Son of a Silverback

By: Russell Kane

Narrated by: Russell Kane

Brought to you by Penguin.

From one of Britain’s most popular and prolific comedians comes a hilarious and deeply moving memoir of life lived under the rule of a Silverback dad.

The Silverback is considered the undisputed king, a creature whose authority is never challenged and who does not yield to compromise. He walks proudly, feeds greedily, grafts tirelessly, mates voraciously, swears constantly and is threatened all too easily. The Silverback is known to nestle in the misty peaks of central Africa but can also be found in Barking, Essex. Meet Dave Kane, the disappointed, steroid-ingesting, metal-wielding, bouncer father of slight, effete Gamma Male Russell Kane.

This is a story about fathers and sons, class and education and how one scrawny, sensitive, fake-tan-applying 'ponce' stepped out of his father's shadow and became a man - whatever that means.

©2019 Russell Kane (P)2019 Random House Audiobooks

Astonishing audiobook!

I've followed Russel Kane since first seeing him doing his part on Live at the apollo.
His stories of his dad and his impersonations of him are out of this world!
The icing on the cake is that Russel reads the book himself, and no one could have done it better, listen to it if you want to have a god time!

Very enjoyable

I can 100% picture his dad after hearing the story. I laughed out loud at points and felt his pain at others. Great Biog.