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The Gobbler
Julian Mann is a drunkard, womanizer and actor whose career is on the skids. His agent has dumped him, he's facing a tax bill for #60,000, he fears his wife might at last succumb to the charms and blandishments of his arch-rival, and he's having to avoid the manic attentions of a female admirer.
Paperback, 394 pages
Published
August 4th 1997
by Mandarin
(first published April 9th 1995)
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I am a fan of Adrians work on tele and his music too, but I was quite shocked when I found out he had written a book too. I bought it but was quite skeptical I have to admit! I was well prepared to be disappointed but I wasnt. The novel was laugh out loud funny at some parts and horrifically shocking at others.
The characters are brilliantly written. The main character is Julian Mann - a self-absorbed alcoholic womanising commedian. He skips his way from one disaster to another (nearly all of hi...more
The characters are brilliantly written. The main character is Julian Mann - a self-absorbed alcoholic womanising commedian. He skips his way from one disaster to another (nearly all of hi...more
That Adrian Edmondson wrote a novel in the mid nineties was a bit of a surprise considering that his writing until that point had been in collaboration with Rik Mayall for The Comic Strip, slap stick, cartoon violent characters The Dangerous Brothers, Eddie Monsoon whom they morphed through ‘Mr Jolly Lives Next Door’ into Eddie Hitler in Bottom their hit, quite literally, sit com. His other writing efforts without Mayall had been the sketch book ‘How to be a Complete Bastard’ which was as subtle...more
Was curious to read this as I'm a slobbering Young Ones fan and Edmondson is part of the British comedy gang that includes the likes of Jennifer Saunders, Rik Mayall and Stephen Fry. Most of the characters are quietly reprehensible, in a British sort of way, and the story is peppered with sight gags one expects to see on BBC comedies. Maybe I was expecting more Vyvyan than Edmondson bit I kept waiting for the outrageous bits, which didn't rear their head until the end. Most script writers have t...more
Simply fantastic. Forgot that the author was actually the genius of Adrian Edmondson half the time, considering it was THAT good! I really did have low expectations for this book before I started...
Very very funny. Gets a bit far fetched towards the end. But laughed outloud while reading (not a good idea on the tube...)
Could spot the plot a mile off, however I did enjoy this read from the comic hero of my youth.
Really quite good.
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Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson is an English comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician. He is probably best known for his comedic roles in the television series The Young Ones (1982–1984) and Bottom (1991–2003), which he also wrote together with his long-time comedy partner Rik Mayall.
Edmondson attended Pocklington School in Yorkshire from 1968 to 1975 and later went to the University of Man...more
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Edmondson attended Pocklington School in Yorkshire from 1968 to 1975 and later went to the University of Man...more
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