Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

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Still the funniest book I’ve touched in a long time and I’d be up for reading any number of sequels.

I’m so delighted I chose to review this in the audio format because what else could be better than Daisy May Cooper reading her own memoir? This audio version also has the added bonus of an exclusive interview with Daisy and her father Paul. I've since watched all three seasons of This County three times through again and I've been so excited waiting for the book to land. The family also always believed in her dream to become an actor which was characterised by setback after setback. Also some of the photocopied pages of old school stories and notes and stuff I couldn't read them the print was very small and the writing was hard to read.

This is a real insight into Daisy's life pre-This Country (which is an absolute banger of a show btw) and how she grew up in poverty.

I can’t wait to see what Daisy does next, but in the meantime I’ll carry on rewatching This Country and scrolling through her Instagram feed.

My personal highlights were the coke can incident, the one liner about Daisy's old pet hamster and his whiplash, and the whole chapter on Thaddeus Toogood - comedy gold. Thanks lifting the lid on life as a wannabe actress and sharing your heartbreaking stories of all you had to endure whilst trying to 'make it' in showbiz.

I didn't think it was necessary to have those parts because there were proper photos in 2 sections of the book. Together with my brother Charlie, I staggered my way through adolescence from one drama to the next until finally, after years of trying, we had This Country commissioned by the BBC. There’s probably another book in the pipeline because there’s no mention of The Wrong Mans or David Copperfield which she acted in before This Country. She came across well on Taskmaster, I find her really funny and loved This Country, especially coming from the same rural area I totally get it all, but this book does nothing to make me think she’s a particularly decent or kind person.She tells every story with equal humor and enthusiasm, in the unique style that we have come to know and love about her. is* funny, don't misunderstand me; it's bawdy, hilarious, wince-inducing, rude, self-deprecating, vulgar, and brutally honest, but there are also moments of real darkness. I’m going to decide to take it all with a pinch of salt, otherwise I’ll end up thinking a lot less of her than I did.

Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her is the endearingly honest and hilarious memoir from the creator and star of award-winning BBC comedy This Country. Life hasn't always been straightforward for Daisy May Cooper: growing up in rural poverty in Gloucestershire with her brother Chaz, she had to work a myriad of low-paid and unrewarding jobs just to make ends meet.It was heart wrenching hearing Daisy discuss her days of living on the poverty line before the break through of “This Country,” and she is a testimony to all those who pushed through the darkest of times, persevered and carried on fighting for their dreams. please don't start reading this book expecting it to be a laugh a minute, because you'll be bitterly disappointed. I'm a big fan of Daisy May Cooper and the wonderful This Country, and picked up Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her in an Audible deal. I grew up battling rural poverty which was a struggle enough but my family were completely insane to boot.