When comedian Rachel Parris was invited to give an inspiring speech for pupils leaving her old school, she didn't know where to start. So she decided to ask the audiences in her comedy tour for their life advice. The information she gathered she used as more material for the tour, prompts for the chapters in this book, as well as the school speech.

Rachel is familiar as the quirky analyst on tv's 'The Mash Report', as a comedy musician, and as the co-founder of the Austentatious improv company. She has a wry take on the little, and the not-so-little things in life, and this book presents a wide selection of her thoughts, musings and rants!

Each chapter begins with a piece of advice given to Rachel at one of her comedy shows. Some things are bizarre, others a bit pointless, others are deep and meaningful. She responds to the comments at length or with a few words. It's a real mix. There are details about her marriage, miscarriage and baby boy. There are her views on feminism today, government and how to 'Be Kind', as well as advising the reader to check your jeans have real pockets, don't try to fold a fitted sheet and begin each day with a song.

The mix of the funny and sad, wise and silly is just like her comedy skits and, for a fan, is very enjoyable to read. She comes over as a very warm and generous friend who is slightly over-sharing! I liked it and will turn to it again.