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''Penguin''s fine pandemic audio festival delivers hours of laughs from comedy''s most creative talents.'' - The Observer''An absolutely cracking lineup'' - The Guardian''A marvellous wheeze, almost like attending a private stand-up gig'' - The IBrought to you by Penguin.The show has been called off. The show must go on....Penguin is proud to bring you its very own audio comedy festival, featuring acts who would have performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2020, developed in association with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.Containing nearly eight hours of hilarious original material from some of the finest comedians on the circuit, listeners can laugh along as Jordan Brookes (Winner of Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019) takes you on a disastrous guided meditation session, Sofie Hagen (Comedy Central, Live from the BBC) lifts the lid on her Westlife fan fiction days, and just as Shakespeare did during the plague, Ivo Graham (Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week) tucks into his version of King Lear during the lockdown. Featuring household names, through to debut acts, as well as being compered by Scotland''s very own Fern Brady (8 Out of 10 Cats, The News Quiz), Edinburgh Unlocked is the unmissable comedy festival that you can attend without leaving your living room.Full Cast: Ivo Graham, Sofie Hagen, Fern Brady, Dane Baptiste, Jessie & Bebe Cave, Jordan Brookes, Lou Sanders, John Kearns, Jen Brister, Christopher Bliss, Michelle de Swarte, Sheeps, Glamrou, Giants (Fjord), Crystal Rasmussen, Jen Brister, Chloe Petts, Anna & Helen, Kemah Bob, Leo Reich, Jake Farrell, Yuriko Kotani, SHELF, Mo Omar.Please note this contains adult themes and content.©2020 Penguin Audio (P)2020 Penguin Audio

BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR: AUDIOBOOK WINNER 2024NERO BOOK AWARDS WINNER 2023WINNER, NON FICTION BOOK 2023, BOOKS ARE MY BAG AWARDSSHORTLIST, BOOKSHOP.ORG INDIE CHAMPIONSSHORTLIST, AMAZON NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLIST, GOODREADS CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEARAudible Books of the Year 2023The Times Books of the Year 2023Apple Best Audiobooks of 2023BOOKSHOP.ORG Book of the Month January 2024THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''I tore through this hilarious, smart, sad, revealing book'' - Bob Odenkirk''Funny, sharp and has incredible clarity'' - Jon Ronson''An absolute riot. I''m literally going to read it again once I''ve finished, and I''m a miserable bastard...it''s a belter'' - FRANKIE BOYLE''Strong Female Character is a testament to the importance of self-knowledge.'' - Rachael Healy, The GuardianA summary of my book:1. I''m diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it.2. My terrible Catholic childhood: I hate my parents etc.3. My friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not trying to groom me. I get groomed.4. Homelessness.5. Stripping.6. More stripping but with more nervous breakdowns.7. I hate everyone at uni and live with a psycho etc.8. REDACTED as too spicy.9. After everyone tells me I don''t look autistic, I try to cure my autism and get addicted to Xanax.10. REDACTED as too embarrassing.''Fern''s book, like everything she does, is awesome. Incredibly funny, and so unapologetically frank that I feel genuinely sorry for her lawyers.'' - PHIL WANG''Of course it''s funny - it''s Fern Brady - but this book is also deeply moving and eye-opening''- ADAM KAY''It made me laugh out loud and broke my heart and made me weep...I hope absolutely everyone reads this, and it makes them kinder and more curious about the way we all live'' - DAISY BUCHANAN''Glorious. Frank but nuanced, a memoir that doesn''t sacrifice voice or self-awareness. And it has brilliant things to say about being autistic and being funny'' - ELLE MCNICOLL''A set text for all of us in 2023'' - DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE''Fern is a brilliant, beautiful writer with a unique voice and even more unique story. Astute, honest and very, very funny.'' - LOU SANDERS''So funny and brilliant'' - HOLLY SMALE''Witty, dry, and gimlet-eyed, Strong Female Character is a necessary corrective. Brady offers a compelling, messy, highly resonant portrait of what masked Autism feels like.'' - Devon Price, author of Unmasking Autism