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Shitcom
Andrew Jackson is fucking A. He's the creator, writer and star of hit BBC sitcom The Series. So what if he's racist, misogynistic and homophobic, cheats on his doting girlfriend, hates his mother and is addicted to coke? He's television's golden boy, and no one can touch him.
Neil Diggle is a grade A loser. Hired to write one episode of The Series out of pity and tokenism, he's single, broke and hasn't had sex for years. The love of his life left him for another man, he can't pay his mortgage or bills, and his career is on the slide. He wishes more than anything that he were Andrew.
But when, in a freak occurrence, Andrew and Neil swap bodies, Neil discovers that fame and success aren't all they're cracked up to be. Meanwhile, Andrew is desperate to wreak vengeance on Neil and regain his body and charmed life - at any cost.
Written by a scriptwriter for BBC sitcoms including My Family and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Shitcom is hilarious, outrageous and perfect for anyone who wants to know what it's really like to write for the BBC.
Please note that Shitcom features a villain who is racist, misogynistic, homophobic, ableist and elitist. He uses many of the words that come with these prejudices, as well as colourful swearing and graphic descriptions of violence. The text also contains a short rape scene.
This book is not suitable for those of a sensitive disposition.
Neil Diggle is a grade A loser. Hired to write one episode of The Series out of pity and tokenism, he's single, broke and hasn't had sex for years. The love of his life left him for another man, he can't pay his mortgage or bills, and his career is on the slide. He wishes more than anything that he were Andrew.
But when, in a freak occurrence, Andrew and Neil swap bodies, Neil discovers that fame and success aren't all they're cracked up to be. Meanwhile, Andrew is desperate to wreak vengeance on Neil and regain his body and charmed life - at any cost.
Written by a scriptwriter for BBC sitcoms including My Family and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Shitcom is hilarious, outrageous and perfect for anyone who wants to know what it's really like to write for the BBC.
Please note that Shitcom features a villain who is racist, misogynistic, homophobic, ableist and elitist. He uses many of the words that come with these prejudices, as well as colourful swearing and graphic descriptions of violence. The text also contains a short rape scene.
This book is not suitable for those of a sensitive disposition.
263 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2021
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About the author
Ariane Sherine
6 books18 followersAriane Sherine is a comedy writer and journalist. She started her career in 2002 when she came runner-up in the BBC Talent New Sitcom Writers' Award, and then wrote for BBC shows including My Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and The Story of Tracy Beaker, as well as Channel 4's Countdown and ITV1's The New Worst Witch.
In 2008, she moved into journalism and has now written more than 75 columns for the Guardian, as well as travel features for The Sunday Times, book reviews for the Observer, columns for The Spectator, album reviews for NME and features for Esquire, the Independent and Independent on Sunday.
In 2009, she published The Atheist's Guide to Christmas (HarperCollins), then had a nervous breakdown and didn't write for 3.5 years. After years of therapy and medication, she felt qualified to write Talk Yourself Better (2018), a book about the different forms of counselling on offer. This was followed in 2020 by How to Live to 100, a co-write with David Conrad, a consultant in public health (Hachette).
Her latest book for Hachette is The How of Happy, another co-write with David Conrad. Her debut novel Shitcom is out now.
In 2008, she moved into journalism and has now written more than 75 columns for the Guardian, as well as travel features for The Sunday Times, book reviews for the Observer, columns for The Spectator, album reviews for NME and features for Esquire, the Independent and Independent on Sunday.
In 2009, she published The Atheist's Guide to Christmas (HarperCollins), then had a nervous breakdown and didn't write for 3.5 years. After years of therapy and medication, she felt qualified to write Talk Yourself Better (2018), a book about the different forms of counselling on offer. This was followed in 2020 by How to Live to 100, a co-write with David Conrad, a consultant in public health (Hachette).
Her latest book for Hachette is The How of Happy, another co-write with David Conrad. Her debut novel Shitcom is out now.
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July 3, 2021
It’s quite startling that so much profanity could come from such a sweet-looking girl! Shitcom, as the title would suggest, is very sweary, rude, shocking and downright hilarious. I haven’t laughed so much at a book in a very long time.
September 19, 2021
Brilliant! Read this in two sessions - it's one the those novels that's so expertly written it makes you feel as comfortable as sliding into your favourite slippers. Laugh out loud funny and shocking in equal measure. 5 STARS from me!
July 12, 2021
Extremely funny and very sweary comedy with a sci-fi twist.
September 21, 2025
This is a brilliantly funny novel, by an industry insider who knows whereof she speaks. The characters are expertly drawn and one or two in particular are unforgettable. More than most books of its kind, it has the ring of authenticity throughout: there are no jokes put in just because they are jokes; nothing is here that does not belong. A sincere and very impressive creation, often hilarious, occasionally quite scarifying.
June 11, 2022
Like Freaky Friday relocated to London and upgraded to an 18 certificate, as the sweary front cover would suggest. Very funny though!
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