The Story
In Nothing Like a Dame, Elaine reflects on a 50year journey that took her from being the lippy young girl brought up in a mining village in the heart of darkest Lanarkshire to a celebrated performer at the peak of the entertainment world. She recounts her long struggle to make it in a maledominated, workingclass Scotland at a time when women were supposed to just shut up and stay thin, especially in the sexist world of theater and television, where she was told, Look, women just arent funny. Despite many highs and lows, she has proceeded to forge a stellar career in show business, hosting her own TV series and becoming the first woman to consistently headline pantomimes in Scotland. She is a household name thanks to her comic portrayal of Mary Doll Nesbitt, the longsuffering wife in the awardwinning BBC comedy Rab C. Nesbitt. Nothing Like a Dame is a heartwarming memoir, candid, outspoken, hilarious and at times deeply sadexactly what you would expect from that lippy, opinionated, and wonderful Elaine C. Smith.
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In Nothing Like a Dame, Elaine reflects on a 50year journey that took her from being the lippy young girl brought up in a mining village in the heart of darkest Lanarkshire to a celebrated performer at the peak of the entertainment world. She recounts her long struggle to make it in a maledominated, workingclass Scotland at a time when women were supposed to just shut up and stay thin, especially in the sexist world of theater and television, where she was told, Look, women just arent funny. Despite many highs and lows, she has proceeded to forge a stellar career in show business, hosting her own TV series and becoming the first woman to consistently headline pantomimes in Scotland. She is a household name thanks to her comic portrayal of Mary Doll Nesbitt, the longsuffering wife in the awardwinning BBC comedy Rab C. Nesbitt. Nothing Like a Dame is a heartwarming memoir, candid, outspoken, hilarious and at times deeply sadexactly what you would expect from that lippy, opinionated, and wonderful Elaine C. Smith.
