Norm Macdonald was a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He died in September 2021.
"A driving, wild and hilarious ramble of a book, what might have
happened had Hunter S. Thompson embedded himself in a network
studio."-The Washington Post
"Dostoyevsky by way of 30 Rockefeller Center . . . the best new
book I've read this year or last."-The Wall Street
Journal
"This book is absurd fiction. . . . Scathing and funny."-The
New York Times
"Hilarious and filled with turns of phrase and hidden beauty like
only a collection of Norm Macdonald stories could
be."-Esquire
"Raucous . . . a hilarious, innovative work."-A.V. Club
"Part personal history and part meta riff on celebrity memoirs, the
book, it quickly becomes clear, is also just partly true (and all
hilarious)."-Vulture
"My three favorite books:
1. The Bible, by Moses and other guys
2. The Art of the Deal, by President of the United States of
America, Donald J. Trump (a.k.a. President Trumpy)
3. Based on a True Story, by Norm Macdonald
I have not read the first two. I have read Based on a True Story,
and I believe it to be largely bullshit, but it is very, very, very
funny! Thanks, Norm, for letting me be part of this Booker
Prize-for-literature-quality effort."-David
Letterman
"Norm is one of my all-time favorites, and this book was such a
great read I forgot how lonely I was for a while."-Amy
Schumer
"I always thought Normie's stand-up was the funniest thing there
was. But this book gives it a run for its money."-Adam
Sandler
"Norm is one of the greatest stand-up comics who's ever worked-a
totally original voice. His sense of the ridiculous and his use of
juxtaposition in his writing make him a comic's comic. We all love
Norm."-Roseanne Barr
"Norm Macdonald makes me laugh my ass off. Who is funnier than Norm
Macdonald? Nobody."-Judd Apatow
"Norm Macdonald is more than a triple threat-he's a septuple
threat. He is smart, funny, wry, rakish, polite, rakish . . . no,
wait. He is polite, insightful, and . . . aaaaah . . . warm. No.
He's exciting. Yeah. Exciting! You never know what he'll do. Okay,
then make that unpredictable. Add that up. He's amazing."-Alec
Baldwin
"Norm only has to grunt to make me laugh. And this book is three
hundred pages? Sign me up."-Sophia Amoruso, author of
#GIRLBOSS
"Norm is a double threat. His material and timing are both
top-notch, which is unheard of. He is one of my favorites, both on-
and off-stage."-Dave Attell
"David Letterman said it best: There is no one funnier than Norm
Macdonald."-Rob
Schneider
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