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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam (7 May 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553813498
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553813494
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
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"Laugh-out-loud funny." (Joan Bakewell, Guardian)

"Hilarious anecdotes aplenty . . . For many of his fans, this will be the first time they get to know the real, likeable, human Jonathan Ross, beneath all the banter and bluster." (Heat magazine)

"Fluent and entertaining . . . this is a very agreeable ramble through the lively thoughts of a non-smoking, now non-drinking family man with a talent to amuse and enthuse." (David Sexton, Evening Standard)

"Taking us through his quirky view on life, including fashion, diets and, er, sweetshops this book is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud." (Woman magazine)

"In between the adolescent porn tales and the hilarious diarrhoea anecdotes, he is funny and acute and full of ideas." (Private Eye)

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'Hilarious anecdotes aplenty.'

`It's impossible to deny he's the most entertaining interviewer.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3.0 out of 5 starstales of a cheekie chappie
By Nick Brett TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on 30 Jun. 2009
Format: Paperback
Well, you wouldn't be thinking of buying this unless you like Jonathon Ross, so I shall assume you do. I do as well, he is a quick witted guy that does push the boundaries while using his charm and confidence to take the edge off you realising just how close to the edge he has gone. Occasionally he will make a mistake, such as with the Russell Brand affair, and stupid though that was, if you skirt near the knuckle, then sometimes you will go too far.

This book is more a collection of random thoughts, although there is a little about his background and growing up, less of an autobiographical slant, more positioning his story. I think he is trying to capitalise on his off-piste ramblings that you might hear on his radio show, and while it is entertaining enough, it does not have the sharp wit and spontaneity of being live. His stories vary from the fight against head lice to his early dabble as a punk, all gently amusing stuff that will bring a smile to yourself, but not enough to make you laugh out loud.

Ross comes over as a very nice and genuine guy who knows he is lucky but does not seem to have let it go to his head. The written word is perhaps not the best vehicle to enjoy his talents, but this is still easy to read and entertaining enough. Not bad but no stunning laugh a minute classic.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe wit is endless
By enigma II on 26 July 2010
Format: Paperback
A Book by Jonathan Ross is quite simply a genius idea. He does not fail to entertain, even though the written word is not as seemingly powerful as seeing him on TV on a Friday Night, it is indeed, perhaps even more powerful.

I enjoyed this book mainly for selfish reasons though, he reminds me of me and at times I felt like I could have wrote this book.

That aside however, as a standealone book, laugh a minute almost guaranteed but at the end you will be scratching your head how you managed to miss that Jonathan Ross is in fact a perfect gent, and a hopeless romanatic, and for those very reasons this is the best part autobiographical book I ever read (and I have read 20+). Jonathan, thanks. However, please sir can I have some more?
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3.0 out of 5 starsDisappointing
By Nojiggerchick on 26 Jun. 2010
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I had high hopes for this book as I enjoy watching Jonathan Ross on his chat show and find him really funny. The first couple of chapters were really good and funny but the book peaked at that point for me. There were odd flashes of Ross genius throughout the rest of the novel but overall it was dull. A word of warning, this book will probably bore anyone who isn't in their late forties like Ross as he makes lots and lots of references to growing up in the sixties and seventies that you just won't get (as I didn't).
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2.0 out of 5 starsDisappointing
By DGY on 27 Oct. 2008
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Somewhere in the preamble to this book Jonathan Ross refers to having recorded his thoughts on tape for transcription by his editors. This makes sense because the whole book reads like a series of disconnected whimsical rambles of the kind he frequently indulges in on his Radio 2 show. Whereas these come across as warm and spontaneous on the radio, in print they just seem lazy and poorly edited (and there are no records to break it up and provide a change in pace).

There is no story here to speak of, no real insights, no names named... just a lot of anecdotes largely concerning what it is like to be famous and rich with a few children and lots of pets - with a few anecdotes about what it was like to grow up a geeky kid in a large, working class household - running for buses and being shy with girls - thrown in for good measure. A few of them are funny, and I laughed out loud once or twice, but those few moments don't justify the padding around them.

I bought this book because for some reason I have some warmth and affection for Jonathan Ross. It has achieved the remarkable feat of making him LESS likeable, to me anyway - he comes across as a man whose extraordinary good fortune, and actual fortune, have disconnected him from the real world.

Apart from anything else such a lazy and self-indulgent ramble is a bit of an insult to the readers, an attempt to grab a bit more money in the runup to christmas by a man who has little need of it. Perhaps JR is a bit too used to being able to rely on spontaneous charm to substitute for actual effort. It might work in a spontaneous medium like radio or TV but not in a book.
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4.0 out of 5 starsHugely enjoyable!
By Mr. R. A. Gregory on 1 Jan. 2014
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I bought this book out of sheer curiosity, having been an one-off fan of Jonathan Ross for his entire television career. I expected the book to relate to the title, in memoir or autobiography style. although the book is a memoir, I can't claim to necessarily be any the wiser as to exactly why Ross does say these things.

Despite that, this book is both hugely enjoyable and memorable, as Ross guides the reader through a labyrinth of anecdotal delights and catastrophes. Laugh-out-loud moments and phrases litter the book, and it's impossible not to share some of his hilarious escapades in conversation. To pick out highlights would deprive potential readers of the joy of the journey of discovery.

Buy it - I very much doubt that you will regret it, irrespective of whether or not you are a fan of Jonathan Ross.
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3.0 out of 5 starsI have always liked JR's edgy humour but this is all a bit ...
By Clif Benson on 17 Sept. 2015
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I have always liked JR's edgy humour but this is all a bit like trying to eat chocolate coated dough, Each anecdote starts off quite tasty but then kind of becomes a bit like hard work.He seems a nice laddish guy fffing about this and pooing about that but there is no real content to get to grips with, It feels like he did it just because everyone else was doing it. Each little revelation comes with its own disclaimer or hazy amnesia /get out clause. I am about half way through it might get better but not sure i can stick with it much longer!
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2.0 out of 5 starsNot my cup of tea

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Published 9 months ago by Suzylou
5.0 out of 5 starsEntertaining

A good read especially if your having a bad day light hearted funny waiting now for his autobiography to come out

Published 9 months ago by Val
1.0 out of 5 starsThere are far better reads out there

Jonathan makes it clear that this book is not an autobiography although at times it seems like an attempt to be one. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Paul Heatherley
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Befitting the title of this book, "no filter" comes to mind as Ross delves into stories of unspeakable things teenage boys do with hoovers and adventures in... Read more

Published 13 months ago by Ms T
1.0 out of 5 starsRubbish

What a load of old twaddle. Bored after 2 chapters. Who on earth would be interested in the subject matter.

Published 16 months ago by Daisy Russell
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

ross doesn t give away anything too personal......apart from the genital warts

Published 18 months ago by stuart
2.0 out of 5 starsTwo Stars

dull

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