Cake baker, cat lover, agony aunt – she's one of the country's brightest new comedy talents. But who is the real Sarah Millican? For the first time, journalist Tina Campanella gives you the full story of the British Comedy Award winner's astonishing rise to fame…After he husband unexpectedly left her in 2004, Sarah Millican moved back in with her parents and found solace in a series of writing workshops. And it wasn't long before she made the move from writing to performing, drawing on the pain of her recent break-up. She had never even been inside a comedy club when she first stepped onto a stage, microphone in hand. But her emotionally revealing stand-up instantly won the hearts of her audience. Sarah's debut solo show at the famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival won her the 2008.if comedy Best Newcomer Award causing a stir among the seasoned reviewers and judges. With appearances on 8 out of 10 Cats, QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Mock The Week quickly cementing her status as a household name, the country watched – and laughed – as her star continued to rise. And she was rewarded with her own show – The Sarah Millican Television Programme – which combines telly inspired stand-up and unique interviews with her celeb heroes.
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Tina Campanella. Sarah Millican - The Biography Of The Funniest Woman In Britain
Contents
The Early Years
Life Begins At 29
Laughter As Therapy
Standing Up
On The Road
Firm Friends and First Awards
When Sarah Met Gary…
Sarah Millican’s Not Nice
Lights, Camera, Action!
Sarah Goes Down Under
Preparing For Typical Woman
Women in Comedy
A Walk On The Wild Side
Your Favourite Aunty
Sarah Millican’s Support Group
Panel Show Prowess
Chatterbox
Fringe Benefits
Performing for Royalty
The Loose Woman
On the Sofa with P Diddy
A Thoroughly Modern Millican
The Queen of Comedy Rocks with Laughter
The Sarah Millican Television Programme
Comedy Gold
Home Bird and Beyond
Copyright
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Tina Campanella is an award-winning former tabloid and magazine journalist. You can tweet her at @littlebell1982
Dedication
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It was this strength in character and eye for detail that would push her to excel at being a comedian. At early gigs, she would always record her performances and watch them back to monitor the audience’s response to each of her jokes.
Her talent for making people laugh may appear effortless, but it is the result of a very intelligent and intense approach to her work: when Sarah does something, she does it well. ‘I really believe that hard work pays off and I always try to make sure something’s good,’ she says of her comedy work.
