{"product_id":"johnny-ball-my-previous-life-in-comedy","title":"Johnny Ball - My Previous Life in Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom an idyllic childhood in Bristol, with my gag-a-minute dad inspiring me to become a comedian, to dreadful teenage years in Bolton where education overlooked me, and all I learnt was how to be funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy first job gave me a taste of success and confidence, followed by my real education in the RAF. Butlins gifted me an enduring smile, and in Liverpool, I worked with the less fortunate while crossing paths with future stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen came seventeen wonderful years of stand-up comedy, which took me across the UK and abroad, entertaining the British Forces, before a TV career began in failure, only to rise from the ashes with Di, the love of my life, and a new career in Maths and Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with wildly funny tales, this book isn't half a good story - or is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages | Published March 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977861284189,"sku":"9781835741665","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/johnny-ball-my-previous-life-in-comedy","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}