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The story of one of the most successful British stand-up comedians of recent years, which won the Whitbread Book Of The Year Prize at the Nibbies in March, 2002. Written by his wife, and companion of twenty years, Pamela Stephenson, it includes details of the sexual abuse he suffered as a child, alongside acounts of his life and career, from the Glasgow shipyards to Carnegie Hall. Serialisation in a national newspaper is guaranteed, as well as an author tour, and a nationwide billboard campaign.
Synopsis
The inside story of the one of the most successful British stand-up comedians, as told by the person best qualified to reveal all about the man behind the comic, his wife of over 20 years - Pamela Stephenson.
