Family life and the long road to a stand-up career provide the material for Michael McIntyre’s comic memoirs. Life and Laughing follows his childhood, early attempts at comedy, marriage and years of performing to small or indifferent audiences before television changed his career. A Funny Life continues into later fame, touring, family life and the odd practical consequences of being recognised everywhere. McIntyre’s prose is anecdotal, self-deprecating and paced like stand-up, with embarrassment and domestic observation carrying more weight than introspective confession. The books are best approached as entertainment memoirs rather than guides to comedy technique. The most useful neighbouring categories are British comedian autobiography, show-business memoir and family humour, especially for readers who enjoy behind-the-scenes accounts of a stand-up career. Read more Less
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