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Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her

By: Daisy May Cooper
Narrated by: Daisy May Cooper, Paul Cooper
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Brought to you by Penguin.

This audiobook is narrated by Daisy May Cooper and includes an exclusive bonus interview with Daisy and her dad, Paul Cooper.

The funniest memoir of 2021, written by the most relatable woman in the world—Daisy May Cooper, creator and star of BBC's award-winning comedy This Country.

Life hasn't always been straightforward for Daisy May Cooper: growing up in rural poverty in Gloucestershire with her brother, Chaz, she had to work a myriad of low-paid and unrewarding jobs just to make ends meet. Don't Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her is the endearingly honest and hilarious memoir from the creator and star of award-winning BBC comedy This Country.

When things were really bad, Mum would always say to me:

'Don't worry, it will be a good read for your memoir one day.'

'Mum, I auditioned to be a stripper by snogging a pole and was laughed off the stage by a bunch of topless dancers.'

'Well that can go in the memoir.'

'Mum, I spent all my student loan accidently on a penthouse suite in a fancy hotel in Marble Arch, now I face getting kicked out of drama school.'

'That's a good one for the memoir.'

'Mum, sorry I'm late for dinner, I had to work late at my cleaning job because someone balanced a Quaver packet full of piss on the radiator in the boy's toilets, and I didn't realise until I picked it up, so I had to wash the piss off me in the sink while trying to learn my lines for that Call the Midwife audition I have in London tomorrow.'

'Memoir....'

I have lived the most humiliating, ridiculous, screw-up of a life, but Mum was right: you've just got to remember—sometimes the worst experiences make the most entertaining stories.

©2021 Daisy May Cooper (P)2021 Penguin Audio
Witty Funny Memoir

Critic Reviews

"Thank goodness for gloriously silly Daisy May Cooper. Joyful, irreverent and totally uplifting." (The Times)

"The lockdown comedy queen." (Guardian)

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Starts off a bit rough (to the point where I was going to throw it away). However, after the first chapters it gets much better. Some chapters are absolutely hilarious. I love how some of the bloopers are left in. Recommended if you are after a good laugh

Awkward start but gets much better

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loved it. Daisy May is very funny. I laughed out loud often during this audio book.

great listen!

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Loved the audio book reading and hearing Daisy struggling to read some parts with laughter.

Read it

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I almost ditched it during the first chapters of listening to her read the stories that she wrote when she was five. I skipped the school play. It got better when she went on holiday when she was older. Enjoyed it after that.

Enjoyable

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I, well, we all waited months for this to be released, apparently due to a battle between publishers and the author regarding an observation about somebody's wonky appendage. When someone like Daisy articulates her world, I think it's simply a matter of "buy the ticket, take the ride". This isn't a textbook, neither is it slanderous or nasty. Daisy is truly one out of the box - she has a real authenticity which is both hilarious and refreshing.
This book is everything I hoped for - Daisy let loose with tales of being Daisy - and I would definitely buy extension books with more of the psychic cleaner, and Daisy as a small child. Loved it.

Classic Daisy

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i struggled with the first chapter but stuck with it and was glad i did. there are so many funny stories that had me laughing out loud and i really wanted to keep listening to hear more about how they finally got their big break.

laugh out loud funny!

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One of the best books I have listened to in a while. Binge listened as it was so good. Amazing totally worth every penny!

Couldn’t stop listening

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Hilarious stories written and delivered masterfully. Daisy’s warmness and talent are palpable. This was honestly so funny and enjoyable, highly recommend!

Loved it

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Absolutely brilliant. Thank god she didn’t give up. I’m a huge fan of This Country, but Am I Being Unreasonable? truly shows Daisy’s genius.

Love Daisy

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