Joe Wilkinson
  • Published: 9 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9781787630819
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $49.99

Joe Wilkinson

My (Illustrated) Autobiography

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12 Oct 2023
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9 Dec 2023
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Absurd, irreverent and occasionally poignant, this is the illustrated 'autobiography' from one of the UK's most eccentric and endearing comedians.

‘Joyfully absurd and hilarious.’ ADAM KAY
'One of the funniest things I’ve ever read. It is brilliant.' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN

Here before you is Joe Wilkinson's brilliantly absurd and utterly fictional account of his time on - and briefly off - planet Earth.

Through cartoon stories (illustrated by Henry Paker) Joe recounts the defining moments and bizarre encounters of his imaginary life – from his schoolboy misfortunes to his formative years on the dating scene, to his money-making schemes and globetrotting adventures.

With tall stories including…

-Winning ‘most nits’ at school
-That time I threw a turd into a tornado
-Becoming the bad boy of fly tipping
-The disastrous double date
-My car airbag addiction
-The time I tunnelled too far out of prison and ended up in the prison next door
-The real reason Bigfoot went into hiding

…this book is a delightfully absurd journey into the mind of a comic maverick.

Hilarious, heart-warming and utterly unique, Joe Wilkinson: My Autobiography is the off-the-wall life story of one of our most beloved and unorthodox comedians.
  • Published: 9 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9781787630819
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $49.99
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About the author

Joe Wilkinson

Joe Wilkinson is an award-winning comedian and has been a fixture on our television screens for the best part of a decade. Making regular appearances on shows such as 8 Out of Ten Cats, Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Taskmaster – he is regarded as one of the finest and most surreal comedians on the circuit.


As an actor, he has starred in hit shows such as Him & Her, Miranda, Derek, Afterlife, Sex Education and he co-wrote the series Rovers which was aired on Sky One. He is currently starring in the sitcom The Cockfields on Gold which has been re-commissioned for a second series in 2020. His stand up shows have won over audiences up and down the country and he one half of the iconic sketch duo Two Episodes of MASH with Diane Morgan who have appeared on Radio 2, Radio 4 and Live at the Electric.


Described as a cross between Jack Dee and Stewart Lee, Joe is one of the countries most adored and absurd comedians, combining surreal flights of fancy with hand-knitted comic charm, he is a peerless voice in British comedy.

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Praise for Joe Wilkinson

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Broadway Baby

Joyfully absurd and hilarious.

Adam Kay

One of the funniest things I’ve ever read. It is brilliant.

Claudia Winkleman
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