In this refreshingly candid memoir, Kal Penn recounts why he
rejected the advice of his aunties and guidance counselors and,
instead of becoming a doctor or "something practical," embarked on
a surprising journey that has included acting, writing, working as
a farmhand, teaching Ivy League University courses, and smoking
fake weed with a fake President of the United States, before
serving the country and advising a real one. You Can't Be Serious
is a series of funny, consequential, awkward, and ridiculous
stories from Kal's idiosyncratic life. It's about being the
grandson of Gandhian freedom fighters, and the son of immigrant
parents: people who came to this country with very little and went
very far-and whose vision of the American dream probably never
included their son sliding off an oiled-up naked woman in a raunchy
Ryan Reynolds movie...or getting a phone call from Air Force One as
Kal flew with the country's first Black president. With
intelligence, humor, and charm on every page, Kal reflects on the
most exasperating and rewarding moments from his journey so far. He
pulls back the curtain on the nuances of opportunity and racism in
the entertainment industry and recounts how he built allies, found
encouragement, and dealt with early reminders that he might never
fit in. And of course, he reveals how, after a decade and a half of
fighting for and enjoying successes in Hollywood, he made the
terrifying but rewarding decision to take a sabbatical from a
fulfilling acting career for an opportunity to serve his country as
a White House aide. Above all, You Can't Be Serious shows that
everyone can have more than one life story. Kal demonstrates by
example that no matter who you are and where you come from, you
have many more choices than those presented to you. It's a story
about struggle, triumph, and learning how to keep your head up. And
okay, yes, it's also about how he accidentally (and very stupidly)
accepted an invitation to take the entire White House Office of
Public Engagement to a strip club-because, let's be honest, that's
the kind of stuff you really want to hear about.
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