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No Shame

On sale

8th July 2021

Price: £10.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781529348941

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‘Excellent – I inhaled it, I absolutely loved it!’
CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN, BBC Radio 2

‘Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell’
SARAH MILLICAN

‘Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best dressed man I know and now it turns out he is a superb writer’
JOSH WIDDICOMBE

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When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan

No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in 90s suburbia as the eternal outsider.

In these hilarious, honest and heart breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure.

Reviews

Josh Widdicombe
Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best dressed man I know and now it turns out he is a superb writer. I hate him.
Sarah Millican
Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell. Just like the man himself.
Jo Brand
This hilarious and touching autobiography is like a turbo charged episode of Terry and June. (Google it young people) . . . a delightful, touching side-splitter.
Alan Carr
An absolute joy! Funny, witty and totally charming. You'll love him even more after reading this.
Matt Lucas
Tom's rich and unique comic voice bounces off the page beautifully
Suzi Ruffell
This book is brilliant, funny and thoughtful just like Tom. I loved it!
The Graham Norton Show, Virgin Radio UK
It's very funny but it is also heart-breaking and very sweet. It's everything you want in a book
iNews
This book is in turns extremely funny and achingly sad
Lorraine, ITV
Very funny as you would expect, but also quite sad sometimes...this is all about making all of us feel a bit less weird
Good Morning Britain
A great read and very funny
The Jonathan Ross Show, ITV
It's a delight. It's funny and sweet and charming
Claudia Winkleman, BBC Radio 2
Excellent - I inhaled it, I absolutely loved it!... it's moving, and funny...It's a beautiful, beautiful read...for anyone who wants to laugh and be charmed
Claudia Winkleman, BBC Radio 2
I inhaled it, I absolutely loved it
Radio Times
Tom recounts the peaks and lows adolescence... all suffused with his trademark caustic observational wit