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EAN
9780571254811
UPC
9780571254811
ISBN
9780571254811
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Format
Paperback, 400 pages, Main Edition
Author
Stewart Lee
Book Title
How I Escaped My Certain Fate: The Life and Deaths
Item Height
2.4 cm
Item Length
19.8 cm
Item Weight
0.28 kg
Item Width
12.6 cm
Language
Eng
Publisher
Faber & Faber

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Experience how it feels to be the subject of a blasphemy prosecution! Find out why 'wool' is a funny word! See how jokes work, their inner mechanisms revealed, before your astonished face! In 2001, after over a decade in the business, Stewart Lee quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making musical, Jerry Springer: The Opera. Nine years later, How I Escaped My Certain Fate details his return to live performance, and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as the most critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain, the winner of BAFTAs and British Comedy Awards, and the affirmation of being rated the 41st best stand up ever. Here is Stewart Lee's own account of his remarkable comeback, told through transcripts of the three legendary full-length shows that sealed his reputation. Astonishingly frank and detailed in-depth tes reveal the inspiration and inner workings of his act. With unprecedented access to a leading comedian's creative process, this book tells us just what it was like to write these shows, develop the performance and take them on tour. How I Escaped My Certain Fate is everything we have come to expect from Stewart Lee: fiercely intelligent, unsparingly honest and very, very funny.

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Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN-10
0571254810
ISBN-13
9780571254811
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108567191

Dimensions

Weight
307g
Height
198mm
Width
126mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
London
Spine
24mm
Author Biography
Stewart Lee began stand-up in 1988 at the age of 20, and won the Hackney Empire new act of the year award in 1990. In 2001 he was asked to write the libretto for Jerry Springer: The Opera which went on to win four Olivier awards. His most recent stand-up shows have been Stand Up Comedian (2004), 90s Comedian (2005), 41st Best Stand-up Comedian (2007), If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One (2009) and Carpet Remnant World (2012). Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, featuring stand-up shows and sketches, has run for three series on BBC2 since 2009, and won the BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme in 2012.
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Author(s)
Stewart Lee
Date of Publication
04/08/2011
Format Details
B-Format Paperback
Subject
Humour: Collections & General
Imprint
Faber & Faber
Edition Statement
Main
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Humour: Collections & General

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