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Description for Easily Distracted
hardcover. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, the author accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and before graduating had been given his first break as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image. This book deals with authors childhood surrounded by foster kids, his teenage years and more. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 36. Weight in Grams: 686. Good clean copy, with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an early age he entertained his family with impressions and was often told he should 'be on the telly'. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, he accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and before graduating had been given his first break as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image. The late eighties and early nineties saw Coogan developing characters he could perform on the comedy circuit, from Ernest Moss ... Read more
Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an early age he entertained his family with impressions and was often told he should 'be on the telly'. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, he accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and before graduating had been given his first break as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image. The late eighties and early nineties saw Coogan developing characters he could perform on the comedy circuit, from Ernest Moss ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Century
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780891712
SKU
KMO0001329
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan is an English actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is the co-creator and star of Alan Partridge, and has appeared in numerous films including 24 Hour Party People, Minions, Night at the Museum and the BAFTA Award-winning Philomena. He lives in Sussex.
Reviews for Easily Distracted
fascinating read...disarmingly honest
The Independent
Absolutely fantastic, honest and candid
Chris Evans, TFI Friday
Coogan's childhood vignettes are both touching and hilarious...Coogan covers his one-time appetite for cocaine and alcohol with as much frankness as he does everything else but such is the warmth of the book, his excesses are the least ... Read more
The Independent
Absolutely fantastic, honest and candid
Chris Evans, TFI Friday
Coogan's childhood vignettes are both touching and hilarious...Coogan covers his one-time appetite for cocaine and alcohol with as much frankness as he does everything else but such is the warmth of the book, his excesses are the least ... Read more