Best Foot Forward

Name: Best Foot Forward
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Adam Hills
ISBN: 9781473683211

Author: Adam Hills

Narrator: Adam Hills

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Published: 07/24/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Arts & Entertainment, Memoirs

Synopsis

A hilarious and honest collection of stories, thoughts, and tales of a life in comedy from the award-winning comic Adam Hills.

Adam Hills is one the UK's best-loved comedians. For thirty years he has been performing stand-up, hosting TV shows and winning the hearts of a nation.

Taking us from the early days of the Sydney Stand Up scene to hosting his own radio show, touring the world and eventually landing on British TV, Best Foot Forward is a story of a life in comedy. Along the way Adam shares some childhood tales, a few backstage blunders and encounters some fairly famous faces - the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Connolly, and that guy who sang The Macarena. Yes, him.

This is an utterly hilarious and honest collection of stories about Adam's ups and downs in the world of comedy. It's a lesson in following your heart, being positive and discovering that what makes you different also makes you unique.

(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Adam Hills

Adam Hills is an Australian comedian and television presenter. Alongside his stand-up, he is known in Australia for hosting the music and quiz show Spicks and Specks and the talk show Adam Hills Tonight. His combination of positive uplifting comedy and spontaneity has seen him receive a number of awards and glowing reviews along the way. In 2012, he hosted a one-off series for Channel 4 airing over 2012 London Paralympics called The Last Leg. Now in its 12th series, the show is one of the most popular shows in the UK. This is his first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thibault

Are you an Adam Hills fan? Would you like to read about the adventure of his lifetime first-hand from one of the nicest comedians on the planet? If so, you could be looking at the newest addition to your want to read list. What does this book contain? The book consists of short stories that occurred d......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

Adam Hills... this book is so good! Absolutely recommend the audio book too, read by Adam it adds to it. I loved hearing stories about Spicks and Specks ,The Last Leg and travels with other comedians. Certainly gave me a laugh.......more

Goodreads review by Natalie

Adam Hills is the nicest guy in comedy. Thanks to his memoir, Best Foot Forward, he can also claim to be a “top bloke” in the world of publishing. In this book he reflects on both his personal life and his career, offering up lots of funny anecdotes and inspirational stories. As with his stand-up, i......more

Goodreads review by Rosemary

I am a huge fan of “The Last Leg”, co-hosted by Adam Hills, and was very keen to read his biography. Before seeing him on TV, I had only two memorable experiences of Australian comedians. The first was at a live show in Sydney in 1984, where I heard the most sickenly racist ‘joke’ of my life – I wal......more