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camelfan

(130 posts)

38. So Anyway by John Cleese.

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 12:00 AM

Jun 2015

Finishing it tomorrow. It's an illuminating and hilarious book about the life of a comic genius. It covers his childhood, school days including Cambridge University and the Footlights, and his show business career right up until the creation of Monty Python. Highly recommended.

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