Category Archives: Comedy

Review: Spike Milligan: His Part in Our Lives & Death of a Marseilles Man

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Death of a Marseilles Man, Léo Malet Léo Malet is one of my favourite crime writers. He happens to have been a combination of things I admire: a member of the Surrealist group in the 1930′s and the instigator of … Continue reading →

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Mystery Man, Bateman

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

I liked a lot of this book. It was funny and the pacing was good too. The plot moved along OK. But something about it really rubbed me up the wrong way. I had the feeling that the whole book … Continue reading →

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Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life, Steve Martin

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

I didn’t read this book I got an unabridged CD from the library and listened to it. I listen to audio books when I cycle so I can still hear the traffic. This one was read by Steve Martin- so … Continue reading →

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