Rising to the Surface

''The king of character comedy.'' Good Housekeeping

''A lynchpin of British comedy.'' Alan Moore

The nation-s favourite comedian opens up about two extraordinary decades at the heart of British comedy. Packed with inside stories and wisdom, this is a heartfelt, inspiring and always-hilarious memoir of a true comedy legend.

-Relayed with characteristic exuberance and self-deprecation.- Fiona Sturges, Book of the Day Guardian

-Highly enjoyable . . . Funny, pacy and sharp.- Mail on Sunday

-Moving and honest.- Observer

This paperback edition contains a new chapter in which Lenny Henry wrestles with Shakespeare as he searches for a new direction in his career.