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''DEEPLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY HILARIOUS AND UPLIFTING'' The Pool
''HEART-WARMING: UNMISSABLE'' Damian Barr, Metro

Susan Calman is a much-loved comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes from The News Quiz and Just a Minute to Armchair Detectives and Secret Scotland. She''s hosted the podcast Mrs Brightside and stole the nation''s hearts in Strictly Come Dancing. Her breakout solo stand up show, Susan Calman is Convicted, dealt with subjects like the death penalty, appearance and depression.

It was the overwhelming and positive reaction to the show she wrote about mental health that made Susan want to write a more detailed account of surviving depression when you''re the world''s most negative and anxious person.

The Crab of Hate is the personification of Calman''s depression and her version of the notorious