Book-ful of belly laughs from Maleny born author

By Sasha Scullion

IT’S always nice to be reminded that there’s someone doing crazy better than you.

In this regard, former Maleny student and debut author, Andy Kay, has taken a bullet for the team, releasing his memoir, ‘The Adventures of Little Andy’ last month.

Little Andy, as he is better known, hightailed it out of the hinterland town for the dreary but exotic lights of London just days after graduating from Maleny State High. It was a move to find himself after struggling through his parents divorce and questions about his own sexuality.

What followed was years, turning into decades, of typically weird, sometimes awkward, often insane encounters, from his accidental stumbling into his role as a highly successful bingo caller, to finding himself in dire straits during an Ellen DeGeneres interview.

On leaving Australia, Andy said it was the best thing he could have done for his own sanity.