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David Mitchell: Back Story (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by David Mitchell (Author, Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 9 hours and 29 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • Audible.co.uk Release Date: 11 Oct 2012
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B009P6X08O
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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Shortlisted for: Biography/Autobiography of the Year - Specsavers National Book Awards 2012

David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life.

As well as giving a specific account of every single time he's scored some smack, this disgusting memoir also details:

  • The singular, pit bull-infested charm of the FRP ('Flat Roofed Pub')
  • The curious French habit of injecting everyone in the arse rather than the arm
  • Why, by the time he got to Cambridge, he really, really needed a drink
  • The pain of being denied a childhood birthday party at McDonalds
  • The satisfaction of writing jokes about suicide
  • How doing quite a lot of walking around London helps with his sciatica
  • Trying to pretend he isn't a total **** at Robert Webb's wedding
  • That he has fallen in love a LOT, but rarely done anything about it
  • Why it would be worse to bump into Michael Palin than Hitler on holiday
  • That he's not David Mitchell the novelist, despite what David Miliband might think
©2012 David Mitchell; (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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93 of 96 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Right David Mitchell 12 Oct 2012
By S.Jane
Format:Hardcover
I don't usually leave reviews but I have made an exception in this case, partly due to how useless i found the only other review currently available.
Yes, it's David Mitchell the comedian. Hence his face on the cover....and in the amazon video explaining how he isn't the guy who wrote Cloud Atlas (another great book btw!)....and in the book jacket... etc.

That established I found it to be a thoroughly entertaining read, part life story and part general observations of life, all told with humour and humility. Several times I actually laughed out loud and I found the honesty very refreshing. There are no great tragedies in this book, it's not a hard luck story, but it's full of the little things that some of us find awkward or uncomfortable at times. Right down to buying pants in Marks & Sparks - well I'm not even famous and I don't really like it!

I haven't seen too much of his work on TV, but having watched a few episodes of 'Would I Lie To You', detailing some funny (if slightly odd!) truths from his past, I thought the book might be a good investment. In my opinion, it really is. And (spoiler alert) it has a happy ending. My kind of book.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Somebody I'd Like to Know... 5 Nov 2012
By peekayinhk
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've admired David Mitchell's TV work for a long time - much preferring his panel shows, with their lightning fast wit and theatre-sports improvisation to the scripted stuff like Peepshow or the sketch shows. "Would I Lie To You?" is, I think, one of the most delightful shows to screen on British TV in a long long time, just because of the its unpredictability. In fact, the only thing Mitchell's ever done that I wasn't impressed with was the big red Mitchell and Webb book, which I think tried just too hard.

So I was hoping that this would contain more of the naturally warm and funny Mitchell that I love on TV, and less of the over-written comedian - and I'm really delighted to say that I think it does. Mitchell shines through every page as an intelligent, caring, warm person with a really sly sense of fun coupled with a very real humility. His chapter on meeting and falling for Victoria Coren is genuinely touching (pity the other reviewers here who have sneered at this chapter) and overall he's re-confirmed himself as someone I'd really be pleased to call a friend. Sometimes, less really is more, and to have overdone this memoir would have been a shame.

God, but he was a dorky-looking teenager though....!
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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and moving 12 Oct 2012
By Jane
Format:Hardcover
This is brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny and also surprisingly revealing. I found the chapter about his love for Victoria Coren really moving, while anecdotes about lobsters and Olivia Colman are hysterical. Definitely recommended.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars David Mitchell hard back book
Arrived on time and well packaged in time for Christmas. Bought as requested for a Christmas present so cannot offer any rating as to the content but recipient was very pleased... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Miss P
5.0 out of 5 stars Love David Mitchell!
Haven't read this book yet but I know it will be a great read so can't wait to get it started!
Published 2 days ago by Holly
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for a giggle.
Very witty and observational. An enjoyable read. Will never look at a F.R.P. in the same way again! Provided some laugh out moments and surprisingly moving moments too.
Published 4 days ago by richard
5.0 out of 5 stars He Can't Stop Moving!
I've had this book for quite a few months now, when I saw it in a supermarket's book isle, I realised I'd like to read more about David Mitchell, Peep Show star, and game show... Read more
Published 4 days ago by DL Productions UK
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and witty
Fans of David Mitchell will particularly enjoy this, as I am. It manages to flesh out the character that we see on TV (or hear on radio) without being overly dramatic (generally... Read more
Published 15 days ago by J. R. Atkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching and funny
I cannot explain how much I love this book. I travel a lot for work so I bought the audio version to listen to in the car. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Lilybet
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly recommended.
I'm a big fan of David Mitchell. I really enjoy his sketch shows, his panel show appearances, and his performance on Peep Show. Read more
Published 16 days ago by J. P. Ellison
5.0 out of 5 stars A good BOOK about his LIFE
This is a witty book, but it is an autobiography. He writes it in a wonderful style that's warming and amusing... Read more
Published 18 days ago by commodityfetish
5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining life story with sprinkles of humour throughout
I have just finished listening to the audiobook of this interesting account of David's life so far laid bare. I think it was made all the better for him narrating it too. Read more
Published 20 days ago by David Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I am a huge, ever quoting fan of Peep Show and I love the character of Mark. I have always wondered on the similarities of David and mark and this book helped me see the real... Read more
Published 21 days ago by M. Arthur
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