About the Author

Born in Glasgow, Susan Calman escaped corporate law to become a stand-up comedian. She's a regular on radio and television panel shows like QI and The News Quiz and has presented the BAFTA-award winning Armchair Detectives, the recent travel series, Secret Scotland and the podcast Mrs Brightside. She recently appeared on Strictly Come Dancing where she made it all the way to Week Ten. Even more excitingly she won the Glitterball on the Strictly Live tour. An advocate for LGBTQ+ and mental health issues, she lives with her wife and cats in Glasgow. susancalman.com@susancalman Insta: officialsusancalman

Reviews

If you think Susan Calman is sweet and funny you'd be wrong . . . she's hysterical and divine and one of the most life enhancing people you'll ever come across. If you can have ups and downs and come out like Susan then there's hope, lots of it. Be good, be kind, be more like Susan CalmanNot only is Susan ridiculously funny but she is also one of the kindest people I have ever met ... a beautiful dancer and a beautiful person - Kevin CliftonBe kind to yourself - read this bookGlasgow-born comic Calman is a dead-cert-one-to-watch; she's got an infectious bubbly manner but a caustic edge toom and both can yield comedy gold - GuardianFeisty Scot Calman is one of the best female comics to ever come out of the land of bagpipes and haggis. She'll make you chuckle your pants off - Time OutCalman fizzed manic energy, alternating between confessional tales and playing with facts she teased out of the audience - Edinburgh Evening NewsHeartbreaking and heart-warming: unmissable - MetroSusan Calman never fails to make me hoot with laughter