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The Sound of Laughter (Hardcover)

by Peter Kay (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Century; 1st edition edition (2 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846051614
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846051616
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (114 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,473 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Peter Kay's unerring gift for observing the absurdities and eccentricities of family life has earned himself a widespread, everyman appeal. These vivid observations coupled with a kind of nostalgia that never fails to grab his audience's shared understanding, have earned him comparisons with Alan Bennett and Ronnie Barker. In his award winning TV series', he creates worlds populated by degenerate, bitter, useless, endearing and always recognisable characters which have attracted a huge and loyal following. In many ways, he's an old fashioned kind of comedian and the scope and enormity of his fanbase reflects this. He doesn't tell jokes about politics or sex, but rather rejoices in the far funnier areas of life: elderly relatives and answering machines, dads dancing badly at weddings, garlic bread and cheesecake, your mum's HRT...His autobiography is full of this kind of humour and nostalgia, beginning with Kay's first ever driving lesson, taking him back through his Bolton childhood, the numerous jobs he held after school and leading up until the time he passed his driving test and found fame.

About the Author
Peter Kay was born in Bolton in 1973. After leaving school with a GCSE in art, he held a series of jobs including working as a cinema usher, mobile disc jockey, in a factory packing toilet rolls, garage attendant and in a bingo hall. After a Btec in Performance Studies, he went on to win the 1997 So You Think You're Funny contest at the Edinburgh Festival and was nominated for the Perrier Award the following year. Peter Kay's first TV series was That Peter Kay Thing, followed by Phoenix Nights series 1 snd 2. The series Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere was a spin off from Phoenix Nights. Peter Kay has played a cameo role in Coronation Street and has appeared in the recent series of Doctor Who.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Ends a bit too soon, 5 Feb 2008
By KM (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sound of Laughter (Paperback)
I'm not going to go into a great deal of depth here as there are already 96 reviews on this product, so I'll just give you my (short) opinion - brilliant!

I've been a big fan of Kay for a while now and reading his heart-warming memories from his early life, written in a stand-up story kind of way I now have more of an in-sight into how he got into the show biz career he is so famous for now and have a history of all of the crappy jobs he had beforehand and the funny tales that accompany them. My only complaint is that the book finishes way too early as it doesn't really touch on his stand up, A Peter Kay Thing, Phoenix Nights or Max & Paddy days or his relationships with Paddy McGuiness or Dave Spikey. Hopefully this will mean that a follow-up is in the works (which might explain why he hasn't done much for the past year or so!). I normally hate reading biographies and auto-biographies, but this one I couldn't put down. An excellent and hilarious read.
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29 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 12 Oct 2006
By Amanda (England) - See all my reviews
I read this book in two days and laughed out loud at some of his memories, but I can't believe it stopped before we got to his partnership with Patrick McGuiness or Pheonix Nights.

He takes a swipe at some people and he comes across a little spoilt & spiteful in parts.

It has some awful spelling and grammar mistakes.It doesn't really tell you that much about his life now. I was very disappointed and glad that I didn't pay the full £18.99 for the book, as that would have been grossly overpriced.
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49 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Coming in your ears?, 7 Oct 2006
There are very few people in my lifetime that can tell a story about an answering machine or garlic bread, and make my entire family cry with laughter.

Enter Peter Kay.

Without trying to compare his brand of humour to any of the classic comedians, it is refreshing to see a talented young person appealing to all generations.

This is reflected in this very frank and honest autobiography, which tells Peter's story with charm and dignity. His story is told with the clever whit that you would expect from one of the funniest men alive, but does not dust over the times of real life that helps make Peter the comedy hero he is today.
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4.0 out of 5 stars well worth a read
The only book that has made me laugh out loud, if you're a fan of Kay you'll love this book. Just be careful where you read it, you may get some funny looks like i did.
Published 29 days ago by Mr. J. D. Hawthorne

4.0 out of 5 stars Part One of his life story.
This is an enjoyable read for anyone who likes Peter Kay, and perhaps those of you who are not quite sure will still be left undecided? Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. R. Tyte

3.0 out of 5 stars That Peter Kay Book
As far as autobiographies go this is a pretty lightweight affair. I'm a Peter Kay fan but as it turns out this book is probably better for those that perhaps have just a passing... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. R. M. Lathwell

2.0 out of 5 stars It's not an autobiography, it's a joke book.
I honestly can't call this an autobiography, its just like reading a version of his stand up shows, its just annecdotes and jokes told to be funny, and a lot of it is material... Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. Crolla

5.0 out of 5 stars Crying with Laughter!
I am a fan of Peter Kay anyway so had no doubts I would enjoy this. I am 39 years old from Chorley, near Bolton so I could relate to everything. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Geoflo

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore all the "want to be" book critics.
If you like peter Kay then buy this book. Ignoring all the 'wanna be book critics' desreratly looking to be discovered and offered a job with the world news agency. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Simon J. Bills-Holland

3.0 out of 5 stars Childhood mined for humour not bitterness
Decent northern British bloke who had a typical 70's working class life( back to back terraces, poor schools, worse diet) but who mined humour rather then bitterness out of it... Read more
Published 9 months ago by John

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
I thought this book was hilarious! I would definately reccommend it. I want him to do another tour!
Published 10 months ago by KS

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it - Very Funny - Laugh out Loud
This was a great read and i finished it in two days! I loved all the little stories many of which reminded me of my own child hood and the strange, weird and odd things that... Read more
Published 10 months ago by M. Conlon

4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny if you're a fan!
I found this book to be very enjoyable. It is very much a comedy, lots of small stories (like his stand-up) which run in no particular order. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. A. Rathbone

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