In heaven the onions make you laughman

Sideways look at the ordinary and the extraordinary that have gained Rob s live shows a cult following Through Rob s eyes the world is a magical beautiful ridiculous horrific place to live It includes the acclaimed A Footballer s Life For Me which was filmed and broadcast as part of Channel 4 s Random Acts series Rob Auton is an expatriate Yorkshireman living in the alien environment of Walthamstow He performs regularly all over the UK and is part of London s Bang Said The Gun stand up poetry collective He has taken two one man shows to the Edinburgh Fringe and hit the headlines in August 2013 when a throwaway gag won the Dave Funniest Joke of the Edinburgh fringe award In Heaven the Onions Make You LaughSome clever writing.

With two hit Edinburgh Fringe shows under his belt Bang Said The Gun s Rob Auton delivers his debut collection of poems and stories In Heaven The Onions Make You Laugh captures the charming kooky wordplay and discussion of large themes while keeping his own unique style and perspective Some of the wordplay poems can get a bit tedious though as they seem quite formulaic Although I ve seen him perform his Sleep Show at Edinburgh fringe and they were much better live and served as light hearted breaks between introspective pieces His shows are incredible and if you get the chance definitely go see him He also recorded an album and its available through Speech Development Records and is just as good as his live show Also a super friendly and very humble guy in person 9781909136137 Picked this up from the author after his 2013 Edinburgh Fringe The Sky Show and was glad I did Excellent poems and stories as well as his own illustrations all reflecting his surreal thoughts and profound musings 9781909136137 Good in parts 9781909136137