A Very Punchable Face

A Very Punchable Face
Author :
Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 346
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101906323
ISBN-13 : 1101906324
Rating : 4/5 (324 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Very Punchable Face by : Colin Jost

Download or read book A Very Punchable Face written by Colin Jost and published by Crown. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Now I just want to kick him in the balls.”—Larry David NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Cosmopolitan • Vulture • Parade If there’s one trait that makes someone well suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch—metaphorically and, occasionally, physically. From growing up in a family of firefighters on Staten Island to commuting three hours a day to high school and “seeing the sights” (like watching a Russian woman throw a stroller off the back of a ferry), to attending Harvard while Facebook was created, Jost shares how he has navigated the world like a slightly smarter Forrest Gump. You’ll also discover things about Jost that will surprise and confuse you, like how Jimmy Buffett saved his life, how Czech teenagers attacked him with potato salad, how an insect laid eggs inside his legs, and how he competed in a twenty-five-man match at WrestleMania (and almost won). You'll go behind the scenes at SNL and Weekend Update (where he's written some of the most memorable sketches and jokes of the past fifteen years). And you’ll experience the life of a touring stand-up comedian—from performing in rural college cafeterias at noon to opening for Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall. For every accomplishment (hosting the Emmys), there is a setback (hosting the Emmys). And for every absurd moment (watching paramedics give CPR to a raccoon), there is an honest, emotional one (recounting his mother’s experience on the scene of the Twin Towers’ collapse on 9/11). Told with a healthy dose of self-deprecation, A Very Punchable Face reveals the brilliant mind behind some of the dumbest sketches on television, and lays bare the heart and humor of a hardworking guy—with a face you can’t help but want to punch.


A Very Punchable Face Related Books

A Very Punchable Face
Language: en
Pages: 346
Authors: Colin Jost
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-14 - Publisher: Crown

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I alw
Two Decades Naked
Language: en
Pages: 197
Authors: Leigh Hopkinson
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-26 - Publisher: Hachette Australia

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

For fans of Hooked by Samantha X and In My Skin by Kate Holden. Leigh Hopkinson was the least likely person to become a stripper but after spending two decades
Downtown Mardi Gras
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Leslie A. Wade
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-01 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding region in 2005, the city debated whether to press on with Mardi Gras or cancel the parades. U
MaxSec
Language: en
Pages: 221
Authors: Rick Fontes
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-09 - Publisher: Lulu.com

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

MaxSec, the final solution for prison overcrowding in America, holds many surprises and unintended consequences. Reporter Jimmy Slade, in his quest to get the s
Everything And Then Some
Language: en
Pages: 447
Authors: Mark Alan Norris
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-07 - Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Contains small bits to full-scale stories and screenplays all stuffed into one giant suitcase. The view backwards and forward 20 years after leaving art school;