Les Dennis
Book Shambles Live
Recorded live at the British Library as part of the Chortle Comedy Book Festival Robin chat to actor, comedian and broadcasting icon Les Dennis. They talk about his autobiography, Must the Show Go On and share tales of Little and Large, Tommy Cooper and their like as well as discuss favourite showbiz memoirs before Les and Josie swap stories from when they were both of Celebrity Masterchef.
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Reading List
Les recommends:
No Tears for the Clown by Les Dawson
Ace of Clubs by Les Dawson
A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
Somebody by Stefan Kanfer
Josie recommends:
James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes by James Acaster
The Panic Years by Neil Frizzel
Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky
Robin recommends:
Must the Show Go On by Les Dennis
Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll
Fool on the Hill by Max Wall
I’m a Joke and So Are You by Robin Ince
Becoming Johnny Vegas by Johnny Vegas
Happiness and Tears: The Ken Dodd Story by Louis Barfe
Little Goes a Long Way by Syd Little
Butterfly Brain by Barry Cryer
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
Crying with Laughter by Bob Monkhouse
A Time Before Genesis by Les Dawson
Sing Lofty by Don Estelle
Whitstable by Stephen Volk
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