My Animals, and Other Animals
A memoir of sorts
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2024
Quercus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5294-3615-0 (ISBN)
Quercus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5294-3615-0 (ISBN)
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In his first memoir, beloved comedian and national treasure Bill Bailey shares stories of his life - and the animals he's met along the way.
'I'm always wary of llamas. They're mischievous and smart. I get a sense, when I approach them, that they are conferring . . . as if to say, 'that's that bloke off the telly.'
Bill Bailey always had a variety of dogs in his life, including a Lakeland Terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the van to his first shows and occasionally join him on stage. Fast forward a few decades and Bill shares his home with a variety of birds, dogs, frogs, chameleons, and an armadillo called Tommy. 'We even had a giant chicken at the house for a while, a huge Malay cockerel, Kid Creole. After a few stand-offs he took against me. He had to go in the end, I was being stalked in my own back garden.'
That chicken apart, animals have always been at the heart of an extraordinary life as one of the nation's favourite comedians, actors, musicians and (thanks to Strictly) dancers: from terriers to the orangutans of Sumatra and the parrots that share his breakfast every morning in west London.
As anyone who has ever had a pet knows, animals are a constant source of joy, but they also connect us to the world and to each other, touching on a deeper, older human need for companionship. Full of the leftfield humour, wit and wisdom that has made Bill Bailey such a beloved performer around the world, My Animals, and Other Animals is the story of Bill's life, but more than that, it's the story of how all of our lives are enriched by the animals who accompany us on that journey.
'I'm always wary of llamas. They're mischievous and smart. I get a sense, when I approach them, that they are conferring . . . as if to say, 'that's that bloke off the telly.'
Bill Bailey always had a variety of dogs in his life, including a Lakeland Terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the van to his first shows and occasionally join him on stage. Fast forward a few decades and Bill shares his home with a variety of birds, dogs, frogs, chameleons, and an armadillo called Tommy. 'We even had a giant chicken at the house for a while, a huge Malay cockerel, Kid Creole. After a few stand-offs he took against me. He had to go in the end, I was being stalked in my own back garden.'
That chicken apart, animals have always been at the heart of an extraordinary life as one of the nation's favourite comedians, actors, musicians and (thanks to Strictly) dancers: from terriers to the orangutans of Sumatra and the parrots that share his breakfast every morning in west London.
As anyone who has ever had a pet knows, animals are a constant source of joy, but they also connect us to the world and to each other, touching on a deeper, older human need for companionship. Full of the leftfield humour, wit and wisdom that has made Bill Bailey such a beloved performer around the world, My Animals, and Other Animals is the story of Bill's life, but more than that, it's the story of how all of our lives are enriched by the animals who accompany us on that journey.
Bill Bailey is a comedian, musician, actor and presenter. He is perhaps most well known for his live shows, including Larks in Transit, Qualmpeddler, Limboland, and The Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra. His work on television includes programmes such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Black Books and QI. He is also the author of Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to British Birds and Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness. He lives in West London with a small menagerie of animals and humans.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.10.2024 |
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Zusatzinfo | 12 b/w line illustrations & 10 colour illustrations |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 232 mm |
Gewicht | 460 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga | |
Kunst / Musik / Theater | |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-5294-3615-X / 152943615X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-5294-3615-0 / 9781529436150 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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