How to be Champion: The No.1 Sunday Times Bestselling Autobiography by Sarah Millican
Here’s my review:
“Funny, down-to-earth and genuinely inspiring.”
REVIEW
I’m a big fan of Sarah Millican’s stand up comedy, so I was expecting How to Be Champion to make me laugh. It did that – but I also found it surprisingly inspiring.
What struck me most was the journey from a socially awkward young woman with very little self-confidence to one of Britain’s most successful female comedians.
Millican is refreshingly honest about the misogyny she has encountered along the way, as well as the doubts, setbacks – and hard work behind the success.
The book has a wonderfully down-to-earth Sarah Millican voice, and I particularly enjoyed the transcript of her first Edinburgh show. Reading it, you can see that this girl was always going to be a success.
There are also tips at the end of each chapter on how to be champion. And the secret, it seems, is rather less glamorous than we might hope: work bloody hard. Millican has a note above her desk asking what she has done today to become better at what she does. It’s a great reminder that an “overnight success” usually involves a very long period of graft that nobody gets to see.
Funny, honest, occasionally eye-opening and genuinely motivational. If you enjoy Sarah Millican’s comedy, you’ll love getting to know the woman behind it – and you might even pick up a few tips on how to be champion yourself.
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Hilarious, heartwarming and inspirational, this is the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling autobiography by comedian Sarah Millican. The funniest book of the year!
*****
‘The naughtiest, helpiest, laughieoutloudiest and goodest book I’ve ever done reading on. Give that girl a banana!’ DAWN FRENCH
SARAH MILLICAN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, FEEL NORMAL AND PROBABLY SNIFF YOUR LEGGINGS.
Part autobiography, part self help, part confession, part celebration of being a common-or-garden woman, part collection of synonyms for nunny, Sarah Millican’s debut book delves into her super normal life with daft stories, funny tales and proper advice on how to get past life’s blips – like being good at school but not good at friends, the excitement of IBS and how to blossom post divorce.
If you’ve ever worn glasses at the age of six, worn an off-the-shoulder gown with no confidence, been contacted by an old school bully, lived in your childhood bedroom in your thirties, been gloriously dumped in a Frankie and Benny’s, cried so much you felt great, been for a romantic walk with a dog, worn leggings two days in a row even though they smelt of wee from a distance, then this is YOUR BOOK. If you haven’t done those things but wish you had, THIS IS YOUR BOOK. If you just want to laugh on a train/sofa/toilet or under your desk at work, THIS IS YOUR BOOK.
‘Of course Sarah Millican’s book will make you laugh out loud, but there are moments where she will touch you deeply. The dirty bitch.’ KATHY BURKE
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