Sofie Hagen

En bok för dig som är tjock, som någonsin känt dig obekväm i din kropp eller som har en tjock vän, partner eller släkting.

Komikern Sofie Hagen har varit tjock i hela sitt liv. I Happy fat berättar hon öppet och humoristiskt om hur hon gjorde sig kvitt all fettfobi och allt fetthat i sin vardag och började acceptera sig själv och sin kropp.

Det handlar om skam, sex, kärlek, kläder, smala flygplanssäten och offentliga toaletter som är så trånga att man fastnar - och Sofie delar med sig av egna erfarenheter, praktiska råd och visdom från andra fettaktivistiska förkämpar genom historien.

Happy fat är delvis biografi och delvis debattinlägg - en glödande, svidande och underhållande guide till hur man kräver utrymme i en värld där människor döms och diskrimineras på grund av sitt utseende, och där skönhet och smalhet är de egenskaper som värderas högst.

'Perfect, kind, hilarious and persuasive' Lena Dunham'You need this book. Your mum needs this book. Your best friend needs this book. Everyone needs a dose of Happy Fat!' Julie Murphy'I am a fat person and I love my body. I feel lucky to be able to say that - it has taken a lot of work and a lot of time. I want to tell you what I have learned and how I got here.'In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgement and discrimination are rife.From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, Sofie provides practical tips for readers - drawing wisdom from other Fat Liberation champions along the way.Part memoir, part social commentary, Happy Fat is a funny, angry and impassioned look at how taking up space in a culture that is desperate to reduce you can be radical, emboldening and life-changing.

''Penguin''s fine pandemic audio festival delivers hours of laughs from comedy''s most creative talents.'' - The Observer

''An absolutely cracking lineup'' - The Guardian

''A marvellous wheeze, almost like attending a private stand-up gig'' - The I

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The show has been called off. The show must go on....

Penguin is proud to bring you its very own audio comedy festival, featuring acts who would have performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2020, developed in association with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.

Containing nearly eight hours of hilarious original material from some of the finest comedians on the circuit, listeners can laugh along as Jordan Brookes (Winner of Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019) takes you on a disastrous guided meditation session, Sofie Hagen (Comedy Central, Live from the BBC) lifts the lid on her Westlife fan fiction days, and just as Shakespeare did during the plague, Ivo Graham (Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week) tucks into his version of King Lear during the lockdown.

Featuring household names, through to debut acts, as well as being compered by Scotland''s very own Fern Brady (8 Out of 10 Cats, The News Quiz), Edinburgh Unlocked is the unmissable comedy festival that you can attend without leaving your living room.

Full Cast: Ivo Graham, Sofie Hagen, Fern Brady, Dane Baptiste, Jessie & Bebe Cave, Jordan Brookes, Lou Sanders, John Kearns, Jen Brister, Christopher Bliss, Michelle de Swarte, Sheeps, Glamrou, Giants (Fjord), Crystal Rasmussen, Jen Brister, Chloe Petts, Anna & Helen, Kemah Bob, Leo Reich, Jake Farrell, Yuriko Kotani, SHELF, Mo Omar.

Please note this contains adult themes and content.

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