'Where have all my friends gone?'
When Max Dickins decided to propose to his girlfriend, he realised there was no one he could call on to be his best man.
He quickly learned that that he wasn't the only man struggling with friendships. For decades, countless studies from across the world have confirmed that men have fewer close friends than women - and the problem gets worse the older men get. But what goes wrong? And what can men do about it? Dickins is going to find out.
His funny and charmingly candid search takes him to the doors of world-leading experts. It forces him to examine the friendships he's had over the years, and where they have foundered. And, briefly, it sends him to the website 'Rent A Friend', where he pays someone to hang out with him. But let's not dwell on that.
Join Max as he takes a defibrillator to his social life. As he ultimately discovers that if he wants a Best Man, then he needs to be a better man.
MAX DICKINS is an author, a playwright and a recovering stand-up comedian. He has had his own Sony Award-nominated show on Absolute Radio and appeared numerous times on BBC One's Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Dickins' critically acclaimed live shows have played to sell-out crowds at the Edinburgh Festival and on national tours. IRL he is also the co-director of Hoopla, the UK's first dedicated improv comedy theatre. Once, he taught four plonkers on The Apprentice how to run a corporate improv workshop on a steam train. It was a disaster.
@maxdickins | maxdickins.com
Title: Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem
Author: Dickins, Max
ISBN: 9781838853518
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Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-07-07
Number of Pages: 336
Weight: 0.4501 kg
Praise for Kin: Dickins' inimitable writing style is unmistakable. Kin is a very moving story which unfolds beautifully with a subtle comedy woven through * * Theatre Weekly * *
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