TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edmondson,Adrian
TI  - Berserker!
SN  - 9781035014279 (hbk.) :
AV  - PN2598 
U1  - 920 EDM 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London
PB  - Macmillan
KW  - Edmondson, Adrian,
KW  - Comedians
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Biography
KW  - Television actors and actresses
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
KW  - United Kingdom, Great Britain
KW  - thema
KW  - 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
KW  - Individual actors & performers
KW  - Television
KW  - Biography & non-fiction prose
N2  - Berserk: out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied. Berserkers: an elite Norse fighting corp who, apparently off their tits on hallucinogenic drugs, fought with a particular fury and senseless abandon still present in many Scandinavian heavy metal groups. Ade Edmondson smashed onto the comedy circuit in the 1980s, stormed The Comedy Store and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household - and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools - end up joining the revolution? Well, he is part Norse. Could it be his berserker heritage? With wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating his outrageously violent characters and learning more about his curious heritage
ER  -