Stand-up comedians have big followings for live tours, TV shows and DVDs. Now publishers hope fans will pursue them into bookstores.
Sunday, 19 June 2011
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Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre, Rob Brydon and James Corden are going head-to-head in the book charts
They are used to competing for laughs. Now, the country's best-loved funny men are going head-to-head in the book charts thanks to a bumper crop of tomes by comics. Rob Brydon and Lee Evans are among the comedians hoping to enter the bestseller lists later this year as publishers capitalise on our desire to laugh at a time of economic gloom.
While it is not new for comedians to put pen to paper, some industry experts say 2011 is notable for the sheer number of books and the "high profile" names writing them.
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