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Author: Eric Sykes | Format: Paperback

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The long awaited story of one of Britain's greatest comic legends. 'Some people walk on stage and the audience warms to them. You can't explain it, and you shouldn't try. It's 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 Hall's recent production of 'As You Like It', Eric Sykes has carved himself an enduring place as one of Britain's 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 lip-read, going on to write and appear in a number of BBC productions including 'Opening Night' and Val Parnell's 'Saturday Spectacular', the first of two shows he made with Peter Sellers, a great life-long friend. From 1959 until her death in 1980, Syke's starred with Hattie Jacques in one of Britain's best loved sitcoms 'Sykes and A ...' Throughout the two decade run of this show he continued to work alongside a host of stars including Charlie Drake, Tommy Cooper, Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Johnny Speight, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Eric Sykes's comedy has always sported an essential core of warm humanity and this, along with his genuine creative genius, continues to prove an unforgettably winning combination.

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Fantastic Book. Written with his own unique style, I enjoyed it so much, I am buying this for my MOTHER - IN-LAW.

He's not big headed and doesn't name drop for th sake of it unlike some people, when they write their autobiography.

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Eric Sykes is a true comedy Legend Never hear a bad word about him no scandal etc. A true Professional. I have been a fan of Erics since i was a child and have corresponded with him. I had asked on numerous occasions when he would bring out his Autobiography and his reply was always never. Then when Spike Milligan died someone did a hatchet job on him by writing a biography that had more holesin it than a sieve, So Eric brought out his autobiography so everyone got an accurate account of his own life.

And what a life being deaf most of his career working with the best in the business writing for Frankie Howerd, and Educating Archie, having a huge Television series, and now in his 80 still working and in such huge demand. The one thing you will notice about the book is how modest Eric is, there is no luvvies no look at me i am a star this is such a wonderful book about the life of one of our greatest comic talents and a true Star He should be Made Sir Eric because if you read this book you will see he fought for king and country, scraped a living then finally hit the big time. And after decades in the business he is still the modest person with no airs and Graces. I cannot urge you enough to buy this book....................it will also help Eric buy food as the old age pension doesnt come to much nowadays.

Trust me this is the best book you will Read all Year 10/10

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AuthorEric Sykes
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (United Kingdom)
Year2006
ISBN9780007177851
FormatPaperback - 512 Pages
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