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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Arrow (6 Aug 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0099458039
ISBN-13: 978-0099458036
Product Dimensions: 13 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't think you'll find anything better.., 10 Nov 2009

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This review is from: Frank Skinner on the Road: Love, Stand-up Comedy and The Queen Of The Night (Paperback)

Fluently written, insightful and very, very funny. I read the 'banana' story in public and (genuinely) had someone come up to me and ask what I was reading, as I was laughing so much.

Note: I recommended this book to an intelligent, pretty & witty female acquantance, thinking it would (a) curry favour and (b) give her an insight into the strange workings of the male mind, and...since reading it she looks at me, er, differently...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't avoid THIS review Frank!, 26 Nov 2010

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This review is from: Frank Skinner on the Road: Love, Stand-up Comedy and The Queen Of The Night (Paperback)

Frank says (wisely) that he tries to avoid reviews and revues.

I'll keep this review short - I loved this book from the moment I started it. It is an easy read (written mostly as a tour diary during 2007) ... but that is not to suggest that it is anything other than a thoroughly entertaining piece of work.

You are engaged from the very first lines (as he takes his 'Harry Potter' trip from Kings Cross to the Edinburgh Festival) and are forced to turn the pages as if the book were a good (and amusing) thriller. Frank can be both incredibly funny and then suddenly places his heart on his sleeve so that you feel his pain as he tries to decide if/why his show was good or bad.

You learn many things about Frank that you'd probably never have known from simply watching 'Frank the performer' (he's the UK's 69th most influential lay Catholic - who'd have suspected THAT?!) and as a result of these fearless revelations you find yourself warming to him very much.

A funny and honest man with a real heart. Read this book - it is every bit as good as his first one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Insight into Skinner's world, 24 Aug 2009

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I picked up this book on a recommendation, not as a fan of Frank Skinner. I don't mind the man. He's very quick, well suited to panel shows, and certainly a natural comedian - but he also comes across as a little bit chauvinistic, and a little bit cheesy. A comedian for the 'Loaded' generation, if you like - his words. On the Road' did a good job at dispelling some of those notions, and Skinner comes across as honest, likeable and incredibly self-deprecating.

The book follows Frank's return to the circuit, following a year in his life developing a routine, putting it into shape at Edinburgh, and finally touring the country with a full set. There's a great deal of insight into Skinner's many neuroses, a fair amount of comedy-misery to wallow in, and a lot to laugh and groan at.

I will be picking up Frank Skinner's autobiography next, which is testament to this book. Well written, interesting, and a nice round window into the world of stand-up.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I love comedy, I adored this book. Frank is intelligent, self-deprecating, witty, did I say intelligent.....thank you for writing this, Frank

Published 6 months ago by Betty Libro

4.0 out of 5 stars Swings & Roundabouts
While 'On The Road' isn't as good as Frank's autobiography, it's still a good read, hilarious in parts but a little over analytical in others. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Duluoz Lautrec

5.0 out of 5 stars Frank being frank.
As someone coming late to the reading craze having read one book every 40 years, I have now dramatically reduce it to one every 2 years. Read more

Published 11 months ago by maladjusted

5.0 out of 5 stars love it
not disappointed arrived within 2 days perfect condition and Frank never fails to make me chuckle a must for all fans

Published 16 months ago by Jayne77

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter drivel
I read his first book a while ago which was excellent. Unfortunately Skinner appears to have gone "Billy Connolly" & now inhabits a world far removed from most. Read more

Published 24 months ago by Mr. David Nash

4.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Revealing
I read Skinner's autobiography a few years ago because someone loaned it to me, rather than because I deliberately went out to buy it. Read more

Published on 8 Dec 2009 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley

5.0 out of 5 stars FRANK FANS WILL LOVE THIS
REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK, IT'S ABOUT FRANK SKINNER, WELL KNOWN CHEEKY CHAPPIE, (HE WON'T MIND ME CALLING HIM THAT, WELL HE WON'T ACTUALLY KNOW AS HE DOES NOT READ REVIEWS)AND HOW... Read more

Published on 14 Sep 2009 by Ms. S. E. Isle

4.0 out of 5 stars FRANK SKINNER ON THE ROAD
I have always loved Frank Skinner. This book explains the nuts and bolts of his profession. I have not yet read all the book but it is a good read and proves that it is possible... Read more

Published on 9 Sep 2009 by J. RANCE

4.0 out of 5 stars Frankly, my dear....I DO give a damn...about this book
My expectations were high for Frank's 2nd foray into the literary world, having been a big fan of his earlier biography (which is always worth going back to if you need cheering... Read more

Published on 3 Sep 2009 by Mr. R. J. Watson

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