Berserker!

<p><b>The instant <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller and <i>Financial Times</i> Best Audio of 2023</b><br><br><b>From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through <i>The Young Ones, Bottom</i> and beyond, <i>Berserker!</i> is the one-of-a-kind, fascinating memoir from an icon of British comedy, Adrian Edmondson.</b><br><br><br>Ade Edmondson revolutionized the comedy circuit in the 1980s and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household &ndash; and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools &ndash; end up joining the revolution?<br><br>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 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&rsquo;s a memoir like no other.<br><br><br><b>Nominated for <i>Radio Times</i> Moment of the Year for sharing his memories of Rik Mayall on <i>Desert Island Discs</i>.</b><br><br>The Berserker from The Young Ones and Bottom tells his story with self-effacing charm and no end of backstage anecdotes - Ian Rankin<br><br>Amazing - Richard Osman<br><br>Gloriously candid and wise all at once - Sara Pascoe<br><br>It is incredibly funny, but it is also a lot, lot more than that - Miles Jupp<br><br>&lsquo;More fun than reading Hegel, and also more enlightening&rsquo; - Louis de Bernires</p>