Can I Have My Ball Back?

A memoir of masculinity, mortality and my right testicle

Can I Have My Ball Back?
Richard Herring
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Hardback
h236 x 158mm - 304pg
20 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780751585766
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' Very funny, moving and heartwarming' BOB MORTIMERIf we are cowardly, we are told to grow someIf we' re brave, we' re said to have huge onesIf it' s cold, they are liable to fall off - even if you' re a brass monkeyIf we' re in trouble, someone will threaten to break themIf we have to work hard, we might very well bust themIf we' re in somebody' s thrall, then they' ve got us by themAbout fifteen years ago, Richard Herring first took part in a campaign to encourage men to have a little (non-sexual) feel of their balls every now and again. But it was embarrassing and weird, and if there was something wrong, he didn' t want to know about it. Anyway, that kind of stuff only happens to other people, doesn' t it? At the start of 2021 Richard Herring was diagnosed with testicular cancer. For a man whose output includes a stand-up tour titled Talking Cock and who regularly interrogates our attitudes towards masculinity, it was a diagnosis that came with additional layers of complexity. Telling Rich' s personal story alongside an exploration of what defines masculinity and ' maleness' in society, Can I Have My Ball Back? is not your typical cancer memoir. Whether they' re nuts, bollocks, gonads or family jewels; from the phrase ' grow some balls' to infamous WWII songs about Hitler; Rich unpicks the tangle of emotions around his own testing times.
Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and is an innovator in the world of podcasts. Persistently placing in the Top 10 UK Comedy Podcast chart, Richard Herring' s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP) sees him interview top comedians in front of a live audience, with previous guests including Sir Michael Palin, Dawn French and Grayson Perry. He has written and appeared in a number of critically acclaimed plays, is a frequent guest on television panel shows, regularly tours as a stand-up comedian and was the winner of series 10 of Taskmaster. He' s also won a House of Games Champion of Champions trophy. And it only took him four goes to win Pointless.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780751585766
Published: 20 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sphere
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Hardback
Height: 236mm
Width: 158mm
Spine: 32mm
Weight: 531g
Pages: 304

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