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From comedy legend Andy Hamilton comes this consistently hilarious and brilliant debut novel bursting with satire, wit and even a little heart.
Kevin Carver is a household name. A popular TV soap star, he’s coasting through life in the same semi-detached, slightly smug way he’s always done. But when he dumps his much-too-young-for-him girlfriend in the same callous way he’s come to treat those around him, he makes the first in a series of mistakes.
One poor decision leads to another and, as Kevin wades deeper into a moral grey area, things go from bad to very much worse. The national treasure finds himself the subject of vitriolic press attacks, a police investigation, and so much public loathing he begins to wonder if he has any chance of receiving justice. As the line blurs between his own life and that of the character he plays on TV, Kevin must face the consequences of his actions if he is ever to right his sinking ship.
The Star Witness is the story of one self-regarding man’s descent into disgrace and his journey back to join the human race. A pin-sharp satire on the shallows of modern media culture and the dysfunctional relationship we all have with the idea of ‘celebrity’, it will keep you laughing, cringing and guessing until the very last page.
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Andy Hamilton is a comedy writer, performer and director. His television writing credits include Outnumbered, Drop the Dead Donkey, Kate and Koji, Not the Nine O’Clock News, Trevor’s World of Sport, Bedtime, Ballot Monkeys, Power Monkeys and many others. He also co-created the movie What We Did On Our Holiday. He has appeared many times on BBC TV panel shows such as Have I Got News for You, QI and Would I Lie to You and on Radio 4 shows such as News Quiz, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and The Infinite Monkey Cage. For twenty years he has played Satan in the Radio 4 comedy Old Harry’s Game, which he also writes. He is the voice of both Dr Elephant the dentist in Peppa Pig and Hell's Usher in Good Omens.
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Paperback. Condition: New. From comedy legend Andy Hamilton comes this consistently hilarious and brilliant debut novel bursting with satire, wit and even a little heart.Kevin Carver is a household name. A popular TV soap star, he's coasting through life in the same semi-detached, slightly smug way he's always done. But when he dumps his much-too-young-for-him girlfriend in the same callous way he's come to treat those around him, he makes the first in a series of mistakes.One poor decision leads to another and, as Kevin wades deeper into a moral grey area, things go from bad to very much worse. The national treasure finds himself the subject of vitriolic press attacks, a police investigation, and so much public loathing he begins to wonder if he has any chance of receiving justice. As the line blurs between his own life and that of the character he plays on TV, Kevin must face the consequences of his actions if he is ever to right his sinking ship.The Star Witness is the story of one self-regarding man's descent into disgrace and his journey back to join the human race. A pin-sharp satire on the shallows of modern media culture and the dysfunctional relationship we all have with the idea of 'celebrity', it will keep you laughing, cringing and guessing until the very last page. Seller Inventory # LU-9781783523962
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