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

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T he funniest memoir of 2021, written by the most relatable woman in the world - Daisy May Cooper, creator and star of BBC's award-winning comedy This Country.

There's the battle Daisy May and brother Charlie had to get back the rights to their own work from a production company who'd promised so much but delivered so little, and Daisy's own battles with low self-esteem and fear of having ideas "above her station". I didn't think it was necessary to have those parts because there were proper photos in 2 sections of the book. Well, of course they don’t manage to do it in 20 minutes, they do the absolute bare minimum which is obvious to the staff who have to work in a dirty environment. Having no empathy or any sort of kindness, or understanding (even in retrospect) for the boy whom she met through a chat room, who had not told her about his disability, and then whom she did not speak to for the entire weekend he stayed (parents really, he slept in her room?Daisy May manages to convey the brutal reality of living in poverty, feeling hopeless and desperately trying to make it with her dream career without what you’re reading being completely fucking harrowing. I grew up battling rural poverty which was a struggle enough but my family were completely insane to boot. However, the hardback printed book shows lots of previously unseen photographs, plus copies of old school text books and random drawings. Some great heartbreaking moments of how Daisy overcame class adversity and poverty tied with the surreal and ridiculous moments of tragedy that you can only find humour in. This audio version also has the added bonus of an exclusive interview with Daisy and her father Paul.

Wrote in a way that’s funny but also very truthful about the struggles Daisy faced breaking into the industry. 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?Life is pretty challenging right now, but for the few days its taken me to read Don't Laugh It'll Only Encourage Her, I've found a brief respite from the day to day issues and have been able to chuckle, snort, giggle and fully on belly laugh my way through the whole 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.

This book proves it’s absurd for anybody to think they know more about being funny than Daisy May Cooper. Some of the situations she got herself into when she was younger and the way she recounts it are a pick me up tonic full of laughter you never knew you needed!She tells every story with equal humor and enthusiasm, in the unique style that we have come to know and love about her. 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. Still the funniest book I’ve touched in a long time and I’d be up for reading any number of sequels. I then went on to follow Daisy May and Charlie Cooper on Instragam, where Daisy kept us all entertained with her what-can-you-fit-under-your-tits challenge, and all the stories of the adventures with the Sea Captain.