Content tagged with "comedy"

I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff
Book Review
August 2, 2022
188

“I bought this because I loved Broad City, and I have always wanted to drive across country. This is a book of essays and personal reflections from Abbi Jacobson – one of the creators of Broad City while she decided to drive across the country, from New York to Los Angeles. About a third of he way…”

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Deane’s Library
Book Review
December 22, 2015
108

“I love Mindy Kaling so much, but she’s not nearly as funny in this book. The book is sort of an auto-biography, but not very deep, and with the obvious intent to be more funny than anything else. Throughout, she has short chapters which are meant to be funny little essays. Some are okay, but a lot…”

Is This Anything?
Deane’s Library
Book Review
March 13, 2022
147

“here’s the thing to understand: this is 400 pages of Seinfeld’s standup. That’s it. It’s very little more than this. I thought this was an examination of Jerry’s creative process. It’s not at all. There’s 3-4 pages of intro about how he decided he wanted to be a comic. The rest is divided up in to…”

Live from New York: An Oral History of Saturday Night Live
Deane’s Library
Book Review
December 31, 2017
73

“Incredible oral history of Saturday Night Live. There’s no actual narrative to this book – the entire thing is just a series of anecdotes told by cast members, writers, occasional hosts, and others. I loved the format, disagreements and all. 750 pages, and would have gladly read 750 more.”