Gagged: (a thriller with jokes)

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Comedy Well, it's a bunch of laughs, isn't it. It can be for the audience. But for the comics, there's nothing quite so serious. And for the cast of Richard Asplin's new novel, there's nothing quite so dangerous, either. What does an American producer do when he needs - desperately - a new hit comedy series for his TV company and hasn't been able to find anyone who can deliver the goods in the USA He comes to London to discover the bright and vibrant new talents on the stand-up scene What does he do when he realises that his company will fold if he can't find that hit series What does he do when he realises not only that he has managed to spend the fortune his father left him in a trust fund and that his Chief Financial Officer has all but sold the company to the Mob The wacky world of TV comedy is the background for Richard Asplin's blistering new novel - part-comedy, part-thriller, all pure fun.

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The funny story of hapless TV executive Don Silver, who has to find a hit sitcom fast. A nerdy comedy writer thinks he can help but his eagerness borders on the psychotic. A young British comic could save the day! * OK! *
Guaranteed giggles * B *
Richard Asplin's romp through Hollywood is comic and thrilling. I whipped one page over so fast it tore -- Ben Hatch, author of The Lawnmower Celebrity
Big cast, big characters and jokes-a-plenty, it puts Asplin straight up there with Carl Hiaason and Mr Elton -- Emlyn Rees, co-author of Come Together & Love Lives

Author Bio

Richard Asplin is the author of T-SHIRT AND GENES. He has had many and various jobs in the past including working as a bookseller. He was, until recently, the Events Organiser for Books Etc. He lives in London.