A Nest of Occasionals
- ISBN-10
- 1741987601
- ISBN-13
- 9781741987607
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-10-01
- Publisher
- Picador Australia
- Author
- Tony Martin
Description
Comedian Tony Martin's genius for unearthing the eccentric in seemingly ordinary people is laid bare in this hilarious new collection of tales from his tumultuous life outside show business. Spanning four decades, two nations, and a number of embarrassing medical procedures and ancient family disputes, Martin's stories are light on the epic, and unsparing in the detail. Be amused and appalled as Tony discovers his parents are censoring bare breasts in the National Geographic, attempts to start a band with no musical skill whatsoever and returns to his hometown to discover his grandfather is not the man he thought he was.
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