Looking back over his life, from schoolboy crushes (on girls and boys) to discovering the power of making people laugh (in the Cambridge Footlights with David Mitchell), and from losing his\u00a0beloved mother to becoming a husband and father, Robert Webb considers the absurd expectations boys and men have thrust upon them at every stage of life.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\n\u00a0Robert Webb has been a male for his whole life. As such, he has been a boy in a world of fighting, pointless posturing, and the insistence that he stop crying. As an adult man, he has\u00a0enjoyed better luck, both in his work as the Webb half of Mitchell & Webb in the Sony award-winning That Mitchell & Webb Sound and the Bafta award-winning That Mitchell & Webb\u00a0Look, and as permanent man-boy Jeremy in the acclaimed Peep Show. He also played Bertie Wooster in the acclaimed West End run of Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense.\u00a0Robert has been a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and the New Statesman, and now lives in London with his wife and daughters, where he continues trying to be funny and to fumble\u00a0beyond general expectations of manhood.<\/p>\n
\nJ.K. ROWLING
\n\u201cTakes us deftly from hilarity to heart-stopping hurt \u2026 A truly great read, full of heart\u201d
\nDAWN FRENCH
\n\u201cWritten with wit and clarity, How Not to Be a Boy is a funny, rueful, truthful book. I enjoyed every page\u201d
\nSTEPHEN FRY
\n\u201cA witty, honest coming-of-age story with a subtext that tackles masculinity and manhood. Webb has a storytelling skill many would kill for\u201d
\nIAN RANKIN
\n\u201cTimely and candid, told with great humour, warmth and compassion. A much-needed contribution to the vital conversation about the damage gender can do\u201d
\nJUNO DAWSON<\/p>\n
The details<\/strong>: Banter and\u00a0Aiken Promotions<\/a>\u00a0present Robert Webb in conversation with\u00a0Sinead Gleeson\u00a0<\/a>about his new book How Not To Be A Boy and other matters on Saturday September 16 at\u00a0Vicar Street, Dublin. Doors open at 11.30am and the interview begins at 12 noon sharp. The interview will be followed by an audience Q&A and a book signing.\u00a0Tickets<\/a>\u00a0go on sale on\u00a0Friday at 9am.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What are the rules for being a man? Don\u2019t Cry; Love Sport; Play Rough; Drink Beer; Don\u2019t Talk About Feelings But Robert Webb has been wondering for some time now: are those rules actually any use? To anyone? Looking back over his life, from schoolboy crushes (on girls and boys) to discovering the power of … <\/p>\n