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Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny

My Autobiography

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Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny

By: Limmy
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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 Limmy’s Show. 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.

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Critic reviews

‘One of the most innovative and fearless comedians on the block’ -The Guardian

‘One of the most idiosyncratic and original comics working today’ -The Independent

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If ye ever wanted a blow by blow account of the impact of imperialist British ideology on urban Scottish expression, then look nae further than this frank account by Limmy. And fuck the BBC.

Working class expression, cunted at every turn

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Loved it & even better hearing it with Limmy's marvelous accent. looking forward to more books by him

Loved it

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Absolytely loved it. Someone thinks like I do. Relieved it's not just me. Unsurprisingly funny.

Brilliant

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Have listened to this a few times now and just makes me laugh so much.

The best

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As the title says. This book resonated with me more than anything I've ever read. To hear someone else talk about the same kind of thoughts and problems I've always had in my head in such an honest way made me feel a lot better about myself. And it's as funny as anything I've ever read too

best thing I've ever read/listened to

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