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No Shame

the hilarious and candid memoir from one of our best-loved comedians

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No Shame

By: Tom Allen
Narrated by: Tom Allen
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About this listen

 'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan.'

No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in 90s suburbia as the eternal outsider.

In these hilarious, honest and heart breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure.

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Critic reviews

Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best dressed man I know and now it turns out he is a superb writer. I hate him. (Josh Widdicombe)
Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell. Just like the man himself. (Sarah Millican)
This hilarious and touching autobiography is like a turbo charged episode of Terry and June. (Google it young people) . . . a delightful, touching side-splitter. (Jo Brand)
An absolute joy! Funny, witty and totally charming. You'll love him even more after reading this. (Alan Carr)
Tom's rich and unique comic voice bounces off the page beautifully (Matt Lucas)
This book is brilliant, funny and thoughtful just like Tom. I loved it! (Suzi Ruffell)
It's very funny but it is also heart-breaking and very sweet. It's everything you want in a book
This book is in turns extremely funny and achingly sad
Very funny as you would expect, but also quite sad sometimes...this is all about making all of us feel a bit less weird
A great read and very funny
It's a delight. It's funny and sweet and charming
I inhaled it, I absolutely loved it (Claudia Winkleman, BBC Radio 2)
Tom recounts the peaks and lows adolescence... all suffused with his trademark caustic observational wit
All stars
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What a fantastic book. Just what we need in 2020. A truly beautiful story, funny and Toms reading is perfect. I loved every second. Thank you

Brilliantly heartfelt

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Just wish it had been longer, could listen to him all day!
He was hilarious 😂

Absolutely brilliant

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Hugely entertaining and enjoyable memoirs from my favourite comedian, with the added bonus of Tom narrating. Touching at times, very funny and totally absorbing.

Loved it

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I love Tom having seen him mainly on TV. I particularly loved the early chapters set in his childhood, the school life and teenage years particularly well written. Good nostalgic trip for us of a similar age.

Funny and moving

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I adored this audiobook. I listened to it on my way to work as a community nurse for the last few weeks... it’s made me really chuckle. It’s also very poignant in places which made my mascara run ... and just before seeing my patients! Damn you Tom!!
His voice is just perfect for audiobooks .
I would highly recommend this book!

One of the best audio books I’ve listened to.

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