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Thatcher Stole My Trousers

By: Alexei Sayle
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 Bloomsbury presents Thatcher Stole My Trousers, written and read by Alexei Sayle.

'Enlightening … Funny, smart, original and provocative ... It is hard to imagine the stalwarts of Mock the Week recognising the Druze militia leader Walid Jumblatt in a London cinema' NEW STATESMAN

'Few standups have come close to capturing a fraction of this creative energy in a book … Alexei Sayle is an exception' GUARDIAN

"What I brought to comedy was an authentic working-class voice plus a threat of genuine violence - nobody in Monty Python looked like a hard case who’d kick your head in."

In 1971, comedians on the working men's club circuit imagined that they would be free to continue telling their tired, racist, misogynistic gags forever. But their nemesis, a nineteen-year-old Marxist art student, was slowly coming to meet them…

Thatcher Stole My Trousers chronicles a time when comedy and politics united in electrifying ways. Recounting the founding of the Comedy Store, the Comic Strip and the Young Ones, and Alexei’s friendships with the comedians who – like him – would soon become household names, this is a unique and beguiling blend of social history and memoir. Fascinating, funny, angry and entertaining, it is a story of class and comedy, politics and love, fast cars and why it’s difficult to foul a dwarf in a game of football.©2016 Alexei Sayle (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Funny Comedy Witty Celebrity
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Simply a great listen from this loveable man absolutely loved it from start to finish

Alexei at his best

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Alexei Sayle at his best. This is an engaging and entertaining book. I thoroughly recommend

Watching Rocky with Wally Jumblat

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Alexie performs the memoire as a comedy routine. It's genuinely funny and engaging. It takes you through his development as an artist/comedian and gives you an insight to his upbringing. He appears a unique character.

Funny and honest

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This is the second volume of Alexei's autobiography. I loved the first book and was looking forward to this one. I wasn't disappointed it's as good as it's predecessor if not better. it's honest and very well written. It's hardly surprising that the Author gave up comedy for a literary career for several years. As well as talking about his life he also puts the reader in the timeline of society and social history. It's a brilliant book about a genius of comedy and well worth a listen. I can't wait for the next volume.

Genius.

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I really enjoyed the first 'Stalin ate my homework' book which got great reviews on Audible.

Alexei Sayle claims, ironically like Charlie Chapman, that he doesn't really care if people like him. He wants to make people think and laugh. in reality, I think both appreciated the well deserved applause.

The writing comes across as genuine and natural. Witty and difficult to stop listening to, I enjoyed it immensely. This guy exudes talent and puts words together will obvious pleasure, then adds deeply felt annoyance and anger with liberal use of profanity.

You would be forgiven to expect the guy to be a really unpleasant and aggressive egotist, but what emerges is a thoughtful, experienced, well travelled, faithful and loyal man. Some really interesting insights into the entertainment industry and its professionals, along with political events of the 70s, 80s, 90s that people of a certain age will find an interesting read.

Start to finish excellent

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