WAKE UP AT THE BACK THERE! IT'S JIMMY EDWARDS (hardback)

ISBN  9781629333212 ‘‘ Jimmy Edwards was a Great British Entertainer ’’ Ken Dodd‘‘ Not merely a peculiarly  British comedian but an authentic English character  ’’ The Times   The holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, in recognition of his World War Two career with the RAF, Jimmy Edwards came to fame as an exuberant and bombastic, trombone-playing comedian in the 1940s, with early success at London’s Windmill Theatre. He went on to star on radio in Take It from Here and on television in Whacko! as the cane-happy headmaster of a run-down school for the sons of gentlemen. He was definitely politically incorrect and audiences loved him for it. While Jimmy authored two autobiographies, Wake Up at the Back There!: It’s Jimmy Edwards is the first book-length study of the comedian, providing both a full biography and a critical appraisal. For the first time, the full Jimmy Edwards story is told, with documentation on his relationship with his family, his domestic life, his “outing” as g