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  • Tripping Over Myself

  • A Memoir of a Life in Comedy
  • By: Shaun Micallef
  • Narrated by: Shaun Micallef
  • Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (44 ratings)

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Tripping Over Myself

By: Shaun Micallef
Narrated by: Shaun Micallef
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Publisher's Summary

Comedy has been Shaun Micallef’s guiding light, his refuge, his passport, his lifebuoy, his drug, his mask, his means, his end, his lingua franca, his Self. But it’s not everything.

Join Shaun on a journey from his earliest days as a gangly, bespectacled comedy nerd growing up on the mean streets of Adelaide to his rightful place today as a glittering star in Australia’s TV firmament. Though his road to success has not been without its failures – in fact, many, many failures – only a few of them can be blamed on others.

Part confession, part apology and part guide to surviving being your own worst enemy, Tripping Over Myself recounts Shaun’s continuous evolution in an effort to outrun his own extinction. Salted with scandalous stories of treachery and intrigue in the corridors and boardrooms of Channels 7, 9, 10, SBS and, of course, dear old Auntie, it’s all told with the trademark wit you’d expect from the comedian they call ‘the thinking person’s idiot’.

©2022 Shaun Micallef (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic Reviews

"As I was reading Tripping Over Myself this morning I felt something funny was happening to my mouth. I touched it with my fingers. It was smiling." (Barry Humphries, Australian comedian, actor and author)

"I had to teach this flog the absolute basics. Embarrassing." (Kate McLennan, award-winning writer, stand-up comedian and actress)

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Enjoyable journey with Shaun

I have only read a handful of autobiographies but I am really inspired to read more after being taken on this journey of raw and vulnerable admittance through Shaun's history. I have always loved the fast and unexpected traits of Shaun's humour and the autobiography didn't disappoint. It surprised me to hear a very unjaded version of a life more famous than most. A great balance of story telling and quips, my favourite chapter is 9 from the story there, but I won't spoil the reason why. I have also read the first half of the book of unpublished jokes and skits but it was due back at the library too soon haha sorry Shaun, but I paid in full for the autobiography and it was well worth it. Many thanks for the invite.

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Delightful and insightful

Had already read this, listened to the audio for Shaun’s accents. It is warmer and funnier listening.
He misnamed a Full Frontal character in audio as he had in print but as this resulted in me rewatching FF to double check my usually infallible Micallef memory hadn’t failed me I will forgive him.

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A fantastic listen

Shaun Micallef has been a favourite of mine for some time. I love his style, his comedy is exemplary.

His writing of this book is very humble, well paced, and given the choice between reading and listening, i would definitely recommend the latter.

His style is… i don’t want to say improved because it is almost unimprovable, but certainly there is a wonderfully delightful additional element to have Micallef read this story himself.

It feels very much like he is telling you the story of his life in Australian Television, rather than reading a story he has written himself.

Really enjoyable. Highly recommended.

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Great

If you like Shaun, you'll like this. Bringing his trademark wit to his origin story and a look behind the scenes of his career.

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Shaun is the best

It's always a treat to listen to Shaun share is life and even better when it's a great and funny life so far.

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Solid till the end

What a book to listen too, a great depth of tv back story and preforming insight of his career

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Hello! I must be going!

Shaun and I share an admiration of Groucho Marx and the Marx Brothers, which I would not have known if I hadn’t listened to his book. He reads it well and I enjoyed listening to it. The End.

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Impossible to be boring!

Hilarious, touching, and an insight to the struggles of arguably Australia's greatest comedian. Read in the classic and charismatic Shaun idiolect.

I've always internally debated over if I'm attracted to Shaun or want him to be my father, so I've settled on daddy.

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Authentic

It is very relatable and funny. Shaun’s humble, authentic & unique expressions are refreshing and inspiring as well.

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Fabulous

Thanks for taking the trouble Shaun .. really appreciate the details of creative stuff & the vagaries of production

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