***If you loved Alan's first memoir - Look Who It Is! - then his
follow-up, Alanatomy, will take you further into the hilarious and
bizarre world of the country's favourite chatty man.*** 'As laugh
out loud as his TV shows' Daily Mirror It must seem strange to you
that I've called a book Alanatomy . . . For anyone who has taken
the time to see my stand-up performances or watched my chat show,
'Chattyman', knows that my body has hardly been kind to me - in
fact there've been times when we've actually stopped talking to
each other. Balding, myopic, often flaky with psoriasis, back fat
that hangs suspended like a cape, a voice that could strip varnish,
an increasingly dodgy hip and even dodgier teeth. Why would you
draw attention to it? you must ask. Couldn't you just call the book
something else? Do you think the Great British Public is ready to
pore over your body? Well, as I turn forty and take stock of my
showbiz life over the last ten years or so, I have learnt to
embrace my flaws and face my shortcomings. In fact, strange as it
might seem, the things I hate about myself have become my trademark
and I am slowly, begrudgingly learning to, if not love them, to at
least live with them. I am ready now to take a long hard look at
myself and that's what Alanatomy is. It's the story of my rise to
fame: the joys, the traumas, the parties, the disappointments.
Hopefully you will find it witty, fun, heartwarming, but more
importantly honest, and that it will keep you entertained every
time you pick it up. Alanatomy is the chance for you to get beneath
my skin and see the real me because, and to continue the anatomical
theme if I may, this showbiz existence can sometimes feel like an
autopsy - picked at, probed and scrutinized with every inch of your
body held up for analysis, but unlike an actual autopsy, you are
very much alive. So I give you Alanatomy: The Inside Story. I am
laying myself out on the slab for your entertainment; naked,
stripped bare. Grab your scalpel, peel back the skin and go deep,
have a good old probe around at my life so far. Yes, you are going
to find guts, a fair bit of cheek, maybe even a little bit of
gristle, but hopefully, you'll find a whole lot of heart.
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