Author:Tommy Tiernan
'A great read' Brendan O'Connor, RTÉ
In nearly three decades as a performer, Tommy Tiernan has never wanted to play it safe. So, when it came to doing a chat show, he threw out the rule book: going in blind, not knowing who would turn up.
It could be a global star, like Adam Clayton, or a statesman like Michael D Higgins, or someone unknown to Tommy (and most of his audience), like autism awareness activist, Ciara-Beth Ni Ghriofa or geneticist Aoife McLysaght. It's high-wire stuff and makes for electrifying viewing. Winging It brings together twenty-one extraordinary interviews from The Tommy Tiernan Show on RTÉ One - a mix of the profound, the profane, the funny and the moving.
Tommy's belief in honest conversation is at the heart of Winging It. Whether getting to grips with the finer points of boxing with World Champion Kellie Harrington or preserving history with archivist Catriona Crowe. Or talking God with old friend Michael Harding or mental health with Blindboy Boatclub. Or sitting with moments of pain in conversations about grief (Bob Geldof), FGM (Ifrah Ahmed) or drinking (Paul McGrath). It's all about curiosity, bravery and a willingness to listen.
Winging It includes material that did not make the TV screen and the interviews are as gripping to read as they were to watch.
'Tiernan is superb at forming a rapport ... Seeing his words written down, reveals a natural instinct for drawing people out' Business Post
Tiernan is superb at forming a rapport ... Seeing his words written down, reveals a natural instinct for drawing people out
—— Business PostTop 20 audio books of 2019
—— The GuardianA probing and page-turning study… full of original insights and freshly decoded material… the best one-volume intro to the astonishing Anne Lister
—— Emma Donoghue, International best selling author of ‘Room', screen writer and Academy Award WinnerExquisite
—— DIVA MagazineFascinating
—— Radio Times Book Club ChoiceHow often I have wished for a book like this, which goes deep into the real life of a historical figure portrayed on the screen.
—— Caroline Donahue, The Secret Library PodcastBrilliant and funny . . . educational as well as entertaining. A rare but valuable combination.
—— Huffington PostHugely enjoyable . . . this tome is just right: deadpan, sharp and disarmingly offbeat.
—— EventIf you love funny facts as much as we love funny facts then you should get your funny fact-loving faces in front of The Book of the Year.
—— Comedy Central (via @ComedyCentralUK)QI is such an institution that even the programme’s researchers are taking over the world. Fully justified that is too, as anyone who’s heard their podcast, No Such Thing As A Fish, will confirm. It’s packed with killer facts – and so is this book.
—— Daily MailAbsolutely ideal for the Christmas holidays.
—— Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 6A bumper anthology of ridiculous but true facts from the anoraks (and QI researchers) behind hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish.
—— MetroBitesize chunks of truth in a year of fake news. If you love fact-based trivia, you'll get a kick out of this.
—— Funniest Books for Christmas , Irish TimesSince 2003, the Elves have unearthed countless weird and wonderful truths and gems of general ignorance for QI, their 100-million-times-downloaded weekly podcast No Such Thing as A Fish, topical TV spin-off No Such Thing as the News and their many books, such as their newly released Book of the Year.
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—— Daily TelegraphBoth fantastically absorbing and entertaining.
—— The BooksellerThe Book Of The Year will prove the perfect Christmas gift, the ideal conversation starter (and stopper), and the ultimate source of wisdom for all lovers of trivia.
—— The British Comedy Guide
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