{"product_id":"adrian-edmondson-berserker-2023-hardback","title":"Adrian Edmondson: Berserker! [2023] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Audio of 2023.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through \u003ci\u003eThe Young Ones, Bottom \u003c\/i\u003eand beyond, \u003ci\u003eBerserker!\u003c\/i\u003e is the one-of-a-kind, fascinating memoir from an icon of British comedy, Adrian Edmondson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The bravest, most affecting celebrity book of the year' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Berserker from \u003ci\u003eThe Young Ones\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Bottom\u003c\/i\u003e tells his story with self-effacing charm and no end of backstage anecdotes' - Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Amazing' - Richard Osman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAde Edmondson smashed onto the comedy circuit in the 1980s and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household - and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools - end up joining the revolution? Well, he is part Norse. Could it be his 'berserker' heritage?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating outrageously violent characters with Rik and learning more about his curious (possibly Scandinavian) heritage. With star-studded anecdotes and set to a soundtrack of pop hits which transport the reader through time, it's a memoir like no other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBerserker [noun]: A Norse warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable; often off his tits on henbane and large quantities of alcohol; one who is out of control with anger or excitement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Everything Adrian Edmondson writes about makes you love him desperately' - Caitlin Moran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a bloody good book. Lots of people live interesting lives, but very few people can write genuinely interesting books about those lives. Adrian Edmondson has done both. It is incredibly funny, but it is also a lot, lot more than that' - Miles Jupp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gloriously candid and wise all at once' - Sara Pascoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'More fun than reading Hegel, and also more enlightening' - Louis de Bernieres\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A hilarious romp through a golden era of comedy and a searingly honest and moving memoir' - \u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Edmondson can be very funny and very poignant simultaneously' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edmondson, Adrian","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48050577703251,"sku":"9781035014279","price":28.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/edmondson-adrian-adrian-edmondson-berserker-2023-hardback-9781035014279-55594421256531.jpg?v=1714068317","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/adrian-edmondson-berserker-2023-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}