The long awaited story of one of Britains greatest comic legends. Some people walk on stage and the audience warms to them. You cant explain it, and you shouldnt try. Its an arrogant assumption to say you decide to become a comedian. The audience decides for you. Eric Sykes, December 2001 From his early days writing scripts for Bill Fraser and Frankie Howerd through decades of British radio and television comedy Educating Archie, Sykes And A , Curry and Chips, The Plank to his present day ventures into film and theatre, starring in The Others with Nicole Kidman and appearing in Peter Halls recent production of As You Like It, Eric Sykes has carved himself an enduring place as one of Britains greatest writers and performers. In his much anticipated autobiography, Sykes reveals his extraordinary life working alongside a generation of legendary comedians and entertainers, despite being dogged by deafness and eventually virtual blindness. His hearing problems began in the early days of his career in the 1950s, around the time he wrote, directed and performed in the spoof pantomime Pantomania for the BBC. Undeterred however, Sykes learned to lipread, going on to write and appear in a number of BBC productions including Opening Night and Val Parnells Saturday Spectacular, the first of two shows he made with Peter Sellers, a great lifelong friend. From 1959 until her death in 1980, Sykes starred with Hattie Jacques in one of Britains best loved sitcoms Sykes and A Throughout...

Binding: Paperback;538 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 591.28 g; Dimensions: N/A

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