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Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy

David Mitchell

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

'A delight!' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2

'Very entertaining.' Irish Times

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From UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, horsemeat lasagne to Trump in the White House: bestselling comedian David Mitchell brilliantly tackles the dumbfounding times we live in.

As facts are downgraded to opinions, as customers are preyed upon by algorithm-wielding websites, voters by targeted lies, cinema-goers by superheroes and children by measles, it is probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up.

But if you're determined to give it a go, you might enjoy this eclectic collection (or eclection) of David Mitchell's attempts to make light of all that darkness. Scampi, politics, the Olympics, terrorism, condiments, proportional representation and rude street names are all touched upon by Mitchell's unremitting laser of chit-chat. Read this book and slightly change your life!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Faber & Faber
  • Publish Date: Aug 10th, 2021
  • Pages: 272
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.70in - 5.00in - 0.80in - 0.50lb
  • EAN: 9781783351985
  • Categories: Diaries & JournalsForm - EssaysTopic - Politics

About the Author

Mitchell, David: - David Mitchell is a comedian, actor, writer and the polysyllabic member of Mitchell and Webb. He won BAFTAs for Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, and has also starred in Jam and Jerusalem, Ambassadors, Back and as Will Shakespeare in Ben Elton's Upstart Crow. He writes for the Observer, chairs The Unbelievable Truth, is a team captain on Would I Lie To You? and can't drive.

Praise for this book

Mitchell is an exceptionally clever, eloquent and spot-on commentator. We should be grateful for him. -- Daily Mail, Books of the Year

Mitchell combines breathtaking general knowledge with withering wit and mordancy. -- Guardian

A satirist of crass innovations, a poet of minor irritations. -- Observer

Packed with laughs. -- i Newspaper