Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography av Paul Merton

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<p>Known for his intelligent and often surreal humour, Paul Merton¿s weekly appearances on BBC1¿s <i>Have I Got News For You</i> ¿ as well as Radio 4¿s <i>Just A Minute</i> and his travel documentaries ¿ have seen him become an artfully rebellious fixture in our lives for over 25 years.<br><br>He also has a real story to tell. In ONLY WHEN I LAUGH, his rich and beautifully-observed autobiography, Paul takes us on an evocative journey from his working-class Fulham childhood to the present day. <br><br>Whether writing about school days, his run-ins with the nuns and other pupils; his disastrous first confession; his meatpacking job; taking acid; leaving home to live in bedsit; his early brushes with the opposite sex ¿ and not forgetting his repeated attempts to break into the world of comedy ¿ Paul¿s writing is always funny, poignant and revealing. And when his star finally ascends in the atmospherically drawn 1980s alternative cabaret scene there is a sense of excitement, energy, camara