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I have a book coming out. It’s an illustrated version of a new solo show, with cartoons by the marvellous Martin Rowson. It entails a dog who wants to be an artist so he can wear sunglasses inside, a hunt for a copy of Moby Dick signed by the whale, and a pretty comprehensive (and hilarious) philosophical takedown of the entire modern world.

It’s called Portrait of the Dog as a Young Artist.

I wrote it for the weird and wonderful Laugharne Literary Festival, which I do every year. As you probably know, Laugharne is where Dylan Thomas lived and worked and largely based Under Milk Wood on. The story was conceived as a love-letter to the festival, but despite a few in-jokes, it’s written to appeal to anyone who likes my stuff.

It’s as if Nick has written his loving and belly rattling funny genius onto walls which have never stopped echoing the works of Dylan Thomas – and I am here for this time-bent symphony of utter madness.

Carys Eleri

An utterly beguiling little volume. Brilliant, beautiful and not a little bonkers. The collaboration by the ghosts of Saki, Flann O’Brien and Eric Morecambe that the world didn’t know it needed.This is just lovely. Unapologetically erudite, unfailingly hilarious and ridiculously charming.

James O’Brien

I enjoyed this hugely- very funny and inventive…a brilliant mystery tour through the back-alleys of a great comic mind.

Andy Hamilton

Nick Revell was the first stand up I saw at the Comedy Store – he was sharp and funny and had wonderful hair- he still does – it looks as good as the day he bought it – he still has remarkable energy for his age – it always delights me to see him about to go on stage, bent over and receiving his energising injection from Dr Buck in his Elixir Van – that elixir is why you have this wonderful piece of work in front of you – it is like an out of body experience of extreme Bibliomania celebrated – it is not a full out of body experience as the last time Nick did that his soul refused to go back into his wretched frame until coaxed in by a cheese triangle – let us celebrate the eccentric ingenuity of the words within and let us raise a glass to Dr Buck for making it all possible.

Robin Ince

Nick Revell is a writer and comedian.

He has published two novels; House of the Spirit Levels and Night of the Toxic Ostrich. His plays include Love and Other Fairy Tales, Maybe Some Other Time, Better than Dead, and Waiting for the End of the World. His TV and Radio work includes The Million Pound Radio Show, The Nick Revell Show, Drop the Dead Donkey, BrokenDreamCatcher and Call Jonathan Pie.