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No Shame
- Author
- Tom Allen
- Narrator
- Tom Allen
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 12 November 2020
- Run Time
- 5 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Comedy and stand-up, Memoirs, Performing arts genres: Comedy and humour, LGBTQIA+ topics: coming out, Suburban communities / suburban life
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
What to expect
'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan...'
'This was an absolute delight to read. Beautifully constructed, in an unsurprisingly flamboyant style. I cannot recommend this highly enough!' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in nineties suburbia as the eternal outsider.
In these hilarious, honest and heart-breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure.
'Excellent - I inhaled it, I absolutely loved it!'
CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN, BBC Radio 2
'Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell'
SARAH MILLICAN
'Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best-dressed man I know and now it turns out he is a superb writer'
JOSH WIDDICOMBE
Critics Review
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Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best dressed man I know and now it turns out he is a superb writer. I hate him.
Josh Widdicombe
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Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell. Just like the man himself.
Sarah Millican
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This hilarious and touching autobiography is like a turbo charged episode of Terry and June. (Google it young people) . . . a delightful, touching side-splitter.
Jo Brand
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An absolute joy! Funny, witty and totally charming. You'll love him even more after reading this.
Alan Carr
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Tom's rich and unique comic voice bounces off the page beautifully
Matt Lucas
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This book is brilliant, funny and thoughtful just like Tom. I loved it!
Suzi Ruffell
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It's very funny but it is also heart-breaking and very sweet. It's everything you want in a book
The Graham Norton Show, Virgin Radio UK
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This book is in turns extremely funny and achingly sad
iNews
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Very funny as you would expect, but also quite sad sometimes...this is all about making all of us feel a bit less weird
Lorraine, ITV
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A great read and very funny
Good Morning Britain
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It's a delight. It's funny and sweet and charming
The Jonathan Ross Show, ITV
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I inhaled it, I absolutely loved it
Claudia Winkleman, BBC Radio 2
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Tom recounts the peaks and lows adolescence... all suffused with his trademark caustic observational wit
Radio Times
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 4.5
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5.0 4.0
Really good book
Lodgemeadows 33 2022-12-12 -
5.0 5.0
I absolutely loved this book! Being a Bromley resident and neighbour of Tom’s I could relate a lot to what he was referring to. It made me laugh enormously, and appreciated his heart felt honesty. I can’t wait to read the next one, thank you.
JennyMason 2022-11-07
Details
- Author
- Tom Allen
- Narrator
- Tom Allen
- Duration
- 5 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 November 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529348934
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Comedy and stand-up, Memoirs, Performing arts genres: Comedy and humour, LGBTQIA+ topics: coming out, Suburban communities / suburban life
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
The entertaining and honest autobiography from the author of Common Decency: a must-listen for all Tom Allen fans!'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan...''This was an absolute delight to read. Beautifully constructed, in an unsurprisingly flamboyant style. I cannot recommend this highly enough!' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in nineties suburbia as the eternal outsider.In these hilarious, honest and heart-breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure.'Excellent - I inhaled it, I absolutely loved it!'CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN, BBC Radio 2'Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell'SARAH MILLICAN 'Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best-dressed man I know and now it turns out he is a superb writer'JOSH WIDDICOMBE
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