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  • 102 of 102 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 Zmugzy

    Member since 03/01/2008

    Reviews written: 107

    3 Stars The Sound of Laughter (and Groaning) 13/02/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A selection of funny capers from Peter Kay's early life

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Badly edited and some bad one liners.

    Like many I am one of those who has developed a soft spot for Peter Kay. His stand up routines are some of the funniest I've seen by a contemporary comedian. His observational and relatively clean humour is refreshing change from the crowd of funny men who can't seem to tell a gag unless it includes at least three F words and a reference to human genitalia (Peter prefers to talk about his dog's lipstick). So the last thing I wanted to do was slag off his autobiography. Unfortunately there sure is a lot of tumbleweed blowing through the pages of 'The Sound of Laughter' and a few too many yawn ... more
  • 59 of 59 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 Seresecros

    Member since 13/02/2006

    Reviews written: 142

    2 Stars Get On With It Already 20/02/2009

    Advantages Advantages Entertaining to read, Peter Kay fans will like it

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It's boring! He doesn't reveal anything about himself: it is not a good autobiography.

    Peter Kay is a stand-up comedian from Bolton, whose main appeal is his use of northern charm to bluff his way through any situation. His comedy revolves around his own experiences in life, mostly as a child, which means that writing an autobiography that doesn't simply recycle all of his material must've been a nightmare for him. To his credit, he manages to find a series of entirely new anecdotes to reveal to the reader, one after another, over the course of a light but entertaining book. At the same time, he never gives us any glimpse of the man behind the jokes, and is careful not to say ... more
  • 52 of 52 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Morgenhund

    Member since 26/07/2000

    Reviews written: 574

    2 Stars A rush job that shows... 02/03/2007
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Explains the background to some of his characters

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Ponderous, poorly written, rushed, too expensive

    Having lapped up Peter Kay DVDs over the last few years, and being stuck for an idea what my sister could have got me for my Christmas present, I went on to Amazon to see what was recommended and Peter Kay's autobiography "The Sound of Laughter" popped up. Given its "Sound of Music" styled cover, I was drawn to it, even though I am usually not a fan of autobiographies when they are written when the subject is someone who has had a relatively short period of time in the limelight - I used to associate autobiogs as being practically like a personal obituary when in one's dotage. Nowadays celebs ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    leighton_87

    2 Stars Another early autobiography 03/08/2007
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages amusing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages too early for an autobiography

    I am and have been for a few years now a massive fan of Peter Kay, ever since first watching ‘live at the top of the tower’ I could never get enough of his stand up. Being a fan of autobiographies in general I was interested when I heard Peter Kay was writing one and after a few subtle hints was able to open this book on Christmas day. --Peter’s Life-- If you were to say Peter Kay has had a few part time jobs in his time you would definitely be an understatement. The jobs he describes include but aren’t limited to disk jockey, factory worker, working in a petrol station, working in a warehouse ... more
  • 64 of 64 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    orlando

    4 Stars The Sound of Bolton 23/06/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages He writes like he talks.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    At the end of last year, whilst looking for Christmas presents for my horde of family, I kept noticing the Peter Kay autobiography. It was a massive £18.99, so I put it on my own Christmas List, but to honest, didn’t expect to get it in my stocking. On Christmas Day, I wasn’t disappointed, as I didn’t get it. I bought mine in a supermarket at half price in March, and I felt it was a real bargain for a hard back book with such good quality pages. I think that Peter Kay is someone you love or loathe. I am the former, and watching his live shows, has me crying with laughter, even when I have seen ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    wowowow1

    3 Stars Peter Kay - The Sound of Laughter 05/03/2007
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Good Book

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Prone to mistakes

    Peter Kay - The Sound Of Laughter I'll start by saying what a huge disappointment. I expected so much more from a comedian like this, He's so funny and cracked jokes that have me in hysterics 9 times out of 10. The book is Peter Kay's autobiography called "the sound of laughter". The cover shows right blue and yellow proving it to be very eye-catching. I purchased this book from WHSmiths a few weeks ago and got really excited thinking how much I was going to be laughing whilst reading it. The book cost me £11.99 and that was what I thought to be good value. The book is split into 16 chapters ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    pmdunn

    2 Stars Funny yes - but not hilarious 21/02/2007
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages some very funny anecdotes

    Disadvantages Disadvantages too many glaring errors

    I really enjoy watching and listening to Peter Kay, I think he is a brilliant comedian and he has never failed to have me rolling about laughing, so when I heard that he had written a book, I couldn't wait to get hold of a copy. The book, 'The Sound of Laughter - the Autobiography of Peter Kay' was released just before Christmas 2006 so I put it on my Christmas wish list, at £18.99 it was quite a big wish but my wife kindly bought it for me. I have to say that I would not normally buy a book which claims to be an autobiography of someone who is only just into their thirties - in my view by the ... more
  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    JakeLedge

    4 Stars Take a bow Mr Kay 29/01/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Hilarious belly bursting stories

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Finishes far too early and could of wrote at least another 100 pages

    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 ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 thedevilinme

    Member since 13/05/2008

    Reviews written: 1475

    3 Stars Peter Kaye : volume 1? 27/10/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Funny family chap

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No celeb stuff

    The book, like the retro comic in question, is a simple and honest read. No long words or pretentious reasoning, just one man telling his story. They say you should only write what you know, and that is exactly what Peter has done here, quite literally! Everything he ever did, however mundane, seems to have ended up in this book, and for that reason alone I don’t think this will appeal to all, especially as he doesn’t include his rise to fame and celebrity, the reason why most people would spend a preposterous £18.95 on it, the autobiography abruptly coming to halt just as we get going. Maybe ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    grafter123

    3 Stars He's no Julie Andrews 05/06/2008
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Funny in parts, an easy read, entertaining in some ways.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Appears rushed, a bit of a let down, stick to the day job.

    Background This book was one of my husband's birthday requests back in October which got missed. Everybody thought someone else had bought this and consequently nobody did. Then, come post-Christmas, he ended up with two copies. Such is life I guess. So whilst he has been reading one copy I have been reading the other. No doubt he will be flogging one copy eventually. If anyone hasn't heard of Peter Kay I will elaborate slightly. Peter Kay Peter Kay is a thirty something, chubby comedian from Bolton, Lancashire. He was born and brought up in Bolton , where he still lives today. As with a lot ... more
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