally original. Evening Standard

Irresistible gags with stink-bomb impact. The Guardian

Romesh Ranganathan, a man who has turned misanthropy into a gloriously enjoyable art. Evening Standard

He has the natural swagger of a comedian who knows how to dominate a room. The Times

Boasts all the classic hallmarks of the stand-up wanting to triumph over trauma. Candidly amusing. Evening Standard

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