Drinking Custard: The Diary of a Confused Mum

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I like to get involved in anything that involves storytelling and maybe trying to heal. That’s why that narration was so important to me because it was like our collective trauma in Hull was being shown to everyone, so others can learn from it. I got a lot of messages when it went out from people who really felt strongly about it. It wasn’t just like an office job, it was a lifestyle. I might not have any memories of it personally, but it’s still important for me to keep my grandad’s story’s alive.’ Beaumont was a contestant in the 16th series of Taskmaster, broadcast September–November 2023 and placing fifth. [38] Filmography [ edit ] Television [ edit ] Year Wyke 6th Form College – Hull – East Yorkshire". Wyke 6th Form College. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022 . Retrieved 13 April 2022. The first episode of "Hullraisers" is broadcast on Channel 4 this evening...The series is co-written by former Wyke student Lucy Beaumont...After studying A levels in English and Drama, Lucy progressed on to Hull University to complete her Drama degree. bookstagram #bookstagramming #bookstagrammer #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #hereforthereads #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #bookcollector #tbr #books #booksbooksbooks #bibliophile #lucybeaumont #drinkingcustard #octopuspublishing #netgalley #newtobookstagram This was my first ever audiobook and it was an easy one to start with! Before starting this I didn't know anything about Lucy Beaumont or Jon Richardson so I went into it totally blind.

I'm writing todays review as part of the Random Things Tour. Thank you to them and to Lucy Beaumont for sending me a copy of this book to read and review. Yes, I have thought about it. But we would kill each other. It would never get finished. One of us wouldn't be alive.’

That job, however, may even have spurned her next big thing if the plot of her show is to be believed, and if she has indeed written a comedy 'Wet Cloth, Dry Cloth' - a sitcom about a bunch of cleaners working at a university campus in Hull. However, it's currently not clear if that's real or a scripted part of the plot. Read More Related Articles I'm not overly familiar with Beaumont as I don't necessarily enjoy most Radio 4 comedy, and this was a light-hearted read with one or two memorable anecdotes and a fair bit of filler. Following in the footsteps of other comedians' books, this touched on the matter of class along with comedic diary-style entries. In 2019, Beaumont returned to the Edinburgh Festival with her show Space Mam, [27] which she also took on tour in the UK.

In 2022, Beaumont appeared in an episode of the revival series of The Weakest Link, hosted by Romesh Ranganathan. She was voted out in round 3. The two met through fellow comedian Roisin Conaty and now have a daughter Elsie Louise, born in 2016. In her own book called Drinking Custard: Diary Of A Confused Mum, she confessed that when she was wheeled into theatre for an emergency C-section, she feared she would die. There’s a Q&A you did with your mum, playwrightGill Adams, in the book. Would you consider publishing a book with your mum?

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She was a guest on Dave's Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled in 2015 and on the BBC Two panel quiz show QI in 2016. She has been a regular guest on the Dave panel show Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, hosted by her husband Jon Richardson, in 2018 and 2019. [26] The book charts, in chatty diary style from pre baby to first days at school and has this unique ‘thing’ where Lucy’s hubby ( Comedian John Richardson ) writes footnotes re various stories on how he remembers it or just adding his 2 pennorth in, it’s not all the time but it works really well Drinking Custard is a blessed relief from the current woes and uncertainties we all have and thoroughly unashamedly enjoyable A Meet the Richardsons Christmas special when Lucy Beaumont, on step, and Jon put on their own pantomime at their home near Hebden Bridge (Image: UKTV) Lucy Ann Beaumont (born 1983) is an English actress, writer, and stand-up comedian from Kingston upon Hull, England. Her performance is based largely on anecdotes about Hull and the wider Northern England region. [1] She was a finalist on So You Think You're Funny in 2011 and won the BBC Radio New Comedy Award in 2012. Her 2014 debut show at the Edinburgh Festival, We Can Twerk It Out, [1] [2] was nominated for that year's Best Newcomer Award. [3] Early life [ edit ]

She says she turned to comedy after studying drama at Hull University - the place she also ended up working as a cleaner when her first acting role fell through. I had SO MUCH FUN reading this book. I use caps because OH MY GOD IT’S BRILLIANT. Sorry to shout but it is. Where was this book 8 years ago when I first had my eldest, I would have killed to have something like this then. Every mum, new and old, even dads should read this. It’s highly relatable to how parenthood is terrifying as all hell but also a wonderful experience.

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After university, she briefly worked as a teaching assistant. When one of her first acting jobs after university fell through, Beaumont took on a job as a cleaner at the university to make a living, leading her to joke later that she was probably the only person with both a BA and an NVQ from the University of Hull. [9] [3] Career [ edit ] Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont welcome Dave into their home…sort of". corporate.uktv.co.uk. 11 June 2019 . Retrieved 29 December 2019.

In 2021, Channel 4 commissioned a comedy series called Hullraisers from Beaumont, co-written with Anne-Marie O'Connor and Caroline Moran. [33] [34] [35] Beaumont also released her first book Drinking Custard: Diary of a Confused Mum, which details her struggles with her pregnancy and motherhood. [36] [37] Lucy and Jon - well know for his appearances on 8 Out of Ten Cats, and for successful stand-up tours - live with their daughter, Elsie, three, who is often featured in their show. Beaumont, Lucy (5 February 2018). "The Hull women whose relentless fight protects fisherman today". iNews . Retrieved 29 December 2019. I give Drinking Custard Diary Of A Confused Mum By Lucy Beaumont (With interruptions from Jon Richardson) a Five out of Five paw rating. I did find some parts a little too repetitive. There was also random parts that seemed unnecessary, the main one was the location, location, location part about kirsty and Phil it just didn't make sense?!Drinking Custard: The Diary of a Confused Mum is Lucy’s new ‘mumoir’ – it’s filled with plenty of hilarious parenting moments (including being hospitalised with indigestion in her third trimester thanks to a burrito, a Disney’s Frozen party that really didn’t go to plan. and her addiction to custard) which we’re sure every first-time mum will relate to, but it’s also a very honest look into Lucy’s life. She really waves the flag for Hull whenever she can and, after living down South for a while, Lucy, her husband (8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Team Captain Jon Richardson) and first-born Elsie (who took an early liking to Yorkshire pudding) moved to Mytholmroyd near Hebden Bridge.