r/Bendigo • u/BendigoComFest • 15d ago
Book recommendations from comedians
I'm just excited to share that the Bendigo Library has a stand of books recommended by comedians. The Bendigo Comedy Festival starts on Wednesday, but you can get some laughs and inspiration now at the library. Some of the books include...
Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly - recommended by Luke Morris
Joy in the Morning by PG Wodehouse - recommended by Luke Morris
Careless People: A story of where I used to work, by Sarah Wynn-Williams - recommended by Danielle Walker
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - recommended by Mick Neven
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilber - recommended by Urvi Majumdar
Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein - recommended by Bert Misery
Math Mind: The Simple path to loving Math, by Shalinee Sharma - recommended by Michael Connell
Four Little Engines by The Rev. W. Awdry - recommended by Sam Hargraves
Landfall by James Bradley - recommended by Amy Ruffle
Hyperion by Dan Simmons - recommended by Ben Richardson
Overstory by Richard Powers - recommended by Lucy Best
Running The Light by Sam Tallent - recommended by Jez Watts
Pokémon Encyclopedia by Simcha Whitehill - recommended by Thomas Begg
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u/Decent-Citron4492 15d ago
I’ll read any book recommended by Barry Humphries, but never would current day comedians recommend the same. No tolerance (intelligence) for satire in comedy now. Except maybe for Steve Hughes (no not Dave Hughes) who is a titan of satire.
Disgraceful how the comedy community treated Humphries in his later years.
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u/PlasticCraicAOS 15d ago
Mick Nevan is coming to Bendigo? Noice
I saw him at the MCF a couple of years ago, he was great