What's That Lady Doing?: Guilt, Shame, Blame and Other Funny Stories (Paperback) - Lou Sanders

WHAT IS THAT LADY DOING? is a book about mistakes. And why we should de-flower shame in all its messy, complicated glory...

For fans of Really Good Actually and I'm Glad My Mom Died


'Moving, hilarious and generally astonishing' - Guardian
'Brave, funny and moving' - Aisling Bea
'A deftness that catches your breath' - Fern Brady
'An incredible piece of writing' - Brett Goldstein
'Interrogates moments of trauma with insight, kindness and humanity' - John Robins


This is a book about mistakes. And why we should de-flower shame in all its messy, complicated glory...

This book contains tales of dead dads, pretend dead dads, getting barred from an osteopath's, getting arrested, sex crimes and forgiveness.

I used to be addicted to boys and alcohol and then men and alcohol and then some other things. I was a little unhinged. I've got some great stories about when I was as mad as cheese and then some more stories about how I got less mad and more happy.

If that's the sort of thing you're after, please pick me up and take me to bed (that's the book speaking so a little joke there).

About the Author

Lou Sanders is a British comedian. She is the champion of series eight of Taskmaster, co-hosts Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable and has made a host of other television appearances from Live at the Apollo to The Late Late Show.

Lou has performed stand up around the world, including venues in New York, LA, Berlin and sell-out runs in Edinburgh and Soho. Lou has written articles for The Guardian, Time Out and GQ magazine.