the incidental music and occasional sound effects here are very evocative and better still, Catherine Tate is on hand to narrate the piece and to breathe life into Donna Noble in the way that only she can... she is not reading you a bedtime story; she is giving a performance.

Skinner is insightful, erudite and, naturally, funny when dissecting the craft of writing and performing successful stand-up comedy

He manages to provide a fascinating insight into the world, and the insecure mind, of a stand-up comedian . . . This is a real, honest account of life on the road. And you can't expect more from a tour diary than that

Quite possibly the best book about stand-up ever written

A minor masterpiece

One of the most frank (excuse the pun), funny and best written books ever about being a comedian. Surprisingly brilliant

It's f**king brilliant. The best book about stand-up I've ever read, hands-down. So, f**king well done, I didn't want it to end. Thank you and f**k you and congratulations. Great great great great

A fascinating insight into the world, and the insecure mind, of a stand-up comedian

Splendidly entertaining, reflecting on everything from eating a loaf to Shintoism and...sex.

There are . . . completely honest admissions about his drinking, and laugh-out-loud accounts of his various fashion errors . . . Enjoy gleefully politically incorrect posturing and plain old-fashioned entertainment.

Clapton reveals all in this unflinching confessional.

A powerfully honest and very moving insight into the life of a rock legend

Clapton bares his soul. Fascinating. It's an absorbing read, like you've been granted access to a mind finally coming to terms with itself.

Difficult to put down

Clapton provides an orderly account of life in which all other considerations are secondary to the frequently selfish needs of The Artist'

Gold-plated tales of sex, drink, drugs and fame and moments of musical incandescence.

A warm portrait

A harrowing and searingly honest book about the unreal rock star life.

Clapton lays bare his life story in this witty but also painfully honest autobiography. Compelling and accomplished.

A painfully honest insider's account of an age all too often portrayed as one long party

A glorious rock history.

This book does what many rock historians couldn't: It debunks the legend...puts a lie to the glamour of what it means to be a rock star.

Strong stuff. Clapton reveals its author's journey to self-acceptance and manhood. Anyone who cares about the man and his music will want to take the trip with him.

Clapton is honest...even searing and often witty, with a hard-won survivor's humor...an honorable badge of a book.

Riveting

An even, unblinking sensibility defines the author's voice.

An unsparing self-portrait.

Both the youthful excesses and the current calm state are narrated with an engaging tone that nudges Clapton's story ahead of other rock'n'roll memoirs.

Clapton is a confessional, an addiction memoir, and a glorious rock history rolled into one, with a smidgeon of guilt and, ultimately redemption thrown in for good measure.

Clapton fills in many gray areas, recounting his highs and lows with a thoughtfulness often lacking rock memoirs.Methodically he whittles away at the larger-than-life rock god until a vulnerable, messed-up mortal emerges...Clapton is an absorbing tale of artistry, decadence and redemption.It's also an important reminder of the guitarist's imprint on rock music, as a sideman, solo artist and bandleader.Not bad for a blues snob from Surrey.

Clapton: The Autobiography does what many rock historians couldn't: It debunks the legend, de-mythologizes one of the most mythologized electric guitarists ever, puts a lie to the glamour of what is means to be a rock star...It's a cautionary tale that spills over into tragedy several times as love, lives and talents are all wasted.

Like the bluesmen who inspired him, Clapton has his share of scars...his compelling memoir is... a soulful performance.

Charming and surprisingly candid.

Absolutely brilliant