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Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her

By: Daisy May Cooper
Narrated by: Daisy May Cooper, Paul Cooper
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Brought to you by Penguin.

This audiobook is narrated by Daisy May Cooper and includes an exclusive bonus interview with Daisy and her dad, Paul Cooper.

The funniest memoir of 2021, written by the most relatable woman in the world—Daisy May Cooper, creator and star of BBC's award-winning comedy This Country.

Life hasn't always been straightforward for Daisy May Cooper: growing up in rural poverty in Gloucestershire with her brother, Chaz, she had to work a myriad of low-paid and unrewarding jobs just to make ends meet. Don't Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her is the endearingly honest and hilarious memoir from the creator and star of award-winning BBC comedy This Country.

When things were really bad, Mum would always say to me:

'Don't worry, it will be a good read for your memoir one day.'

'Mum, I auditioned to be a stripper by snogging a pole and was laughed off the stage by a bunch of topless dancers.'

'Well that can go in the memoir.'

'Mum, I spent all my student loan accidently on a penthouse suite in a fancy hotel in Marble Arch, now I face getting kicked out of drama school.'

'That's a good one for the memoir.'

'Mum, sorry I'm late for dinner, I had to work late at my cleaning job because someone balanced a Quaver packet full of piss on the radiator in the boy's toilets, and I didn't realise until I picked it up, so I had to wash the piss off me in the sink while trying to learn my lines for that Call the Midwife audition I have in London tomorrow.'

'Memoir....'

I have lived the most humiliating, ridiculous, screw-up of a life, but Mum was right: you've just got to remember—sometimes the worst experiences make the most entertaining stories.

©2021 Daisy May Cooper (P)2021 Penguin Audio
Women Funny Witty Thought-Provoking Memoir

Critic reviews

"Thank goodness for gloriously silly Daisy May Cooper. Joyful, irreverent and totally uplifting." (The Times)

"The lockdown comedy queen." (Guardian)

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I finished this book in a matter of days: and I have a toddler and work in the NHS! I was hooked from the beginning. Daisy is so endearing, so funny, and so charismatic. Listening to the book was like listening to her having a general chit chat with her mate. Some celebrities read their books in a very stiff and robotic way. Daisy laughing out loud at her own book is EVERYTHING you need in an audio book. I wish I could give her 10 stars

Daisy May Cooper is a breath of fresh audio air!

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I was howling with laughter right from the start. bluddy loved it! Daisy really has a way of story telling, I definitely have more of a west country accent after listening to her!

f*cking Fantastic

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Well this was a total delight. Puts This Country into context perfectly and is completely hilarious in places. Really enjoyed.

Also, the stripper story. At one point I was cringing so much I almost turned it off, but I kept on and it was so worth it

Thanks for the giggles Daisy

snort laughed so many times

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I absolutely loved this book and the delivery by Daisy herself. Her recital of her novel written at 5 years old and the Jones Town massacre of the Sylvanian Family were definite highlights.

Utter Genius

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Have been a huge admirer of Daisy for a while since This Country, and was excited to read this book for a long time! It did NOT disappoint.

It’s an honest, heartwarming and entertaining read. I think I laughed out loud within the first 5 minutes and I knew it was going to be a great book. The anecdotes and stories, including how “This Country” came to be, were enlightening and great to listen to.

Can’t recommend this book enough.

A true, honest and entertaining book. Highly Reccomend

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