The Actual One

Imagine if you will a more cuddly Trainspotting, or a drunker, dirtier Adrian Mole. Isy's warm, wonky memoir lies somewhere between the two: darkly, sweetly funny and affecting, and studded with lemon-sharp insights on life -- Stuart Maconie
Isy Suttie has conquered comedy and is now poised to ascend to the summit of the literary world. A delightful, no-holds-barred romp through the highs and lows of being a singleton - you're unlikely to read a more enjoyable book this year -- Sam Bain, co-creator of PEEP SHOW
Isy Suttie turns the painful process of growing-up into something laugh-out-loud funny, and for that I could kiss her -- Bryony Gordon, author of THE WRONG KNICKERS
You might know Isy as Dobby from Peep Show, but if you've heard her Radio 4 series Love Letters, you'll be familiar with her charming, rambling storytelling style. It's put to delightful effect here in a memoir about her 20s, which spans her years avoiding responsibility, chasing comedy success and her (slightly reluctant) search for "The One". The line where she compares bums to Switzerland is still making us laugh * GLAMOUR *
Suttie's mix of human observation and self-examination makes her a cross between Lena Dunham and Victoria Wood. The Actual One is about the moment she realised all her friends were growing up, and the deal they'd all made to stay young for ever was only in her head. That led to a desperate search for a boyfriend ... Expect a mix of songs, stories and stand-up * SUNDAY TIMES *
Always funny, always daft ... endlessly entertaining -- Alan Davies
a very funny look at trying to avoid adulthood. * STYLIST *
Funny, wise and worth what sounds like a decade of romantic mishaps -- Josh Widdicombe
Written with the cheeky wit of a 21st-century Victoria Wood... -- Helen Brown * DAILY MAIL *
A book about avoiding adulthood at all costs. By a writer who should not be avoided at any cost. Hilarious, warm, addictive and everything you would expect from Isy Suttie. -- VIV GROSKOP
Isy - who you'll recognise as Dobby from Peep Show - has written her memoirs, centering on the panic you get when you realise your mates are turning into actual grown-ups, whoe you are still living the life of a reckless student. Full of hilarious insights, this book is proof that growing up is actually OK in the end. * HEAT *
..it's this cheerful honesty that makes The Actual One so enjoyable, and ultimately encouraging. -- HANNAH SHADDOCK * RADIO TIMES *
If you are looking for The Actual One, Isy's chaotically entertaining book will give you hope. And if you're in what she calls a Sturdy Relationship, it will make you extremely grateful. -- Jane Shilling * DAILY MAIL *