Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography

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Norm then promptly took a two-year hiatus from stand-up comedy to live on a farm in northern Canada.

That said, I don't wish to make this sound like this is a particularly heavy book to read in that sense - And that's the beauty of it. Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of fourth and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds.Not Limmy’s fault of course, but I view myself as someone who can appreciate crass humour or explicit sex stories - and the stuff in this book was just way too bleugh for me. Made in Scotland is Billy's unique and intimate portrait of his native Scotland, a love letter to the places and people that made him.

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. Fans will recognise it as the mock-tribute he regularly posts on Twitter when news of a celebrity death breaks.After Megan goes against his wishes and attends the interview, Craig decides that it is time to act. The show ran for three series and a Christmas special between 2010 and 2013 and won two BAFTA Scotland awards. There’s a bit in this book where Limmy says the reviews of his stuff he’s into are the ones that say, I liked it, but.

An intimate, funny and frank account of the moments behind the music, of the truth behind the headlines and of the fascinatingly complicated man behind the imperious entertainer, Reveal is Robbie Williams as you've never seen him before. While he admits Limmy's work and persona is 'marmite' to people - they either love him or hate him - he says the book covers a lot of important topics that young men don't often discuss - mental health being the main one. We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the time of printing) is something of a miracle in itself. Perhaps then the overriding takeaway of this book is how humour and personal struggle are two sides of the same coin.Limmy has also engaged in various other pursuits, such as writing several books and performing live shows. The actual page count will vary based on various factors such your device's screen size and font-size. This isn't a self help book, nor does Limmy proclaim to be a kind of guru of mental wellness - He just explains it, warts and all and fully admits he doesn't understand it, it's just part of him.

on their "Hot 100" list in 2006, which celebrated the people who made the biggest impact on cultural life in Scotland over that year. So much better, in fact, that James is in for a surprise when he decides to slither back into her life. I’ve been in this life for 50 years, been trying to work out its riddle for 42, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last 35. Fairly early into the book it became apparent that this is indeed a real autobiography, at times brutally honest, and frequently more than 'quite funny'. I expected this to just be some f-ing nutter out of touch comedian trying to cash in on his 15 minutes, but was pleasantly surprised by how down to earth he was.

All this is told and explained with Limmy's humour and self depricating wit included with in other daft anecdotes.