Sound of Laughter - Peter Kay

I can’t profess to be the biggest Peter Kay fan. In fact, I’m not even close: I don’t own any of his DVDs, I didn’t enjoy Phoenix Nights at all and when I heard he was bringing out an authobiography I didn’t once consider buying it. However, I have laughed myself silly whilst watching friends’ DVDs of his stand ups, so when my boyfriend borrowed his friend’s copy of the book and had it lying around the house for a month having not got round to reading it I, being jobless at the moment, decided I’d read it first (can you sense the enthusiasm?) I can honestly say that I didn’t actually think much about what I was expecting from the book, so maybe that is partly why I ...  Read the complete review

The Sound of Laughter” is the autobiography of arguably Britain's favourite comedian Peter Kay. Peter Kay has become a veritable “cash cow” in the world that he calls “Show” as everything he touches seems to turn to comedy gold. It was therefore, somewhat inevitable that an autobiography would hit the shelves amid the wave of hype. Now I profess, I am a big fan of Peter Kay. His comedy touches my Northern soul in a way that few comedians can match. His routines about top loading videos, Bullseye and recording the top forty strike a chord with me and for this reason I can watch his sitcoms and stand up routines repeatedly. However, I did not have high ...  Read the complete review

I'm not a fan of celebrity autobiographies. I find them boring and think it's quite sad that some poor z-lister is willing to tell all about their life to make a little fast cash and extend their stay in the limelight. However, when I saw Peter Kay had released an autobiography back in 2007 I was willing to make an exception to my self imposed rule and see what the funny man had to say. ~ About the Author~ Peter Kay is an English comedian, writer and director who's famous for his work in such television shows as "Phoenix Nights", "Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere" and "Britain's Got the Pop Factor..." He has also performed ...  Read the complete review

Some advice: don't waste your time with this book, or at least find some other reviews before thinking of borrowing a copy and reading this. The reviews here would lead you to think this book is worth reading and even possibly purchasing, however I am looking at reviews as I have read 121 pages so far and I was starting to wonder if there was something wrong with me; I am really struggling to find the will to continue with it as it is boring, badly written and just so utterly pedestrian that I cannot understand for a minute why anyone would find it amusing or interesting. It is ridiculously mundane and he fails to convince this reader that the unfunny incidents he ...  Read the complete review

I am a colossal Peter Kay fan; I've enjoyed and purchased all of his TV shows, the famous ones such as Phoenix nights and possibly the best spin off show ever, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. I even liked 'That Peter Kay Thing'which many people just didn't get. His stand-up was a personal favourite of mine, so much so that if I saw somebody in the street with one of his notorious slogan t-shirts on, I would think they were the sort of person I would like to have a drink with. However, with all the hype that was circulating Peter Kay at the time, I felt extremely disappointed particularly when he introduced his 'new' stand-up DVD live at the Manchester arena. The ...  Read the complete review