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- In this episode,
it's all about laughs.
As I've picked out some hilarious autobiographies for you.
There are loads of comedians out there
who've written some really funny autobiographies.
But I have done the hard work for you
and picked out five,
all narrated by the author.
First up is "James Acaster's Classic Scrapes"
by James Acaster.
This hilarious caper of an audio book
is just what you need
to take yourself out of your own life
and into James's disaster-filled one.
Mixing some out there moments with the mundanity of life.
It's so funny throughout.
You like James?
You'll like this.
- [James] When I was a baby, I urinated into my own mouth.
Now, I don't remember doing it,
but my mother told me it happened
as she has no reason to lie.
As far as I can gather,
I was lying on my back, naked,
and I somehow managed it.
To be honest, I'd rather not go into the details.
- Next is "How Not to Be a Boy" by Robert Webb.
In this one, Robert looks at the so-called
rules for being a man,
all the macho stuff,
and sees whether that did
or didn't apply in his own journey to becoming a man.
It's got cultural references aplenty,
which I'm told are especially enjoyed
by seventies and eighties children.
And there are some emotional
and poignant passages in there too.
Just in case you need a break from all that chuckling.
- [Robert] If I get this right,
Tess Rampling will definitely want to have sex with me.
The idea slouches through my 15-year-old brain
and disappears before I've had time to ask it,
exactly why a sixth former of Rampling's cosmic beauty
would want to have sex with a GCSE pit-sniffer like me.
- Next is "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"
by Issa Rae.
The dry sense of humor in this is spot on,
as is Issa's delivery of the audio book.
Anyone who feels awkward can revel in this.
And if you're a fan of Issa
or maybe you saw her YouTube series, "Awkward Black Girl",
this gives you the chance
to get to know her a little bit more.
- [Issa] Moving to Los Angeles instigated another
present-day fatty food obsession.
Mexican food.
Tortillas and beans and cheese, oh my!
So much cheese.
So many nachos.
So many artery clogging delectable filling foods
that don't even exist in Mexico.
Whoever concocted these Mexican treats,
I love you.
- Now we have "Surprisingly Down-to-Earth and Very Funny"
by Limmy.
Limmy doesn't hold anything back in this autobiography.
It's full of dark humor
as he takes you through his mental health battles
and through other snippets and mishaps of his life,
right from school up to writing the book.
Reviewers on Audible are absolutely obsessed
with this audio book.
They love it.
So if you give it a go,
let me know if you fall into that camp.
- [Limmy] The Bollywig.
It was a tennis ball.
A tennis ball with cotton wool for hair,
and a face on it.
I didn't realize at that time,
but I think it was a play on the word, 'gollywog'.
This was the late seventies.
But other than the name,
there was nothing potentially racist about it.
- Next is "Happy Fat" by Sofie Hagan.
Sofie is so honest in her memoir.
It's an ode to self-love
and it's a discussion of fat phobia.
And she manages to do that while making it incredibly funny.
There are also some cheeky ad-libs in the audio book
that you won't find in the print version.
Win.
- [Sofie] Hello!
It's me, Sofie again.
Thank you so much for listening to my audio book.
I have decided to record it myself.
So,
hello!
This is my voice.
I hope you like it.
This is also my accent.
That's something we just all have to live with.
- So those were my five funniest autobiography audio books.
I'd love to know which is your favorite
or if I've missed any,
drop me a comment below
and let me know what I should be listening to.
And for now,
it's about time I gave James Acaster's another listen.
Thanks for watching!
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