{"product_id":"9780099426875-frank-skinner-autobiography","title":"Frank Skinner Autobiography","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival, Frank Skinner's humour is a mixture of laddishness and philosophy. This is the story of the highs and lows of his life and career. He tells how he inherited his father's passion for football, as well as his passion for alcohol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious autobiography from one of  Britain's funniest and most successful comedians.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn Chris Collins in 1957, Frank Skinner he grew up in the West Midlands where he inherited his father's passion for football - and alcohol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpelled from school at 16, Frank had been nurturing a serious drink problem from the age of 14, but managed to go teetotal in 1987.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong with personal revelations, it helped turn his life around. His first television appearance in 1988 was met with raucous laughter from the audience - and 131 complaints, including one from  cabinet  minister Edwina Currie. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe met fellow comedian David Baddiel in 1990, and the two went on to share a flat throughout the early 90s and to create the hit TV series \u003ci\u003eFantasy Football League\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner of the prestigious Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival,  Skinner's comedy is a groundbreaking mix of laddish and  philosophical humour, one which has helped shape the British comedy scene ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Frank Skinner Show \u003c\/i\u003eto co-writing the football's-coming-home classic \u003ci\u003eThree Lions\u003c\/i\u003e, his career has never been boring. Here, for the first time, Frank candidly tells us of the highs and lows of his fascinating life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450651980150,"sku":"9780099426875","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39198883_445385b7-e98f-4d58-9b7a-fa8961aaea47.jpg?v=1767059556","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099426875-frank-skinner-autobiography","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}