Born standing up - Rambling Readers

Hardcover, 209 pages

English language

Published Nov. 21, 2007 by Scribner.

ISBN:: 978-1-4165-5364-9
OCLC Number:: 153578765

(4 reviews)

The author shares the stories of his years in stand-up comedy in a humorous memoir that recalls a first job selling guidebooks at Disneyland, his early magic and comedy act, his years of honing his craft, and the sacrifice, discipline, and originality it took to take him to the top.

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4 stars

I stumbled upon this book and am glad I did. Insightful, funny, and touching at times. It was a quick, light read, with little or no unneeded fluff. It was really interesting to find out the method behind his act.

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Subjects

Entertainers
Biography

Places

United States