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This is A Local Book for Local People. There is nothing for you here. They have been described as "comedy's new macabre shock jocks", but Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson insist they only want to entertain each other. The League of Gentlemen were first noticed at Edinburgh in 1996 and scooped the prestigious Perrier Award the following year. Their first BBC show was Radio 4's On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen followed swiftly by the BBC 2 series which unleashed the freakish inhabitants of Royston Vasey.
You don't need an excuse to enjoy the charms of Barbara the transsexual taxi driver, Mr Chinnery the lethal vet, "on the job" with Pauline Campbell Jones or the fun of putting yourself into a child with Legz Akimbo, but the League have provided one anyway. In true Blair Witch style, A Local Book for Local People is found evidence, Tubbs' secret scrapbook, retrieved from the fire which destroyed the local shop. "I like to find things", says Tubbs. "When I am out on the moors burying people with my husband, Edward, I offen find things. Shiny things or things of intrest. Edward tells me not to pick them up, especially the brown ones, but I allways do". Edward, it transpires, has been living something of a double life--and not a particularly local one. "Edward has been given lots of medals for bravery in the war. He had lots of little medals called pesetas. I asked him why his skin turned brown and he said that he had been tortured".
As in the TV series, the attention to detail is astonishing. Every character emerges from the shadows on some pretext or other (local ad, news clipping, etc) for their own star turn. If you have a penchant for the absurd, bizarre or downright surreal, A Local Book for Local People's dark humour is for you. You will never leave the Royston Vasey book, Mickey love. --Iain Campbell --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From the Back Cover
beautiful things I haf collected from the moors about local things about people who are local.
it was number 1 humour book of the year 200 and number twelvety on Edward's list so they haf put it out again with a floppy backWelcome to Royston Vasey
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A Local Book for Local People picks up where the second series of The League of Gentlemen left off – to be precise just before. Viewers of the programme saw the Local Shop attacked by a mob from Royston Vasey and burnt to the ground. Local Shopkeepers Tubbs and Edward were last seen engulfed by flames and falling masonry. But unbeknown to Edward, Tubbs had been keeping a scrapbook of things she had found on the moors. She called it 'a local book for local people'. Recovered from the smoking ruins of the building, 4th Estate now presents an exact facsimile of that scrapbook.
The League are famous for their characters and production values and A Local Book . . . has been put together with a similar painstaking attention to detail. It contains fold-out maps, photographs, brochures, guides to sites of local interest, Herr Lipp's pink pomplet, Val and Harvey Denton's toad – themed wallpaper, and much, much more. Imagine a cross between Monty Python's Brand New Bok and The Blair Witch Dossier and you're getting warm. This is the funniest, the blackest and the most innovative comedy book for many years.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By "yes999"
Format:Paperback
As an avid fan of The League of Gentlemen, it was inevitable I would get my hands on this book - but I have to admit it wasn't quite what I expected.
Inside, there are features on many different characters. Tubbs narrates the book, circling every occurence of 'local'; Pauline, with her usual esteem-building attitude, includes her guide to getting a job; and Bernice, the ever-sympathetic vicar, plays agony aunt on the Royston Vasey Chronicle's problem page.
However, much of the material seems to have been plucked from the scripts and reworded to fit the newpaper/magazine/letter genre wherever appropriate. This made a lot of the jokes very obvious, and having already decided that the gents themselves are geniuses, I was a little disappointed that they didn't take a different approach.
Having said that, fans of the show will find plenty of little gems in here. A roll of film's worth of Stella caught with her trousers down - metaphorically speaking, of course... Henry and Ally's guide to finding the right video and Royston Vasey's Missing Persons file (unsurprisingly lengthy).
Definitely a book for League of Gentlemen enthusiasts.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Like others I have seen the tv series,bought the video and DVD,seen them live,cried with laughter at the cassette then read this fantastic book. 'The Curse of Karrit Poor',brilliant,poor Topov!Maps showing where Tubbs and Edward have buried the non-local people,even a bit of the Denton's wallpaper makes this book probably the best comedy book you'll ever read (it was for me anyway!). You'll never put it down! It really is special stuff!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fans of the programme as i am would find this a very funny read. it contains all sorts of things related to royston vasey such as pauline's guide to getting a job!!! best part in the book!! I love this but the reason for the 4 star instead of 5 is because those who arent big fans of the league may not understand the humour as much of the content is taken from the programme. Recommended to all you League fans!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'League Lovers', as we are now collectively known, will treasure this bizarre take on the average coffee table book. Featuring the kind of storyline extensions fans hunger for - a less-than-glamorous photo-shoot of Iris with her knickers down; a Denton family portrait; Pauline's job search lowdown, and not forgetting Tubbs and her Family Trunk - this book is perfect for those who prefer a more grotesque brand of comedy, and favour the freakish over 'Friends' any day.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Welcome to the bizarre world of Royston Vasey. Read all about the going's on in this strager than strange northern village in this book compiled by Tubbs Tattsyrup, who's introductions and comentaries keep us amused throughout the book. Meet all the characters from the television and radio series. Read Barbara's novel 'Bab's Scabs.' Go 'On the job' with Pauline, visit local beauty spots, such as St Mary if Bethlehem hospital, 'Burger Me' fast food restaurant and 'Attachments' Dating Agency A must for all fans, and in a league of it's own, buy the local book, penned by all four members of the comedy team the League of Gentlemen. If you were fond of the Monty Python and Goodies books of old, then you'll love this - HAPPY READING
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
If you understood WHY Chris Morris and Brass Eye were funny, then the League Of Gentlemen will appeal to you.
The show itself is an absolute breath of fresh air for British comedy: dark, macabre, twisted, a cruelly accurate portrait of life in smal-town Northern England, utterly sick, and essentially, asthma-attack-inducingly-funny.
One of the very best things to grace our screens in the name of comedy EVER, and an honour to be local to it's setting and the areas that inspired it.
Even if you have never seen a single episode of the League Of Gentlemen, as long as you can be amused by very dark comedy, this book will strike a chord with you. Many books of comedy series' don't work. Ali G's book is not very good (then, his show isn't a patch on LoG). This book is.
And I think that is because at the very core of The League Of Gentlemen, as a tv show, is a quartet of four fantastically talented writers. And this...transcription...it works. Their writing works on telly. It works in a book. It would WORK if it were scrawled across the wall of a public toilet.
And if you HAVE seen the television series', then this book will be a REAL GOOD TREAT FOR YOU (MMMM!). A collection of all the very best bits - a whole section for Herr Lipp, a guide to the local caves, Hilary's Confession, Dr Chinnery's Curse, "On The Job With Pauline Campbell Jones" and MickeyLove.......and the whole thing narrated by our romantic heroine, Tubbs.
The book is an absolute must for all fans, or else I don't think you should be allowed to deem yourselves "local"!
And still strongly recommended to anyone not familiar to the show. May you now be converted.
Enjoy.
Lizzy
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
This book is almost just as good as the two TV series. Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson must have put alot of effort into this to make it so good. You can pick up on things you missed on TV, and best of all, you can find out even more!! Such as your own signed Papalazarou poster, Herr Lipp's 'Pink Pomplet', postcards and much much more. You can only beat all of this by going to see them in person at the 'Local Show For Local People', although as Tubbs says before she redeems herself and enters the kingdom of Swansea "Every one is local to somewhere!!!" This is definitely a good read!!!
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not up to snuff.
This is like a poor viz.Very little that is funny.I love the league and this was very disappointing.A good idea but most of this is unreadable.
Published 3 months ago by concerned shopper 1
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Great second hand book
You can't buy this book new anymore and I needed it as a gift so buying it secondhand was brilliant. The person I gave it to read it cover to cover with a lot of chuckling. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Claire Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book
If you are already a fan of The League of Gentlemen then I recommend it. There are a lot of laughs and references back to the tv show.
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Nicky B
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Spanky-doodle-dandy
I write this review from the biased viewpoint of a huge League of Gentleman fan. I personally found the tv series to be fantastically macabre and splendidly written. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2004 by M. T. Anderson
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as good as can be expected
This book is basically the TV show on paper. Just as funny and just as black. The humour of the programme stands out like a sore thumb in todays poor comedy scene. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than a lucky rabbits foot
Very funny and well put together. You can enjoy the characters from Royston Vasey in your own time now.
A must for all League Fans!!
Published on 2 July 2001 by N. M. Buckley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hokey Kokey Pig in a Pokey!
An amazing, original piece of work, an absolute marvel. If you've seen the show & enjoy it, you will love this book, with all the chills and wackiness of the show, featuring... Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strange, but extremely funny!
Want to know why Pauline is single? Need to see Val in the nude again? Yearn to find out which other body excresence Tubbs will eat (apart from hair sandwiches)? Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2001
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