Comedian and actor Nigel Planer offers a wildly entertaining and gloriously sideways glimpse into a remarkable life and work. Planer’s varied career includes creating characters such as Neil the Hippy from the iconic 1980s programme The Young Ones, appearing in shows including Blackadder, voicing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books, and writing over 100 episodes of The Magic Roundabout.
Drawing on his memoir Young Once, Planer shares stories from his life in conversation with Toby Lichtig, fiction and politics editor at The TLS. From receiving éclair related injuries to being bullied into BandAid by Bob Geldof, and gatecrashing a rave with Robin Williams, he explains why you should never give up on looking for your Happy Ever After.
