Tilly and the Time Machine

The instant Sunday Times bestseller <BR><BR>From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through The Young Ones, Bottom and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of-a-kind, hilarious memoir from an icon of British comedy, Adrian Edmondson.<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 - and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools - 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's a memoir like no other.<BR><BR>Nominated for Radio Times Moment of the Year for sharing his memories of Rik Mayall on Desert Island Discs.<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>'More fun than reading Hegel, and also more enlightening' - Louis de Bernières

The instant Sunday Times bestseller<BR><BR>'Amazing' - Richard Osman, author of the Thursday Murder Club series <BR><BR>From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through The Young Ones, Bottom and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of-a-kind, hilarious memoir from an icon of British comedy, Adrian Edmondson.<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 - and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools - 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's a memoir like no other.<BR><BR>Nominated for Radio Times Moment of the Year for sharing his memories of Rik Mayall on Desert Island Discs.<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, author of the Inspector Rebus series<BR><BR>'Gloriously candid and wise all at once' - Sara Pascoe, comedian and author of Weirdo<BR><BR>'It is incredibly funny, but it is also a lot, lot more than that' - Miles Jupp, comedian and author of History<BR><BR>'More fun than reading Hegel, and also more enlightening' - Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin