Join Serenity Books on Wednesday 4th June at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester for a very special evening with award-winning stand up comedian Suzi Ruffell as we celebrate the release of her brilliantly funny and incredibly moving memoir Am I Having Fun Now?: Anxiety, Applause and Life’s Big Questions, Answered.

Suzi will be in conversation with comedian and presenter Jon Richardson and the talk will be followed by an audience Q&A and book-signing.

Tickets are £8.00 each or £22.00 including a copy of Am I Having Fun Now?

Event starts at 6:30pm (doors at 6pm)

About the book

Does peaking in high school ruin you for life?

Was Miley Cyrus right, is it all about the climb (when it comes to building a career?)

And what – scientifically – is the best way to mend a broken heart?

Comedian Suzi Ruffell is considering life’s big questions.

In this brutally honest, funny, and often moving memoir, Suzi winningly tells her life story, and asks a host of experts to answer the tricky questions it prompts along the way. Diamond life advice comes from the likes of Elizabeth Day, Dolly Alderton, Charlene Douglas, Laura Bates, Dr Kirren Schnack, and more.

From masking anxiety with musical theatre and struggling to find her groove at school, on stage, and in her love life, to (eventually) coming out, falling in love, and becoming a parent, Suzi lays her life bare with trademark wit, verve and style.

Am I Having Fun Now? is riveting, relatable and revealing. Studded with brilliant, cutting observations on feminism, being working class in the world of arts and comedy, LGBTQ+ equality and the up- and downsides of ambition, it’s perfect reading for fans of books by Fern Brady, Elizabeth Day, Romesh Ranganathan, Sarah Pascoe and Tom Allen.

About the author

Suzi Ruffell, author of Am I Having Fun Now? is an award-winning stand up comedian, writer, radio presenter and podcast host. She appears regularly on TV favourites such as Live at the Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show and Mock the Week, and sells out headline shows at leading venues around the country. Her video clips – on everything ranging from smear tests to having a geezer dad – have been viewed by tens of millions on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.

One of Britain’s most individual, accomplished and hilarious stand-ups, with a trademark peevish style, Jon Richardson is best known as a team captain on Channel 4’s Cats Does Countdown. Jon’s most recent screen credits include Have I Got Sport For You, Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains, Richard Osman’s House of Games, The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, Interior Design Masters for Children In Need, as well as appearances on The Last Leg in Paris, Have I Got News For You, Live At The Apollo, Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson, The One Show, Would I Lie To You? and Taskmaster. Every Saturday morning, Jon hosts the Jon Richardson Show on Absolute Radio with co-hosts Kerry Godliman & Angela Barnes.