The perfect parody Christmas gift book for that selfish egomaniac in your life - written by Ian Martin, writer for The Thick of It and Veep
'Laughed so much I nearly forgot the last eight years!' Otto English
'Ian Martin has produced a traumatically funny book that takes its place in the noble and historic pantheon of British political satire.' The New European
'From the pen of the genius Ian Martin - I cannot tell you how f***king funny it is' John Niven
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Boris Johnson has been a towering figure for decades in the worlds of politics, journalism and personal scandal. Somehow, he always bounces back. How does he do it? And how might we mere mortals elevate our piffling lives to the same levels of greatness?
Learn how to be more like Boris in this parody companion to Johnson's own account of the last few years. Inside you'll find easy-to-recreate social gambits, life rules and some great excuses that'll get you out of all sorts of tricky situations. Plus, learn how to:
- Trivialise everything with buffoonery
- Rebuild reality using various self-centred techniques
- Smash everything to pieces. Then try to fix it. And then smash it again. . .
LET US ALL BE MORE BORIS!
Be more Boris thanks to this parody collection of invaluable life lessons that will guarantee you success no matter what situation you might find yourself in
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He has produced a traumatically funny book that takes its place in the noble and historic pantheon of British political satire. Unhinged is a welcome and convincing alternative to the ordeal of Unleashed, for which a nation and particularly its book reviewers are profoundly grateful * New European * 'From the pen of the genius Ian Martin - I cannot tell you how f***king funny it is' * John Niven * Laughed so much I nearly forgot the last eight years! * Otto English *
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Be more Boris thanks to this parody collection of invaluable life lessons that will guarantee you success no matter what situation you might find yourself in
Ian Martin is an Emmy award-winning comedy writer and producer. His screen credits include the BAFTA-winning BBC series The Thick of It (for which he was originally brought in by Armando Iannucci as swearing consultant); BAFTA-nominated The Death of Stalin (National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Screenplay); the multi-Emmy award-winning Veep (for which he won an Emmy and two Writers Guild of America Awards) and HBOs Avenue 5. He also wrote for the Oscar-nominated film In The Loop. His comedy-drama The Hartlepool Spy won the Tinniswood Award for Best Radio Drama in 2020. He has written for the Architects Journal, New Statesman, the Observer and the Guardian. His experimental prose poem PANIC was set as a GCSE English question in 1998. From 20002005 he edited the cult satirical website martian.fm. His previous books include Epic Space, The Coalition Chronicles and Lost In The Attic. He lives in Lancaster, where he runs a primary school writing workshop. The workshops first screenplay Tig was shot and released as a short film in 2024.
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