Al Murray: The Pub Landlord Says Think Yourself British

by Al Murray

Al Murray's BOOK OF BRITISH COMMON SENSE helped Great Britain get back on her feet by providing an injection of Common Sense to counteract all the balls and waffle we've been subjected to in this once great nation of ours. Now he's back, and he's turning his attention to You. The Pub Landlord knows that you, like so many others in Broken Britain, need help to Help Yourselves. Which is why he has stepped out from behind the taps once again and written (well, dictated, be reasonable) this Help Yourself book, Think Yourself British. The guiding principle of Helping Yourself is in order to take one step forward, we must first take two steps backwards. Because you will only truly know that you are moving forwards if you have first seen what it's like to go backwards. And once you have read Think Yourself British you will undoubtedly become one of the most backwards people you know. Help Yourself to unlock your brainSpace(tm) and increase your brain'sPace* Help Yourself to Health, Nutrition, Dating, Health, Wealth, Success and Happiness. Help Yourself to make an omelette with a fried egg inside it. Help Yourself to Al Murray The Pub Landlord's Think Yourself British (remember to pay for it, though, don't just help yourself). * (tm) applied for. "Genius" The Sun (on The Pub Landlords Book of British Common Sense)

Genres: Humor, Comedy

265 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Alastair James Hay "Al" Murray is an English comedian and TV personality well known for his stand-up persona and quick repartee.

His best-known character is "The Pub Landlord", a mock-xenophobic but stereotypical publican.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Murray

Reviews

[[ J o ] · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly anarchic in a stuffy old Gentleman kind of way. Humorous, but more of a skip-through-it kind of way. Capitalising on the popularity of The Pub Landlord back in the day, which is fair enough. I certainly fell for it.

[Cat {Pemberley and Beyond} · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had to go slow with this one. When I imagined him saying everything that was written down, it was good: I understand the persona he has.
The humour didn't roll off the page in the same way. That photoshopped picture of his face over Kennedy's (taken minutes before JFK was assassinated) really missed the mark (no pun intended).
Nonetheless I'm glad I read this- some of the satire was brilliant, but the "edgy" stuff felt tired and undermined the better social commentary in there

[Joe Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook

Typical Al Murray humor. Interesting bit is that the print version has stuff that is not on the audiobook and the audiobook version has stuff not in the print version. As Al Murray said, this way you have to pay for both if you want everything!

[Tanja · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting and satirical Help Yourself Book, unlike any others.

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant read

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining in parts but mostly a bit daft.

[Richard Hurst · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smiled throughout again - audio version too