The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less

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This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( June 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) In 2010, he founded the Idiot Bastard Band with Simon Brint, Rowland Rivron, Neil Innes and Phill Jupitus. The Idiot Bastard Band perform original comedy songs as well as cover versions, and their shows often feature guest performers. The group continued to perform following the death of Brint in 2011. [31] Personal life [ edit ] In 1991, Edmondson formed the Bum Notes, who were a jazz instrumental band and conceived exclusively to perform theme music for Bottom. Edmondson married comedian Jennifer Saunders on 11 May 1985. [32] They have three daughters, musician Ella, actress Beattie, and designer/stylist Freya. [33] He is a supporter of Exeter City. [34] Filmography [ edit ] Film [ edit ] Year

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Every year in January I have a dry month and I always read at least one book on the topic to remind me of the need to consume carefully for the year ahead. BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Jennifer Saunders - Bonkers: My Life in Laughs - '11 May 1985. Wedded.' ". BBC. 25 October 2013 . Retrieved 15 January 2023.Edmondson had a minor role in the 2012 film Blood. Edmondson and Saunders reunited with their former Comic Strip colleagues in 2012 for a Famous Five sequel, Five Go to Rehab. It aired on 7 November on Gold. I am completely in the same headspace as in that I enjoy drinking and if I can do it moderately then why give up the habit of a lifetime. Since the new year my drinking diary says I have averaged 15.78 units/week so not quite to the government's safe drinking guide level yet but close.

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BBC Two commissions Hooligans' Island with Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson". BBC Media Centre. 23 August 2012 . Retrieved 23 August 2012. Whilst I'm sure for a lot of people abstinence is the only way, cutting down and being more thoughtful about my drinking of wine works for me.This book is generally light hearted and easy going despite the occasionally mean and hurtful things it has to say about alcohol. Having had Allan Carr's The Easy Way to Control Alcohol for a few years and never had the inclination to get round to reading it, I thought I would give this a go as it seemed a bit more likely and a bit more achievable for me. An interesting topic. I’d never thought of the swathe in the middle of the binary tee-total and heavy drinker. Moderation can be tough because it’s one’s own interpretation of the target and success against that target. The great takeaways for me: Dougary, Ginny (23 December 2011). "Jennifer Saunders: I need a drink, and more chemicals!". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012 . Retrieved 19 June 2014.

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He thanks "the clinicians who’ve given me so much of their time sharing their expertise", but why not put some in the book? He assures us "there are mountains of scientific studies on all this" and he has done "a fair amount of reading and listening on the subject". Drinking 100s of units a week, he says, meant facing "some pretty dire consequences with my innards". Don't buy this book thinking you'll learn anything at all about the effects of alcohol on health. Drummond School". Schools in Bradford. Flatmate Rooms. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 . Retrieved 14 September 2011. A fan of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Edmondson performed vocals with them as part of their 2006 reformation and countrywide tour. He also contributed vocals and writing for their 2007 album Pour l'Amour des Chiens. [29] Edmondson with the Bad Shepherds at the 2009 Cropredy FestivalThe first new studio album for 35 years". Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009 . Retrieved 6 January 2008. Adrian previously interviewed Rosie in February in her constituency of Kent for his TV show Brexit: Who’s In Charge?. The thought of never drinking alcohol frightens me as there are so many social and cultural influences around us to drink alcohol and similarly to Adrian, the happy times of my life have been about socialising and drinking with friends. It is certainly easier to be at an event where you know no one to have a glass of wine in hand. However, the glass of wine after a hard day at work (oh poor me working in a book shop) I can generally do without, they've become a habit and the "hard day at work" is just an excuse. Do you open a bottle of wine with good intentions? You’ll just have the one glass but, oops, look, now most of the bottle’s gone. Yes, you know the NHS guidelines suggest 14 units a week and, yes, you’re regularly busting that, but 14 units is nothing, right? Besides, you’re not busting it by that much. Sometimes, though, usually in the morning, a thought will niggle — am I overdoing it, is it possible that I am an alcoholic? But then the thought vanishes with the headache. After all, everyone else drinks a bit too much, don’t they?

The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less

All about the challenge of doing something about excessive drinking short of going fully abstinent. Seems to be working for him so far. Contains quite a few clever sounding approaches taken by him and various others he's talked to. This is a refreshingly honest into the Author's relationship with alcohol. While he does not conform with stereotypes of alcoholism, he certainly has/had/suffered/suffered it. And the way he discusses these issues with others who have had similar experiences but dealt with it in a variety of ways have helped provide me some techniques that may be useful at present or in the future (in areas other than alcohol). He played the role of Gordon in the 2013 Chichester Festival Theatre production of Neville's Island. In 2014, he reprised the role for the show's West End run. [15] In 2015, Edmondson voiced Stanley the Dachshund in adverts for health and life insurance company Vitality. [16]Edmondson appeared on the BBC One series That's Britain! 2011. In each episode, his task was to report as an "insider" in how a region of Britain works. A one-off special, Britain Beware, about the history of British public information films, was hosted by Edmondson and aired on ITV on 7 May 2012. It's all padded out with some long-winded percentage calculations of how many drinks he "WANTED/NEEDED/ENJOYED" in certain phases of his life - you can skip these. The popular broadcaster and columnist sets out to discover the unsung pleasures of drinking in moderation. Jane got upset during her appearance on the programme last week (Credit: BBC) Jane McDonald apologises for behaviour on The One Show