"Widely regarded as the finest straight man in comedy, Nicholas Parsons has enjoyed a long and varied career to date and is perhaps best known for chairing the long-running panel game Just a Minute. In this quirky memoir, he reflects on the changes that he has seen in the entertainment business over the past two decades. From his role as narrator in the stage musical The Rocky Horror Show to his work as an entertainer on cruise ships, Parsons has been flexible enough to adapt to changing times and has had a whale of a time in the process. His often outrageous live chat show has run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for eight consecutive years and has provided him with a wealth of hilarious stories, as have his experiences of after-dinner speaking, voice-overs and film work, and the best of them are recounted here. Celebrating a life in comedy, this is Nicholas Parsons- With Just a Touch of Hesitation, Repetition and Deviation, and with much wit, wisdom and hilarity."