'An uproariously funny collection of true stories from one of the
comedy greats' - BILL BAILEY 'I loved this book. Absolutely adored
it. I devoured it and savoured every word. A wild and wonderful
love letter to comedy' - ADAM HILLS 'It's rare for comedians to be
as funny on paper as they are on stage, but Rich Hall nails it' -
CARL HIAASEN A collection of hilarious and often absurd epiphanies
in the legendary comedian's life that defined him - more in a for
worse than for better kind of way - and all delivered in his unique
deadpan style. Growing up, Rich Hall aspired to be a writer, and
after school he trained to be a journalist. But after a stint at
the Knoxville News Sentinel in Tennessee, he found himself trying
to impress a girl by doing a one-man show in a state university
campus in Kansas, armed with a bucket, a loudhailer and some dog
biscuits. It wasn't exactly a triumph, and he didn't get the girl,
but he had found his true calling. Nailing It is a collection of
true stories from both Hall's professional and personal life where
he really had to nail it. They're not about glitz, or fame, or how
he met his seventh wife at the rehab clinic and found spiritual
direction. None of that happened to him. They're about accidentally
melting Kraft cheese at his first Edinburgh Fringe Festival,
alienating an entire convention of RV holiday-makers in Las Vegas,
singing The Who's 'You Better You Bet' at a charity gig and turning
his performance into a legendary rock 'n' roll disaster, and
attempting to seduce Karen, which must have been successful because
she is now his wife. And other such escapades. Hall doesn't always
come out of them all covered in glory - far from it - but if
someone propped him up at the end of the comedy bar and put a 50p
coin in him, these are the tunes he would spin. And you'd be
laughing all night.
General
Imprint: |
Quercus Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Rich Hall
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Dimensions: |
196 x 128 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5294-2245-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-5294-2245-0 |
Barcode: |
9781529422450 |
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