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The Life of Lee
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LENGTH10 hrs and 14 mins
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RELEASE DATE29/09/2011
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Lee Evans is one of the best-loved comedians in the country; a Hollywood star able to sell out arenas in the blink of eye. But he was not always such a roaring success. Read unabridged by the man himself, the audiobook edition of The Life of Lee is an utterly hilarious and very moving autobiography, charting his ups and downs on the way to the top. Lee takes us on a darkly humorous journey through his childhood spent running wild on a Bristol housing estate and his unconventional school days, when he was publicly derided as 'a failure' by a sadistic teacher.
In this brilliantly entertaining and engaging tale, he also guides us through a grim teenage period of numerous dead-end jobs. When he was cleaning toilets and plucking turkeys, he could never have imagined that one day he would be playing to thousands of adoring fans at the O2 Arena. The reading also reveals how as a boy Lee got his first taste of showbiz, living out of a suitcase and accompanying his entertainer father around the smoky, rowdy, unforgiving working-men's club and theatre circuit. Desperately struggling to be accepted, this quiet young loner always saw himself as an outsider. But he finally met the love of his life and accidentally discovered the one place where he felt at home: the stage. The Life of Lee is a story that is like its subject: compelling, touching, charming and, above all, fantastically funny.
©2011 Lee Evans (P)2011 Penguin Books Limited
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What Members Say
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"Excellent"
From poverty stricken beginnings to his big break and everything in between,laughter and tears,a brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable book.
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"Michael"
This is one of the first audio books I have ever listen to. I enjoyed listening to this book from start to finish there are many points in the book which I can relate to which made my enjoyment of the book better. A must read/listen
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"Too long too boring"
This book was all about Lee's early life, but a whole book devoted to it? Not for me, sorry
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"a fantastic listen."
Im not a fan of lee evans stage shows due to the amount of bad language he uses but I wanted to give this book a go because his life sounded intresting yet normal (ish!) I loved the book and he read it so you could hear the feelings in his voice. I only remember 1 sware word and it wax entertaining. Trust me you will laugh out load and feel his pain.
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"Lee Puts on a show"
My GF has read this book I had this version and it worth having the Audio verion if you like Lee, He makes a effort to act out the story giving voices to the people in his life..
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"Frank and Funny"
I've lost count of the amount of times I have listened to this book. It's honest and from the heart - sometimes devastatingly moving, sometimes uncontrollably funny, but always fantastically told and a gripping story.
Do NOT hesitate to buy!0 of 0 people found this review helpful -
"Not too bad"
Not too bad a book really, although I do feel that a life growing up a bit skint is somewhere a lot of us have been. But tha said I do like Lee Evans and it does provide a few laughs along the way, Also I can relate to a lot of the stories as I know a lot of the places he talks about
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"Lee Evan book so so funny"
I'm so happy that I brought this audio book I don't know where to start, amazing read light humour and so funny keeps you laughing all the way through. It was a book that I really didn't want to stop reading it had you wanting to read more and more.
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"The life of Lee and all of us"
Wonderful and uplifting tale of overcoming the odds. Lets face it we all feel as though things can go against us and for Lee life seemed to be no different. For any council estate lad that has worked hard to improve his lot will feel he has a fair bit in common with this life story. I can't say I'm a massive fan of this comic but found this story heart warming and funny with a realistic amount of sadness we all have to overcome. Nice to see an honest and decent guy doing well for himself well done Lee.
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"Comedy genius!"
Love this book. It shows a softer side of the funny man, he talks about his insecurities, hopes and dreams.
Not what I expected it to be.....it's a million times better!!0 of 0 people found this review helpful