Straight Outta Crawley

**THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR ANY COMEDY FAN**

Straight Outta Crawley is the hilarious and irreverent autobiography from comedian Romesh Ranganathan.

At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's holiday camp talent competition, smashing the other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo.

The gig went so well that Romesh retired his comic genius for twenty-two years, hiding behind the guise of a maths teacher, before finally revealing himself again (no, not like that) at the tender age of 31. In 2010, Ranganathan staged his epic comeback gig to an almost silent room, and has since gone on to earn his place as the most in-demand overweight vegan Sri Lankan comedian in Britain.

Now, for the first time, he tells the full story of how he got here. From the delights of Sri Lankan hospitality to his struggles as a child, teacher and now parent, to his adolescent flirtation with a rap career and his attempts to make it in comedy, Straight Outta Crawley is Ranganathan's hilarious and irreverent autobiography.

** CADOUUL DE CRACIUN PERFECT PENTRU ORICE FAN DE COMEDIE ** Straight Outta Crawley este autobiografia hilara si ireversibila a comediantului Romesh Ranganathan. La varsta de 9 ani, Romesh Ranganathan si-a livrat primul set de stand-up la concursul de talente al taberei de vacanta din Pontin, zdrobindu-l pe celalalt concurent, o tanara fata care joaca kazoo. Concertul a mers atat de bine incat Romesh si-a retras geniul comic de douazeci si doi de ani, ascunzandu-se in spatele unui profesor de matematica, inainte de a se dezvalui in sfarsit din nou (nu, nu asa) la frageda varsta de 31 de ani.