Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography

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The world of Limmy is strange and wonderful. Walking a tightrope between observational comedy and eerie suburban horror, the Scottish comedian’s brand of humour is proud in its peculiarity. Whether it’s his sketches, Vines, live streams or short stories, you know what you’re getting: it’ll get a bit weird, it’ll get a bit dark – but children, you will laugh. Limmy gives us a frank insight into some of his history and the coinciding battles and experiences with his mental health. Some of it is quite scary to hear but it is always dashed with some dark humour in the traditional Limmy way. it's definitely a very interesting read and I certainly recommend the audiobook version of not just this book but all of his previous books - It always adds a extra level of depth to hear him speak the words, and he's brilliant at it. I know several people with the same mix of terrible impulses and good intentions, charisma and anti-social solitude: folk whose adolescence lasted twenty years. They're the funniest people I know, by far. I don't know how class comes into it, but they're all working-class. Maybe middle-class people as strange as them direct it inward, rather than outward as comedy or violence. (They're also all Scots but that's a selection effect, I hope.)

That said, I don't wish to make this sound like this is a particularly heavy book to read in that sense - And that's the beauty of it. All this is told and explained with Limmy's humour and self depricating wit included with in other daft anecdotes. What kinds of things do you think boys have to deal with today – do you think the experience is the same for them? Because, as well as being a compelling first-person account of living with mental health issues, Surprisingly Down to Earth is, as the title promises, very funny. Uproariously, even. Limmy’s chatty, seemingly off-the-cuff patter marks him out as a natural storyteller, and the humour is easy and unforced, allowed to grow organically out of his skewed outlook on the world. And it’s genuinely interesting to see how Limmy’s varied talents, obsessions, hang-ups and life experiences coalesced into a successful career achieved on his own terms.a b Limmy (2019). Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-829466-3. OCLC 1091996487.

Eames, Tom (9 June 2016). "Limmy's Falconhoof sitcom was turned down and he has no plans for new Limmy's Show". Digital Spy . Retrieved 31 May 2017. Had the pleasure of meeting Karl Lagerfeld at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny. This honesty has led to stories of others speaking to medical professionals about their own mental state. Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast: RHLSTP 80 - Limmy". British Comedy Guide. 30 September 2015 . Retrieved 18 October 2020.Limmy appeared on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast in 2015, [27] 2017, [28] and 2020. [29] He also appeared on the Blindboy Podcast in 2020. [30] He said: “When I went to the doctor for depression and anxiety, he gave me Prozac right away. There was no talk of a counsellor to know whether I was in the right frame of mind to take these things. I’d told him I felt suicidal. It was as simple as, ‘OK, here’s these, and here’s that.’ I relate to a lot of the shit he says and thinks in a way I don’t with any other comedian, there’s something kinda unique about his style that is far more memorable and engaging somehow. Limond, Brian (9 November 2012). "Limmy's Show: Confessions of an internet troll". TheGuardian.com . Retrieved 24 December 2020. For example, I enjoy trolling atheists. I'm an atheist myself, but arguing with the religious is infuriating, draining and it actually hurts my head. Atheists always seem to come out of religious arguments worse, in terms of how much it ruins their day. And if you thought the world ­inhabited by characters such as ­Falconhoof and Jacqueline McCafferty was bleak, this will make their world seem like the brightest summer’s day.

a b "British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2013". BAFTA Scotland. 17 November 2013 . Retrieved 15 June 2020. This isn't a self help book, nor does Limmy proclaim to be a kind of guru of mental wellness - He just explains it, warts and all and fully admits he doesn't understand it, it's just part of him. Now Brian Limond is set to follow his sketch show and collections of short stories by telling a tale even darker than those he’s created for his characters. The deep function of laughter is apparently that it allows play / boundary learning / questioning social norms. So to be a comedian, you have be a step past your society. (I doubt funniness is linear in weirdness though.) And Limmy is obviously out there. He regularly tweets about how much he misses drinking (which I've never seen an alcoholic do), and satirises the now-daily flamewars of the shouting classes by taking absurd and alternating stances on every issue (...) .Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast: RHLSTP 146 - Limmy". British Comedy Guide. 22 September 2020 . Retrieved 18 October 2020. Limond describes the teenage years he spent drinking and getting into trouble, on one occasion stealing a car, with disarming honesty in his autobiography, Surprisingly Down to Earth and Very Funny. “I don’t like hiding things. If I can expose the weaknesses in myself, they can’t be uncovered,” he says. “But I didn’t write about my life with the aim of then saying, ‘This is how you can get better’. I just wanted to get it out and it turns out that being open can be a big help in showing people they are not alone.” He said: “I remember being a teenager and there would be opportunities with girls who would be into the idea.

I wanted to do it that way, rather than having to write it and get everyone together and have crew and vans and cables ­everywhere.” In that Lloyd Cole review, which you can see Limmy talking about on his youtube channel, Lloyd Cole said maybe one reason he didn't get into the book was because he didn't know Limmy's work when he read it, and that much makes sense. If you are a fan of Limmy you will get much more from this than someone who doesn't know him. Personally, I am a huge fan of "Limmy's Show", so when he starts talking about the "Millport" sketch or the "Yoker" sketch I know exactly what he is talking about and found it fascinating to see the genesis of the ideas behind these sketches and how they came to be made. If you are not a fan, that may be less interesting, though you can always watch the sketches on youtube as you are reading. Auto theft, fanny fright, incompetent but dogged self-harm, raving and tripping as self-medication, dole stupor, bail skipping, the death drive, pretend machismo, pretend homosexuality, alcoholism, Flash animation, BBC showrunner. Not very funny but very entertaining. ( His shows are funny.) Limmy: Drink fight was no joke". the Glaswegian. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013 . Retrieved 12 December 2012.

a b c "Brian Limond: How I got there and where to next". The Drum. 20 January 2010 . Retrieved 15 June 2020. He’s made some of the most ­divisive comedy TV audiences have seen, scooping Baftas, critical acclaim and followers by the hundreds of thousands.