Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography

· HarperCollins · Narrated 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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4.9
54 reviews
Paweł Tęcza
March 16, 2019
A great book. It's funny, real, very relatable, insightful. Shows that a person whose shows you binge watch is also a real person and a person who has similar problems and thoughts to you. The audio version gives it that more personal feel being read by Limmy himself. As time moves on I'm looking forward to part 2 maybe. The only technical downside of the audiobook is that its division is into largest chapters and not the smaller ones... but maybe that's just me.
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Charlie
September 20, 2020
Probably the best book I've ever had. I'm not exaggerating either. It was properly decent and well narrated. I can't put my finger on exactly what it was that made me think it was the best book I've ever had. Possibly because it was a very honest book, possibly the specific type of humour used. Anyway, I recommend it.
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Tyrone Alderson
October 7, 2022
I cheered, I shouted, I fist-pumped the air, I cried, I stood and cheered. It's absolutely everything that you would hope it was gonna be.
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About the author

Brian ‘Limmy’ Limond is a Scottish comedian who first became known for his website and blog, and is now regarded as one of Scotland's most original comedy talents. In 2006 Limmy started a hilarious daily podcast, Limmy's World of Glasgow, and in 2010 he launched his incredibly successful comedy series Limmy’s Show. His first book, Daft Wee Stories, was a Sunday Times bestseller.

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