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Can't Stand Up For Sitting Down (2011)

by Jo Brand(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0755355261 (ISBN13: 9780755355266)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

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review 1: I enjoyed this volume much better than her first, probably because I like to hear comics discuss their craft. I enjoyed listening to her tales of touring, attempting to soak up local color and diffusing hecklers. I enjoyed her discussion of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s and the reaction against Margaret Thatcher. Ms. Brand never talks ill of anyone (except Milton Berle) and even when she says what she does not like about Thatcher, I mostly has to do with the Prime Minister's lack of a sense of humor. The volume covers the author's first television appearance up to her current series "Getting On" -- a show that is so phenomenal that fans who turn to this book to get more of that wit and wisdom will come away disappointed. But if you are familiar with the in... moretersection of British standup and television, you should enjoy yourself, especially if you like listening to comedians talk. There is also a little bit about getting married and becoming a mother late it life, but that felt like more of a diversion from the bulk of the material.
review 2: This second memoir brings us up-to-date with the world of Jo Brand. This offering is not chronological tales from the stand-up's life but more a list of points of interest and to be honest I liked that as it was a fresh change.The book is not as funny as I thought it may be but there were lots of bits thrown in that made me chuckle. It's also nice to see what a tough cookie she is in regards to warding off the press when they criticise her work and her appearance! less

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