{"product_id":"9781408724231","title":"The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian : One Man's Journey Into His Embarrassing Past - The hilariously funny, candid and nostalgic 1990s memoir from comedian Jon Richardson","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Richardson, Jon \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 22\/10\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp colour,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781408724231,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Put very simply, the details of my life could be boiled down to 'boy dreams of being a comedian and then becomes one', so in a basic sense everything has gone according to plan. Item number one on the lifetime to-do list has been well and truly ticked off. 'But, of course, things are never that simple, because nobody becomes a comic without some degree of 'character building' along the way...'When Jon Richardson unearthed his teenage diaries among a stash of 1990s mementoes, he hesitated before opening them. What possible value could there be in revisiting the awkward, unfiltered thoughts of a 14-year-old boy, especially now, in his forties and a successful comedian, actor and father?As it turns out, quite a lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this candid memoir, Jon reconnects with his younger self - a boy growing up in an era when Oasis dominated the charts and Baywatch dominated his imagination. From embarrassing teenage misadventures, including a mortifying PE lesson involving a climbing rope, to small but significant triumphs like earning a pack of Chewits for the 'cleanest tent' at scout camp, Jon revisits the moments that shaped him and, ultimately, set him on the path to comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the humour lies something deeper: a raw exploration of adolescence, identity and growing up working-class with seemingly limited horizons. With his trademark self-deprecating wit, Jon reflects not just on his youth, but on what it means to grow up and whether we ever really leave our younger selves behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian will take readers on a vivid trip down memory lane but above all it is a moving reflection on how we see ourselves, then and now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57516320555381,"sku":"9781408724231","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781408724231_5cc0d37d-a9cb-48f0-9d3e-dcd4deab70c0.jpg?v=1787302288","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781408724231","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}