Rubbish, well it's common sense isn't it?
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As well as `joy to all' Christmas also heralds so many less welcome events into our homes such as `the Christmas jumper', `socks/ties adorned by cartoon characters' and most disturbingly `hilarious Christmas books'. Conceived as a sort of Annual for Adults these brightly coloured and lavishly tooled eyesores come gift wrapped from people whom have absolutely no idea what to buy us.
Once a year every fairly well known comedian/comic actor has his stage act stretched into a series of awful features by a crack team of hacks whom don't worry too much about whether it still works on being robbed of it's original setting as very few people actually read Christmas books as they are obviously rubbish.
The Pub Landlord works as a stage act because although what he says is reactionary and right wing bilge on the main, it is addressed in a suitable detached manner so that we know Al Murray is not in fact the Pub Landlord, whom is intended to be a deliberately grotesque character. Unfortunately this isn't apparent in reading it straight.
Some of the pieces are very good. I would recommend the get rich scheme outlining how to write an Alan Bennett play. I was so disappointed when it was finished I could only console myself with a cup of PG Tips and an After Eight Mint, even though it was only a quarter past seven.
On balance however I think I'd rather have got a book token. Still there's always next year.
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This is not humour. This book will bore you to death
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I bought this book because I really appreciate humour and I was taken to believe from the reviews on this page that this book was supposed to be so hilarious that the reader 'will split their sides laughing'.
Well the real truth is that this book is not a catalogue of humourous events or landlords stories.It is a pathetic collection of the ramblings of someone whose attempt to create humour deserves our sympathy.
In the end I recycled the book and decided to write a review that may save other readers their hard earned money.
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great book ideal for blokes !
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This is one of the funniest things I have ever read !. I have seen al murray on stage a few times, great stand up, always funny, but I wasn't sure how it would work in a book. He hasn't been a great success on TV (time gentleman please !) so I thought the book would be rubbish as well. However it is far from that, the 'how to make a tom cruise movie' i wet myself. The 'is your pub a wine bar' is so funny I can't help checking when I go to a new pub. The historical stuff that Al does, is all presented here
Great book well written and obviously has heaps of his own work (read the last page !)
I would highly recommend as an xmas present for anyone who likes clever comedy, I can't put it down !
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Worth every penny
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Are you British? Do you have this book? No? Then what kind of Brit are you?
Everyones favourite publican delivers an amazingly funny book, a guaranteed laugh on every page from the welcome note to the acknowledgements. Do you know what to do if your car falls in a river or how to build an air raid shelter? If not then invest in this book and the Pub Landlord could end up saving your life with good old British Common Sense.
Do your public duty ladies and gents, you wont be disappointed!
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Back off Russell.
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I have to say I was so suprised by this book. A mate bought it for me as I have seen him live and am a fan of his tv show but normally comedy books are just flimsy one dimenisiional money makers. I have to say this is one of, if not the funniest book I've ever read, literally everything about it is funny, there's gags in the index and even in the legal blurb in the cover. I particularly liked the world explained where the landlord does a country by country breakdown and also the 'Where eagles dare' drinking game, you will never be able to watch the film in the same way again. I'm already looking forward to the next one! Cheers!
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