Is it just me?

Miranda Hart is one of my very favourite people on tv at the moment. She plays Chummy in Call the Midwife wonderfully an her own sitcom ‘Miranda' is a joy and one of my cherished shows that makes me laugh.

Miranda is a very rare thing in comedy these days, someone who doesn't need to raise laughs by poking fun at others. She's not crude, foul mouthed or controversial. She gets her laughs by poking fun firmly at herself and through slapstick situational comedy and I love her to bits.

In her book she somehow manages to bring her tone of voice that is very distinct in her show to the page. It just feels like watching an episode of Miranda. She's happy to poke fun at herself throughout and as she speaks to her teenage self she takes us through chapters on such topics as holidays, dating, jobs and those other tricky situations life throws at us.

This book was laugh out loud funny. Some of the situations Miranda explains she's found herself in are gems and it's a really good thing in our recession laden times that there are people who can still make us laugh with sheer mischievous glee and mirth.

Miranda Hart is a gem and her book is also. Very highly recommended.