{"product_id":"bonkers-my-life-in-laughs-paperback","title":"Bonkers: My Life in Laughs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious, touching life story of the creator of \u003ci\u003eAbFab \u003c\/i\u003eand one of most brilliant minds in comedy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From \u003ci\u003eComic Strip\u003c\/i\u003e to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in \u003ci\u003eAb Fab\u003c\/i\u003e to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names. But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving, and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter, friends, and occasional heartache--but never misery. This memoir is full of riotous adventures: accidentally enrolling on a teacher training course with a young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, and touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. There's cancer, too, when she becomes \"Brave Jen.\" But her biggest battle is with the bane of her life: the Laws of Procrastination. As she admits, \"There has never been a Plan. Everything has been fairly random, happened by accident or just fallen into place. I'm off now, to do some sweeping.\" Prepare to chuckle, whoop, and go bonkers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is a comedian, writer, and actress. She has won three BAFTAs, an International Emmy, a British Comedy Award, a Rose d'Or, two Writers' Guild Awards, and a People's Choice Award. She first found widespread attention in the 1980s when she formed \u003ci\u003eThe Comic Strip\u003c\/i\u003e after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama. With Dawn French, she wrote and starred in \u003ci\u003eFrench \u0026amp; Saunders\u003c\/i\u003e, the long-running hit sketch show. She won worldwide acclaim in the 1990s for writing \u003ci\u003eAbsolutely Fabulous\u003c\/i\u003e, playing Edina Monsoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52157446553831,"sku":"9780241967263","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/acdd2200a6f20fa32c642a8ef50c634f.webp?v=1780501684","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/bonkers-my-life-in-laughs-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}