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Straight Outta Crawley

Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Straight Outta Crawley, written and read by Romesh Ranganathan.

At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's Holiday Camp talent competition, smashing the only other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo.

The gig went so well that Romesh retired his comic genius for twenty two years, hiding behind the guise of a maths teacher, before finally revealing himself again (no, not like that) at the tender age of 31. In 2010, Ranganathan staged his epic comeback gig to an almost silent room, and has since gone on to earn his place as the most in-demand overweight vegan Sri Lankan comedian in Britain.

Now, for the first time, he tells the full story of how he got here. From the delights of Sri Lankan hospitality to the race riots of Crawley and the horrors of vegan cheese, this is Ranganathan's hilarious autobiography.

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Great book. Really enjoyed this book from Romesh. a good holiday read for the sun lounger.

Great book. Really enjoyed this book from Romesh.

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I loved this. Romesh is hilarious and I often found myself laughing out loud while going for my walks.
Hope he releases another one.

Loved it!

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Romesh comes across as a negative, miserable person... but if all the great comedians this is just how it is! Jack Dee, Jo Brand & Jon Richardson to name a few!

Excellent book, looking forward to the next book!

Almost Fell Off The Treadmill

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Deeply touching at times, with fantastic honest humour.... I would have loved a volume two....

Hilarious!

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Absolutely loved it. Funny from start to finish. Real & raw. Definitely recommend reading it.

Real & raw

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