Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very ..., Limmy
Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very ..., Limmy
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Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny

Author: Limmy

Narrator: Limmy

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/21/2019


Synopsis

The hysterical, shocking and incredibly intimate memoir from one of the most original and unique comedians alive today. Hello! I’m Brian Limond, aka Limmy. You might know me from . Or you might not know me at all. Don’t worry if you don’t. They asked me to write a book about mental health, because I sometimes talk about my mental health in tweets and interviews, like suicidal thoughts and anxiety, and what I’ve done to try and deal with it. I said to them, oh, I don’t know if I could fill a whole book with just that. But how’s about I write a general autobiography type of thing, and all the mental health stuff will naturally appear along the way? I could talk about growing up and slashing my wrist and taking acid all the time and getting done for car theft and feeling like a mad freak that would never amount to anything. And then how I made my own sketch show. I directed it and everything. Plus I’m a dad. I’m an adult. But I still feel like that mad freak from years ago. I still feel like chucking it all away, for a laugh. I asked them if they wanted me to write about all that, plus some other stuff. Like being an alky. And my sexual problems. Stuff like that. They said aye. So here it is.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andy

I've been a fan of Limmy for many years, and am surprised it took me so long to read any of his books. It's a long time since I was able to identify so strongly with a book. Like me, Limmy's had his problems with the demon drink, and suffered periods of poor mental health. But he told the story in a......more

Goodreads review by Odi

One of my favourite comedians is a fairly unknown Glaswegian man who goes by the name of Limmy. He’s fairly famous in Scotland, less so in the rest of the UK, and I imagine he falls somewhere between unknown and maximally niche to the rest of the world. However, he’s one of my favourites because he’......more

Goodreads review by F

LOVE......more

Goodreads review by Gavin

Auto theft, fanny fright, incompetent but dogged self-harm, raving and tripping as self-medication, dole stupor, bail skipping, the death drive, pretend machismo, pretend homosexuality, alcoholism, Flash animation, BBC showrunner. Not very funny but very entertaining. (His shows are funny.) I could......more

Goodreads review by Joe

I can see why she left him......more


Quotes

‘One of the most innovative and fearless comedians on the block’ - ‘One of the most idiosyncratic and original comics working today’ -