Customer Reviews
Brilliant!!!!! - By: P. A. Jackson, 12 Nov 2008 
This book is fantastic, alan carr is hillarious!!! Love him hes one of the best comedians out. His book had me laughing constantly, read itin a weekend because I just didnt want to put the book down it was so funny. There are no sob stories just pure comedy, loved it! Would recommend it to anyone.
Wonderful book - By: Ms. K. Marsh, 05 Nov 2008 From the front cover flap:
Hello & welcome to my life.
Oh, & what a life! From the grimness of doing data entry for Mr Dog to the dizzy heights of `The Friday Night Project' & performing for Her Majesty at the Royal Variety Performance. My life's been like a long flume, up & down with a couple of damp patchesin the middle.
Take my hand, I want to lead you through my life. Within these pages you will come face to face with my parents, my dog Minstrel, my friends & a whole load of waifs & strays that have helped to make my journey that little bit more memorable. When you read Look Who It Is! I'm sure you'll agree - it's just been one thing after another.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book & would recommend it to all. It follows Alan's life up until he accepts the offer to host The Friday Night Project with Justin Lee Colins. It is easy to read, interesting & engaging. He was very honest & I feel I know him now, & would like to meet him. It was very enlightening, I had thought Alan had been on the comedy scene for longer than he has. In fact, it was around 2005 he began to get famous.
Alan does not just talk about comedy though. He speaks of his family, including his famous, football manager Dad, Graham Carr & all his life experiences to date, which include university, travelling around the world & horrid temp jobs such as workingin a call centre. There were several thingsin this book I could relate too, which made it even more enjoyable.
The book was not as funny as I was expecting it to be, however it did have me laughing & chucklingin places so I don't feel particularly let down.
This is a great book; an honest story where Alan says it like it is, & doesn't go for the sympathy vote. It is a bit cheeky that he has left the door open for a sequelin a few years, but hey, good for him.
An enjoyable book.
9/10
All hail Alan Carr.. - By: C. De Freitas, 04 Nov 2008 This book is amazing, it's one of the funniest books I have ever read. It took me quite a long time to read this book.. not because it was boring, because it was so funny I had to put it down after every couple of pages to recompose myself.
I challenge anyone to read this book without laughing outloud!
Alan we love you!
A must - read - By: Mr. S. J. Wheeler, 01 Nov 2008 I first saw Alan Carr on "8 Out Of 10 Cats" & he instantly made an impression on me. I think the reason people have taken him to heart is he doesnt take himself or anything seriously with is brand of self mockery & honesty accounts of a so far interesting life.
Lots of other people & written how you can't help but laugh out loud & its true i had to put the book down for abour five minutes purely because i couldnt go on as i was laughing too much.
Highlights include him dressingin a giant pig costume & nearly killing the family dog, wearing his moms knee high boots to get an ice cream & an account of Shirley Bassey & a stage handler behind the scenes of the Royal Variety Performance.
If you love Alan Carr or are just looking for an uplifting & touching book buy this - you wont be dissapointed.
Honesty is the word - By: Robert P. Splaine, 31 Oct 2008 As soon as l saw this book l wanted it, l was not going to browse past past. So l bought it,
and it arrived the next day.
I dropped what l was reading (which is unusual for me), & got started.
It comes through from an early age Alan is very happy with himself, it's
others around him, who don't see it the same way.
Don't think this is a constant laugh out loud book, there are some very
funny incidents, but Alan talks very VERY frankly about being Alan Carr.
How he appeared 1st time on stage, & vowed never to return.
Alan doesn't moan at life he gets on with it. He makes it very clear that
money was so very tight, & even I thought that appearing at the
Edinburgh Festival you made money from it, & he lost.
He isn't ashamed of the jobs he did, & "The Phantom" at one job.
He talks of his highs & lows of being on stage. But he doesn't hit the big time straight away.
The book isn't full of antidote's its about his life, & how easy it was to eventually go on stage. I can
understand how sensitive he is about audiences, especially the christian one!!!
Alan comes over a very humble person, he is not one boast about all the people whom he has met,
he is overwhelmed when Robbie Williams comes to talk to him, same with Charlotte Church.
If you didn't know Alan Carr at the start of this book, you will hopefully
love him at the end.
The book ends as of where he is now, it leaves no strings dangling.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
