Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #537172 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

Interesting, funny, a great read
Rarely is the human condition rendered so comically and skillfully. Maher tapped into a scene few would have the gumption and uber-wit to tackle. Any reader will be grateful after gliding through the easily readable and highly entertaining True Story. You know Maher's been there (and beyond) and his perspective of the comic's life is truthful. Maher is known as "the intelligent comic," now I know him as a damn fine writer as well.

Bill Maher; A man who knows comedy and can write about it!
Bill Maher knew what he was talking about when he wrote this outrageously funny book! He captured the comedy scene with a scence of brilliant arrogence like no other comedian could. Read this book then read it again in a year then read it a year after that, its gets better with every read. You will feel like you've lived the comedy uprising, from the small numbers of hard working dedicated comidens to the funny guy in your group of friends who thinks he can get up on stage and make it big because you "say hes funny". I recomend this book to anyone who enjoys smart comedy and/or likes the comedy club scene and would like to understand what the "Host" for the evening is thinking.

People Think This Guy is Funny?????
I had never heard of Bill Maher when I picked this book up about 4 years ago (I didn't get Comedy Central on my cable at the time), but I thought a book about comedy by a comedian would be, well, you know, comical. Far from it. I don't remember laughing at anything in the novel and the story didn't have a whole lot of meat to it. And the jokes were mediocre at best. It wasn't until Maher's Politically Incorrect hit the network that I saw him in action. He's a smart guy, but he can't tell a funny story or joke, either spoken or written. Sorry, Bill, but you're overrated.