Glutton: The Multicourse Life of a Very Greedy Boy, by Ed Gamble

In the genre that you know I’m fond of — UK comedians reading their own memoirs — Ed Gamble’s Glutton is a light, funny, not-too-challenging entry that whiled away several hours for me and Jason as we drove to and from the path of totality during April’s solar eclipse. Gamble, already famous for standup comedy when he teamed up with James Acaster to host the Off Menu podcast, has made his love of food part of his comedic personality. Here he traces that love affair from childhood through adolescence into adulthood. He touches lightly on some of the more serious food-related subjects in his life, like living with Type 1 diabetes, and the way people’s attitudes towards you change when you’ve lost a lot of weight — but his ton is never (pardon the pun) heavy. This is a mostly light-hearted romp through the world of food, drink, and Ed’s relationship with both, and as a fan of his work, I enjoyed listening to it.