Let's Start a Riot: How a Young Drunk Punk Became a Hollywood Dad - Softcover

McCulloch, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1443426393 ISBN 13: 9781443426398

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2015

Synopsis

How did Bruce McCulloch, a young drunk punk from Alberta, end up a pyjama-clad dad in the Hollywood Hills with a pretty wife, a child sommelier for a son, and a daughter who believes in the Bottle Fairy? If you hold Cancer Boy as a comedy hero and shout “My pen! My pen!” to colleagues over the top of your cubicle, or even if you only vaguely recall the legendary comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, Bruce McCulloch’s bitingly funny collection of personal stories, Let’s Start a Riot, will make you laugh, cry while laughing and cringe just a little. Who but Bruce McCulloch could take us from his teenaged plan to pummel his father in “The Beautiful Day You Beat Up Your Dad” to the squirm-inducingly funny but ultimately moving “Sex Weekend,” to a behind-the-scenes moment of KITH friendship in “Forty-One Steps”? Not only do we get to see McCulloch experience “flop sweat” in front of his daughter’s elementary school class, but we are also treated to a poem he wrote to torture his agent, titled “Angie, The HIV Unicorn,” and his not-to-be-missed life lessons in the “Brucie-Derata.”

This unforgettable collection, peppered with moments of surprising poignancy, proves that although this infamous Kid may be all grown up, his singular brand of humour and signature wit remain firmly intact.

About this title

About the Author

BRUCE MCCULLOCH is a Canadian actor, writer, comedian and film director. He is best known for his work as a member of The Kids in the Hall and as a writer for Saturday Night Live. The director of Dog Park, Stealing Harvard and Superstar, McCulloch has made two acclaimed comedy/music albums, Shame-Based Man and Drunk Baby Project. McCulloch recently returned to television with a new comedy series, Young Drunk Punk, which is loosely based on parts of this book. He currently lives in the Hollywood Hills with his family and tours solo and with The Kids in the Hall to sold-out houses.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1443426393
• ISBN 13: 9781443426398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 281