Berserker!
Edmondson, Adrian, 1957-2023
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Berserk: out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied. Berserkers: an elite Norse fighting corp who, apparently off their tits on hallucinogenic drugs, fought with a particular fury and senseless abandon still present in many Scandinavian heavy metal groups. Ade Edmondson smashed onto the comedy circuit in the 1980s, stormed The Comedy Store and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household - and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools - end up joining the revolution? Well, he is part Norse. Could it be his berserker heritage? With wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating his outrageously violent characters and learning more about his curious heritage.
Main title:
Berserker! / Adrian Edmondson.
Author:
Edmondson, Adrian, 1957-, author
Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2023.
Collation:
403 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781035014279 (hbk)
Dewey class:
791.45028092B/EDM791.4502920.EDMO920 EDMB-EDMB EDM920EDMB.EDM791.45920791.45028
LC class:
PN2598
Local class:
B EDM791.45092 B/EDMB.EDM920.EDM
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3486609
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