A novel about life, love and a pig called Estrakhan Harry Hill's debut novel is a brilliantly funny adventure through a surreal world, where pigs might not fly, but they can get their own newspaper column and reality TV show. When Harry's offered a gig at a gonk factory in Leeds, he leaps at the chance. It's the perfect opportunity to get away from his flatmate Prince Edward, and the twenty pygmies renting space in his sock drawer. Little does Harry realise that this decision will lead him on a fantastical journey, into a world where nothing is quite what it seems... Now with new material - including an alternative ending - Flight From Deathrow is a hugely entertaining and imaginative shaggy pig story from one of our finest and best-loved comedians.
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** 'Hill's delightful brand of stand-up comedy is a great success, both live and on television. In translating it to his debut novel, he has retained the core elements: surreal non sequiturs that traverse the outer reaches of unconnectedness, running gags, and shaggy-dog stories that each produce a litter of shaggy puppies... So marvel once more at the bizarre fecundity of Hill's imagination...' OBSERVER
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* A brilliantly funny novel from award-winning comedian and TV Burp star Harry Hill
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By S. Stevens
Format:Paperback
Bought this on a bit of a whim. Actually he's a lot funnier in print I think, and I read this in a day. Deathrow is really quirky, often weird but it really appealed. If your sense of humour is slightly off middle then check it out.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
if so, then you have to buy this book. does it make sense, like novels are supposed to? who cares? it's extremely funny and silly and if you're looking for the meaning of it all then you'll be searching a long time.
my friend felt sick with giddiness and giggles just reading the chapter titles. as you can imagine, he's finding it a bit of a struggle to actually get through the book. i recommend taking one chapter at a time (or three, if they're very short ones) whilst sitting down.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Richard Gray
Format:Paperback
In his first novel, Flight from Deathrow, Harry Hill spins a comic yarn that recalls and rivals the surreal novels of Raymond Queneau. Like one of his rollercoaster live shows, his prose helterskelters ever onward in unforeseen directions, in an unrelenting flow of bizarre imagination. Don't expect a beginning, middle and end. But let yourself go with the flow and you'll be laughing out loud and moving through a colourful world of C-list celebrities, topsy-turvy suburbia and upside-down logic. A rollicking good read - more please Mr. Hill!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By MR S J MORSE
Format:Paperback
Ok, so you've seen him on TV. You might have heard the radio shows from days of old or even been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the funny-collared man on one of his sell out tours, but nothing will have prepared you for this...
Harry's world has just become even more surreal and, if i may say, disturbingly funnier. The book takes us from the Ford open prison (driving along, changing gear, taking left turns etc.) to tower records, from the British Artificial Foot Trade Awards (BAFTAS) to Islands in the mouth of the Thames and from Pigs to Gonks, all delivered in the fantastic style of Harry Himself. I can understand people who have no interest in his humour not liking this book, but if you've ever laughed at one of his jokes, then you're in for a treat. The plot is thick and runny and the twist ... the twist is sublime.
Harry's world has just become even more surreal and, if i may say, disturbingly funnier. The book takes us from the Ford open prison (driving along, changing gear, taking left turns etc.) to tower records, from the British Artificial Foot Trade Awards (BAFTAS) to Islands in the mouth of the Thames and from Pigs to Gonks, all delivered in the fantastic style of Harry Himself. I can understand people who have no interest in his humour not liking this book, but if you've ever laughed at one of his jokes, then you're in for a treat. The plot is thick and runny and the twist ... the twist is sublime.
In all, even tastier than a plate of chops and mash.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By "soph83"
Format:Paperback
whether a fan of harry hill's stand-up or not (and i know a lot of people are not) this book is definitely worth a read. he places a mix of strange b-list celebrities and completely ficticious characters in the most bizarre situations, always taking each joke so much further than you thought he could.
this was clearly created from the mind of a genius - i laughed so hard when i was reading it that i thought i was going to die. almost every paragraph had me wanting to turn round to people next to me and say "just read this bit, its brilliant" - i wanted to share it with everyone and have them laugh as much as i did. not only did i laugh as i was reading it but sections and ideas from it kept coming back to me throughout the next few days which would set me off spontaneously guffawing.
word of warning though: don't read it in public places. people will stare and think you are a crazy person when they see you giggling to yourself.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Nigel Collier
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I'm no fan of Harry Hill on TV but heard him interviewed on radio and just suspected that I may like his book so I took a chance. Flight from Deathrow is extremely good, but curiously for all the same reasons that make his TV show rubbish. If you think he's just TOO silly and surreal on TV (like me) then I think you'll still find this book funny, if you're a fan of the TV show you LOVE it.Basically it's is a series of ludricous and surreal sutuations and sketches strung together with an underlying plot which itself obviously developed as Harry Hill went along. He's making it up all the time, contriving plots and a central story by juxtaposing the most unlikely characters and situations and then just seeing where it takes him. In doing this he carries running gags and sketches to the most outrageous ultimate conclusions and it's all just so, so stupid and at the same time funny enough to make you actually laugh out loud whilst reading.Before books are published, publishers get their legal advisers to give them the once over to check they are not libelous etc. the legal team for this book apparently said that their report would be thicker than the actual book itself. The central characters of the book are either the most eclectic and unlikely mix of real life political figures and B-List celebrities or fictitious people (and animals) with the most exotic and unlikely names.The main story (not that it matters) is about Deng Xioping coming to the UK to track down the 12 inch of Status Quo's 'In the Army now'. It also follows the struggle of a fictitious minor celebrity trying to make the opening ceremony of a gonk factory.... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I came across this book while on a camping holiday in France, they had a small library at the campsite and if you wanted to take a book to keep you had to replace it with a book of your own...i took this book and have never looked back! Flight From Deathrow is bizarre in the extreme but as long as you don't expect a plot that makes a whole lot of sense, i would recommend this book to anyone.
The reason i rate this book so highly is because i'm so impressed with Harry Hill's imagination, some of the mini-stories within the book are just complete bonkers but in a very comical way, for example the story at Arty who worked at an embalming factory who was them embalmed by his wife and taken on holiday..
The only people i would say should not read this book, are people without a sense of humour..BUY THIS BOOK!
The reason i rate this book so highly is because i'm so impressed with Harry Hill's imagination, some of the mini-stories within the book are just complete bonkers but in a very comical way, for example the story at Arty who worked at an embalming factory who was them embalmed by his wife and taken on holiday..
The only people i would say should not read this book, are people without a sense of humour..BUY THIS BOOK!
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Hill-larious?
As whimsical and madcap as you'd expect from the self-styled 'Big Collared Loon', this 'novel' is really just a bonkers stream-of-consciousness and as utterly deranged as it could... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth
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Random
This book is described as Harry Hill's debut "novel", but to be perfectly honest, it doesn't really fall into that category. Read more
Published 18 months ago by V. G. Harwood
5.0 out of 5 stars
Flight from Deathrow
I couldn't put this book down and laughed virtually all the way through it. It's like no other 'novel' I've ever read. You will love this book if you enjoy sureal humour!
Published on 14 Nov 2010 by Chrissieapple
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Milligan is dead, Long live Hilligan
I read this book (for the first time) eight years ago. I was already a fan of Harry Hill but I wasn't sure that his style of comedy would translate from his "zany" live delivery... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2010 by C. S. Short
1.0 out of 5 stars
Just not an enjoyable experience
I'm a big fan of Harry Hill and his various creations, however this book just wasn't to my taste. It's taken me three attempts over the last two years to get through it (this last... Read more
Published on 6 July 2010 by Rory Q
1.0 out of 5 stars
what a waste of time
I really regret the time I have wasted reading this book so far. Seems unlikely I'll bother to finish it, as there is nothing engaging in it at all. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2009 by Nomdee Ploom
3.0 out of 5 stars
Flight from Deathrow
Don't get me wrong, Harry Hill is one of the greatest comediens of our time, but this book is proboably the worst of his materiel. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2009 by Jane Godfrey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbelievably funny
If Harry Hill makes you laugh then this book is for you. If he doesn't, it's not. He makes me keel over with laughter and this book is no different. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2008 by J. Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious
This is the funniest book i have read in years and it made me laugh just as much when i read it again - a year later! Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2008 by Barnes
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great comedian, awful novelist
The lazy, self-indulgence of this largely unfunny book really surprised and disappointed me, particularly as I'm a fan of Harry Hill's stand-up comedy. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2005 by "breadmonster"
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