A Comedian's Prayer Book. The title is a worry, isn't it?...
God is a tough audience as far as audible response is concerned, but at
least you don't have to explain the references. In this collection of
prayers, much-loved comedian, broadcaster and radio host Frank Skinner
has tried to retain the bare candour of the rehearsal-room
improvisation - to show what faith feels like, from the inside - but
infused it with all the production values required to make it a passable
public entertainment. In it are his convictions, his questions, his
fears, his doubts, his elations - all presented in an
eavesdropper-friendly form.
Hell, Judgement, atheism, money, faith and the X-Men all feature: it's a
bit like reading the Bible, except you only get one side of the
conversation, and all the jokes are left in.