Chunky: The Best Bits from Acorn Antiques to Kitty and more

by Victoria Wood

'There was none like her before and there's been none like her since - she was unique.' Dawn French

Published to celebrate the much-missed Victoria Wood's 70th birthday, this stunning hardback edition of Chunky contains the very best of Wood's sketches and shows, including those never seen on TV, as well

NEW introduction from Celia Imrie, star of many of Victoria Wood's shows

Additions and annotations from Wood's acclaimed official biographer, Jasper Rees.

'I was very proud to be part of her gang.' Celia Imrie

'She is on a par with Alan Bennett.' Clive James

'Absolutely perfect.' Sarra Manning

453 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 21, 2023

About the author

English comedian, actress, singer and songwriter, screenwriter and director.

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was quite unexpected and really funny in parts. I picked it up because I loved watching Victoria Wood on television a long time ago and I had very happy memories of her and how she made me laugh. I thought this would be more about her life, instead, it's a book of comic sketches and while it was fun to read I'm sure it would be even better to watch them acted out.

My favorites:
Supermarket Checkout
Service Wash
Cleaning
Turkish Bath
Today in Hospital
Craft Shop
Spaghetti
He Didn't - all three parts
Fattitude
Mens Sana in Thingummy Doodah
The Library
We'd Quite Like to Apologise

Excerpt from Today in Hospital which reflects on the cuts in the National Health Service:
Corin: "I hear you've introduced some revolutionary schemes to help the hospital pay for itself?"
Kevin: "Oh, you heard about that? Yes, I'm glad to say, half of our morgue is now an extremely successful freezer centre."
Corin: "Really."
Kevin: "Tremendous. You can pop down there, pay your last respects and pick up a very competitive shoulder of lamb at the same time."

[Mark Gee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ever since I was young I've always loved watching Comedy by Victoria Wood, for me it's always been the comedy dinner ladies which I came to love the most.
I also loved watching old episodes of Wood and Walters and as seen on TV.
Later on I came to watch pat and Margaret.

I thought I would love reading this book but I just didn't.
Without the actors like Julie Walters and Victoria wood the words don't come alive for me.
I didn't find the scripts humourous or funny like I would when watching them being acted out.
It was the same when I read the faulty towers scripts too.

Victoria wood was a great writer
Which is what makes the comedy come alive through the actors and through the actors like Julie Walters you understand the humour more and what Victoria wood was expressing through her words.
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The script I loved the most :

P11- Brontë Burgers

P20-Young Love

P24 In the office

P83 - Cleaning

P110- Mad women P120 No gossip

P260 The Trolley

P264-He didn't: Three

P269 - Self service