Frank Skinner - Frank Skinner

IN A SENTENCE WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? Frank Skinner's first autobiography - an entertaining, deeply candid laddish trawl through the ups and downs of his life and career from his working class background in the West Midlands to his notoriety as a popular entertainer. WHAT MADE ME BUY IT? It was through The Frank Skinner Show in the nineties that I first became aware of Frank Skinner (born Chris Collins). This was probably the first chat show I had seen that had an ordinary bloke chatting to stars as if they were ordinary themselves. Which of course they are (but try telling some of them that!) The only person who had got ...  Read the complete review

Friday morning, I sat down by the beach in the blazing sunshine and opened Frank Skinner's daringly titled autobiography "Frank Skinner" - amazing how creative these comedy geniuses can get. Anyway, I very quickly found myself attracting strange looks as I cackled away. Its now Sunday morning and I've finished it already (it took Frank 6 months apparently - slow reader!) This doesn't happen too often but when it does, its a pretty good sign of a really good read. For those of you scratching your heads trying to figure out why you know the name, Frank is perhaps most famous for being the ugly one on Fantasy Football League, 4 series of which ...  Read the complete review

If you are easily offended then do not read this book. From the first page to the last it is full of sex. It was my birthday recently and knowing that I love this bloke to bits,it was given to me as a present. I am a bit of a ladette, I love football,which is Franks greatest passion, next to sex that is! I read a lot of autobiographys, but this is different to what I am used to. Normaly the Author starts and the beginning of his/her life and works up to present day.But Frank is always here and now, and kind of looks back for a few paragraphs and then talks about the actual day, the day he writing a particular part of the book. Really it's ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of Frank Skinner. I watch all his shows and laugh at bits that nobody else finds vaguely amusing. When Skinner’s autobiography was published it went straight to the top of my Christmas list – unfortunately nobody took any damn notice! The first thing I did after Christmas was dash out and buy a copy of ‘Frank Skinner’ by Frank Skinner and I was not disappointed. I think that in order to appreciate this book you must be enjoy black comedy and be totally unshockable. Skinner talks about masturbation and sexual activities like most people would discuss the weather. His book is littered with tales of pornography, ...  Read the complete review

Okay so I'm not a big autobiography fan and you're probably wondering why did I read this then. Well I first started liking Frank Skinner only recently, watching his chat show. I then saw the book over christmas and had some book tokens and though well I might aswell buy it and see what he's got to say for himself, maybe pick up a few funny gags. I was utterly amazed at the effect this book had on me. At the time I was going through a break up with my Girlfriend who I'd been with for 2 years and I was a bit confused, you know how it is. Anyway the things he explains about his life and the things he has come to realise really opened my eyes. ...  Read the complete review