bookselling to stars classic 90s comedy

Bookselling to the Stars: Classic 90's Comedy Edition

This week, we also had a comedy multi-fest at The Bookseller to the

Stars.

Firstly Steve Punt, from The Mary Whitehouse Experience paid us a

browsing visit. He left only for his former running partner, Hugh

Dennis to appear, whilst I was picking up the stray copies of books

people don't want and just leave on the nearest table to the exit, I

popped my head out into the street as he was looking into the shop,

"Are you looking for Steve?"

A look of surprise crossed his face.

"Well, yeah actually."

"He went that way." I motioned left.

The Bookseller to the Stars. Bringing together comedy legends since

2007.

Then last night, we were paid a visit by none other than the actress,

Miranda Richardson. For most people in the book trade watching, that's

Rita Skeeter in the Harry Potter films to you. But to Bitsy, Miranda

will forever always be close to my Blackadder loving heart, for

playing the rold of Elizabeth.

She came in for The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Miranda will be appearing in the upcoming Fay Weldon adaptation,

Puffball with Donald Sutherland and Spinning Into Butter with Sarah

Jessica Parker and Beau Bridges.

For those of you too young (or in many cases, mashed out on mushrooms

whilst shoegazing), here's a little reminder of how great The Mary