The Sound of Laughter: The Autobiography of Peter Kay

Peter Kay

ISBN 10: 1846051614 / ISBN 13: 9781846051616

Published by Random House UK, Random House UK, 2006

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The Sound of Laughter: The Autobiography of Peter Kay by Peter Kay. Random House UK, 2006. 288pp. Language: English. Note: 1st edition, 1st printing with full numberline. Includes dustjacket (not clipped). Note: Dustjacket has some scratches on rear side. Moderate toning of the pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sound of Laughter: The Autobiography of Peter Kay
• Publisher: Random House UK, Random House UK
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846051614
• ISBN 13: 9781846051616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st
• Printing: 1st
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Present

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Synopsis

Peter Kay's unerring gift for observing the absurdities and eccentricities of family life has earned himself a widespread everyman appeal. These vivid observations, when coupled with a kind of nostalgia that never fails to grab his audience's shared understanding, have earned him comparisons with Alan Bennett and Ronnie Barker. In many ways he is an old fashioned comedian, a fact reflected by the scope and enormity of his fan base. He doesn't tell jokes about politics or sex, but rather rejoices in the far funnier areas of life—elderly relatives and answering machines, dads dancing badly at weddings, garlic bread and cheesecake. This autobiography is full of this kind of humor and nostalgia and covers everything from Kay's first ever driving lesson back through his childhood, the numerous jobs he held after school, and his first tastes of fame.

About the Author

Peter Kay was born in Bolton in 1973. After leaving school with a GCSE in art, he held a series of jobs including working as a cinema usher, mobile disc jockey, in a factory packing toilet rolls, garage attendant and in a bingo hall. After a Btec in Performance Studies, he went on to win the 1997 So You Think You're Funny contest at the Edinburgh Festival and was nominated for the Perrier Award the following year. Peter Kay's first TV series was That Peter Kay Thing, followed by Phoenix Nights series 1 snd 2. The series Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere was a spin off from Phoenix Nights. Peter Kay has played a cameo role in Coronation Street and has appeared in the recent series of Doctor Who.