An uplifting memoir from the popular comedian, best known for his appearances on }Have I Got News For You{ and }Just A Minute{. Traces his life from his working class childhood in South London, to his early work packing meat, to his break through into comedy in the 1980s and beyond. He also writes about his time in a mental hospital, his marriage and divorce with Caroline Quentin, and the tragic death of his second wife, Sarah Parkinson. *Also appeared in Sep 13 Buyer's Notes*