Rolling with the Punchlines: A Memoir (Unabridged)
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4.4 • 26 Ratings
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
Written with her trademark deadpan humour, Urzila's memoir is full of great stories about both the big things in life and the little things.
Urzila's accidental beginning in stand-up has led to an incredibly successful career in comedy, with regular gigs on television as well as sell-out shows in comedy festivals across New Zealand and Australia.
But life hasn't always been a bundle of laughs. Urzila talks candidly about her childhood with a great family, apart from her abusive dad, and about growing up in South Africa. She shares crazy but true tales about her OE, her move to New Zealand, coming out, getting married and having children, and her life in comedy.
This is a great listen from one of our most loved and most popular comedians.
Customer Reviews
Hilarious and moving
Found this to be a great book and listening to it made it even better, the narration was hilarious!
Fair
I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t the best comedy autobiography I’ve ever engaged with. Ursula’s life has had some really tragic moments, and some brilliant highlights, it was fun to learn more about somebody who I’ve seen on my screen for a while now. However as Ursula has lived on several continents and her family tree is somewhat confusing it made for a somewhat disjointed reading experience.
In my opinion you’d have to be somebody who is familiar with her work to get the best out of it.