I don't read many autobiographies and I'm reminded of a quote from PD James “All fiction is largely autobiographical and much autobiography is, of course, fiction.”
 
I enjoy Robert Webb's work on television and an ardent fan of everything Mitchell & Webb. I was interested in reading this book but not chomping at the bit. As I started it a few months ago, and then got distracted with something else and only just returned to it having forgotten what I had read and had to start from the beginning again. 
 
This book is so gorgeous, it's raw and honest, and warm and sweet, and it goes without saying – funny, but it's deeper than that – it's as if we're allowed into his inner neurosis, the small voice we keep hidden from others, helped along through excruciating teenage diary entries.  
 
There is a feeling that the young Robert Webb that is portrayed is genuine. It is also such a brilliant account of how confusing it must be to be a modern man with expectations of such dense masculinity.
 
I am in awe of his writing and wonder if there is a budding novelist in Webb about to be unleashed – something I would heartily welcome.
 
And it's changed my mind about reading autobiographies.
 
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!!
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A dream of a comedy show, to the point that fellow commuters on public transport have given me the side-eye when I've repeatedly laughed out loud.

David Mitchell is a brilliant host, and the comedians' essays of lies are works of genius. My favourite episodes of this series were the ones when David Mitchell was joined by four female comedians - Sarah Millican, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Holly Walsh and Katherine Ryan, lying about princesses, diets, sauce, and paper. A special mention goes to Victoria Coren Mitchell - the interactions between husband and wife were entertaining and delightful to behear.  

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED