Berserker! / Adrian Edmondson.
Momo rauemi: TextKaiwhakaputa: London : Macmillan, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Whakaahuatanga: 320 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781035014286
- 9781035014279
- 791.45028092 23
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"An autobiography"--Cover.
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 (possibly Scandinavian) heritage. With star-studded anecdotes and set to a soundtrack of pop hits which transport the reader through time, it's a memoir like no other.
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