This is a real insight into Daisy's life pre-This Country (which is an absolute banger of a show btw) and how she grew up in poverty. This book starts off amazing and until about 3/4 of the way through stays consistently funny (I’m still thinking about that showcase in under the pub) but I can’t help but feel the last few chapters were really rushed!

Daisy narrates the story really well and does lots of funny voices, and she slightly goes of piste into other little chats that aren't in the book. Her strength, courage and determination to succeed shines through this, under the protection of her signature hysterical, and eye watering humor. I then went on to follow Daisy May and Charlie Cooper on Instragam, where Daisy kept us all entertained with her what-can-you-fit-under-your-tits challenge, and all the stories of the adventures with the Sea Captain. Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her is the endearingly honest and hilarious memoir from the creator and star of award-winning BBC comedy This Country. One of the most hilarious books I’ve read - so many anecdotes I was nearly crying with laughter on the train.I didn't think it was necessary to have those parts because there were proper photos in 2 sections of the book. And just how much of a humiliating, ridiculous, screw-up of a s**t-storm life did I need to lead before I could finally realise my dream? As for ‘accidentally’ spending the student grant on a London hotel’s penthouse suite before RADA, Daisy really doesn’t come off as very sharp. It made me laugh out loud and at times it was heart breaking to read about the financial situation the family was in and the poverty they endured.

All the same Daisy May Cooper has fucking been THROUGH IT and she’s a walking example of how never giving up on something you really want will eventually pay off ! T he funniest memoir of 2021, written by the most relatable woman in the world - Daisy May Cooper, creator and star of BBC's award-winning comedy This Country. Having no empathy or any sort of kindness, or understanding (even in retrospect) for the boy whom she met through a chat room, who had not told her about his disability, and then whom she did not speak to for the entire weekend he stayed (parents really, he slept in her room? Wrote in a way that’s funny but also very truthful about the struggles Daisy faced breaking into the industry.I have lived the most humiliating, ridiculous, screw-up of a life but Mum was right, you've just got to remember, sometimes the worst experiences make the most entertaining stories. Mum, I auditioned to be a stripper by snogging a pole and was laughed off the stage by a bunch of topless dancers. However, the hardback printed book shows lots of previously unseen photographs, plus copies of old school text books and random drawings. I've always had an over-active imagination and felt the urge to be a massive f**king show-off so acting seemed like the obvious choice of career.