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I Used to Say My Mother Was Shirley Bassey

ebook / ISBN-13: 9781780338897

Price: £12.99

ON SALE: 20th September 2012

Genre: Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure / Humour

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Growing up in a large Nigerian family in South London, Stephen K. Amos learnt early on to find the humour in every situation. Raised by his parents and extended family of ‘aunts’ and ‘uncles’, I Used to Say My Mother was Shirley Bassey tells the story of Stephen’s chaotic upbringing in the carnival atmosphere of the late seventies and early eighties.

Stephen describes his awkward beginnings as the only black kid in his class, where he told everyone his mum was Shirley Bassey to break the ice. Then, as a middle child in a large family, Stephen learnt stage presence by vying for attention and performing at family parties. Now a world-renowned comedian and performer, regularly selling out venues like the Hammersmith Apollo, Stephen looks back at his earlier life and the incidents which shaped him and continue to inspire his performances.

Poignant, funny, and with the narrative gift Stephen is famous for, I Used to Say My Mother was Shirley Bassey is a memoir of a life fitting in, standing out, and (almost) always laughing.

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Amos is now out to deliver a night simply full of fun, warmth, bonhomie, love and a shedload of laughs
Time Out
If laughter is the best medicine then Amos should be prescribed by the NHS for his formidable healing powers
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
Effortless comedy from one of the country's strongest stand-ups, whether riffing off the crowd or delivering broad, big-grin gags
Sunday Times