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Lucy Danser
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Join writer, producer and all around storytelling person Lucy Danser as she invites guests from the world of comedy to discuss some of their favourite books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 12/26/2020

    S2E8 - Charlie Russell

    The podcast about what funny people read... In this, our final episode of 2020, Lucy speaks to Actor and Producer Charlie Russell. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781784871956 Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780349006574 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780199537167 Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781408870587 Natives by Akala - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781473661233 Book of Dust Vol 1 by Phillip Pullman - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241365854 Book of Dust Vol 2 by Phillip Pullman - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241373354 His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781407186108 Harry Potter by J K Rowling - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781785301544 Winnie the Pooh by A A Milne - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781405281317 Mr. Men Collection by Roger Hargreaves - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781405292511 Peter Pan by JM Barrie - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781788286879 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781784870737 Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781509813889 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781509870127 Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780099584438 Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780349013060 East of Eden by John Steinbeck - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241980354 *Charlie's Choices Featured Bookshop: Rye Books https://ryebooks.co.uk Facebook: /RyeBooks/ Instagram: /rye_books/ Twitter: /rye_books Other Links: Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Russell You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspod Please share, rate and subscribe. Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell comicsbookspod@gmail.com www.comicsbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  2. 12/19/2020

    S2E7 - Dan Schreiber

    The podcast about what funny people read... This episode, Lucy is joined by writer, stand up comedian, TV presenter, producer, podcaster and wannabe Yeti hunter Dan Schreiber to talk all things books. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Harpo Speaks by Harpo Marx - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781946963215 My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141011479 Last Words by George Carlin - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781439191101 *The Bear Scouts by Stan and Jan Berenstain (and the Berenstain Bears series) - https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/stan-berenstain/bear-scouts *Thai Die by Greg Fleet - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/thai-die-9780091834500 Them by Jon Ronson - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781447275466 Clubbed Class by Jon Ronson - https://www.amazon.co.uk/CLUBBED-CLASS-Jon-Ronson/dp/1857933206 The Good Soilder Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780140449914 *The Book of Heroic Failures by Stephen Piles - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780571352890 No Such Thing as a Fish: The Book of the Year - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-book-of-the-year-2019/no-such-thing-as-a-fish/9781786332011 *The Huey Williams Story by Andy Kaufman - https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Huey-Williams-Story-Kaufman-Andy-Zilch/22794685114/bd *Stupid White Men by Michael Moore - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141019994 Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781405931564 *Dan's Choices Featured Bookshop: Bookoccino Bookshop & Cafe https://www.bookoccino.com.au/ Facebook: /BookoccinoAvalon/ Insta: /bookoccino/ Other Links: No Such Thing As A Fish Podcast: https://www.nosuchthingasafish.com You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspod Please share, rate and subscribe. Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell comicsbookspod@gmail.com www.comicsbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  3. 12/12/2020

    S2E6 - Elf Lyons

    The podcast about what funny people read... Comedian and performance maker Elf Lyons joins Lucy to talk about her favourite books. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780007255290 I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141371504 Goosebumps by R L Stine - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781407157443 The Sea The Sea by Iris Murdoch - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780099284093 The Satanic Verse by Salman Rushdie - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780963270702 Touching the Void by Joe Simpson - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780099511748 Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781847495785 Red Sister by Mark Lawrence - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780008152321 A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781789432107 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241984352 Misery by Stephen King - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781529311143 Rose Madder by Stephen King - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781529311136 The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141187990 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781474605731 *Elf's Choices Featured Bookshop: Sevenoaks Bookshop https://www.sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk @7OaksBookshop Other Links: Elf Lyons: https://www.theelflyons.com You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspod Please share, rate and subscribe. Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell comicsbookspod@gmail.com www.comicsbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  4. 11/28/2020

    S2E5 - Pope Lonergan

    The podcast about what funny people read... This week, comedian and care home assistant Pope Lonergan joins Lucy to talk all things books and reading. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Goosebumps series by R L Stine - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781407157443Ulysses by James Joyce* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781989631805Finnegans Wake by James Joyce - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781847498007Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781847493866Jerusalem by Alan Moore - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781631494727Surprisingly Down to Earth and Very Funny: My Autobiography by Limmy* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780008294670Harvest Moon: Portrait of a Nursing Home by Sally Tisdale* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781587981654The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence by The Care Collective - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781839760969Bathroom by Jean-Philippe Toussaint* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781564785183The Castle by Franz Kafka* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241372579The Trial by Franz Kafka - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241372562 *Pope's Choices Featured Bookshop: METAL, Chalkwell Hall, Southend http://www.metalculture.com/about-us/southend-on-sea/ Other Links: You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspod Please share, rate and subscribe. Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell comicsbookspod@gmail.com www.comicsbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  5. 11/21/2020

    S2E4 - Joe Jacobs

    The podcast about what funny people read... This week, Lucy talks to London based comedian, rapper and writer Joe Jacobs. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler by Gene Kemp* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780571313914Dale: My Story by Dale Winton - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dale-My-Story-Winton/dp/071262368XSteve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780349140438Keeping It Real by Jodie Marsh - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781843581574The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colby* - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0670019232Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781471195587Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Always-Outnumbered-Outgunned-Walter-Mosley/dp/0671014994 Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781471149207Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781471194337Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781409180074Anti Semitism: Here and Now by Deborah Lipstadt* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781925228670How To Fight Anti-Semitism by Bari Weiss - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241432143Anti-Semitism and the Left by Ian Hernon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781398102231Columbine by Dave Cullen* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781787477094Parkland by Dave Cullen - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781787477070Johnny Ryan comics - https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/johnny-ryan *Joe's Choices Featured Bookshop: Gosh Comics, London https://goshlondon.com Twitter @GoshComics Other Links: Joe Jacobs' Website: http://joejacobs.website You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspod Please share, rate and subscribe. Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell comicsbookspod@gmail.com www.comicsbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  6. 11/14/2020

    S2E3 - Tez Ilyas

    The podcast about what funny people read... This week, comedian Tez Ilyas talks to Lucy Danser about some of his favourite books. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141046426Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141324906How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781786890115This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781509858637Finding My Voice by Nadiya Hussain: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781472259974The Faraway Magic Tree by Enid Blyton: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781444959451Famous Five by Enid Blyton: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781444935011Secret Seven by Enid Blyton: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781444952452The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780261103283Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780261103252Point Horror by VariousRomeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780230232082Brother in the Land by Robert Swindells: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241331231To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781784752637Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780140371741The Colour Purple by Alice Walker: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/97814746072541984 by George Orwell: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781847498571Animal Farm by George Orwell: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781925788754The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241981382The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780099464464The Secret Diary of a British Muslim aged 13 3/4 by Tez Ilyas: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780751582185 *Tez's Choices Featured Bookshop: Notting Hill Book Exchange https://mgeshops.com/pages/notting-hill-comic-exchange Twitter @ComicExchangeNH Other Links: Tez Ilyas' Official Website: https://tezilyas.com You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspod Please share, rate and subscribe. Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell comicsbookspod@gmail.com www.comicsbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  7. 11/07/2020

    S2E2 - Viv Groskop

    The podcast about what funny people read... It's episode 2 of season 2 and this time, Lucy Danser is joined by journalist, writer, comedian and Women's Prize for Fiction judge Viv Groskop for a talk about all things reading. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:*Masquerade - Kit Williams https://biblio.co.uk/book/masquerade-williams-kit/*Little Women - Louisa May Alcott https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781840227536Jo’s Boys - Louisa May Alcott https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Jos-Boys-by-Louisa-May-Alcott-author/9780141366098*Bonjour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141198750Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov https://uk.bookshop.org/books/lolita/9780241953242*Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781472223791The Vanishing of Esme Lennox - Maggie O’Farrell https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-vanishing-act-of-esme-lennox/maggie-ofarrell/9780755308446 *Viv's Choices Disclaimer: Some of the above choices link to our bookshop.org affiliate link. Purchases made through this link give a larger percentage to independent bookshops than other online options. They also pay a small percentage of the fee to us. Featured Bookshop: Mr B's Emporium https://mrbsemporium.com/ Twitter @mrbsemporium Other Links: Viv Groskop's Official Website: http://vivgroskop.com Au Revoir, Tristesse by Viv Groskop - Publisher Page: https://www.abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419742989-au-revoir-tristesse Women's Prize For Fiction Website: https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspod Please share, rate and subscribe. Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell comicsbookspod@gmail.com www.comicsbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  8. 10/31/2020

    S2E1 - Stuart Goldsmith

    The podcast about what funny people read... Comics Books returns for Season 2. In this episode, podcasting legend and stand-up Stuart Goldsmith joins Lucy Danser to discuss some of his favourite books. At the beginning of the pandemic Stuart invented an online chat show format called The Infinite Sofa that's really fun and atmospheric. Since then he's hosted 50 of these online shows, and now he's offering it to businesses to solve your online xmas party problem! Go to www.virtualofficeparty.co.uk to find out more! Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: *Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson: https://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson: https://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson Mr Noisy by Roger Hargreaves: https://shop.mrmen.com/collections/mr-noisyPeter Pan by JM Barrie: https://www.waterstones.com/book/peter-pan/sir-j-m-barrie/9780141329819The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Worst-Princess/Anna-Kemp/9781847388766Ulysses by James Joyce: https://www.waterstones.com/book/ulysses/james-joyce/declan-kiberd/9780141182803*Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett: https://www.discworldemporium.com/the-discworld-collector-s-library/107-guards-guards-collector-s-library-edition?search_query=guards+guards&results=17*Firestarter by Stephen King*Skeleton Crew by Stephen King: https://stephenking.com/works/collection/skeleton-crew.htmlGoosebumps by RL StineThe Tommyknockers by Stephen King The Stand by Stephen KingUnder the Dome by Stephen King*Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman *Stuart's Choices Featured Bookshop: Storysmith, Bristol https://storysmithbooks.com Twitter @storysmithbooks Other Links: Stuart Goldsmith's Official Website: www.stuartgoldsmith.co.uk The Comedian's Comedian Podcast: https://www.comedianscomedian.com Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa: https://www.infinitesofa.com You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspod Please share, rate and subscribe. Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell comicsbookspod@gmail.com www.comicsbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
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Join writer, producer and all around storytelling person Lucy Danser as she invites guests from the world of comedy to discuss some of their favourite books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Lucy Danser
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