I Must Say My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend
Short, Martin with Kamp, David
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Publishers, Toronto, 2014
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, CanadaLower Beverley Better Books
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Number line: 14 15 16 17 18 OV/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Martin Short's memoir from Toronto to Hollywood. 318 pp. plus Acknowledgments. White cloth spine has black, glossy text and binds dark grey, paper covered boards with publisher's colophon impressed on bottom front corner. Top edge has narrow band of sunning, ow, book is as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 160324.
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- Title
- I Must Say My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend
- Author
- Short, Martin with Kamp, David
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers, Toronto
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0062368842
- ISBN 13
- 9780062368843
- Edition
- True First Canadian Edition, 1st Print
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Autobiography, Canadiana, Humour
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Review
This book is a wonderful combination of the very funny and the very poignant. --Matt Lauer"
Very entertaining, lovely new memoir. I read it and wished I had read it again. It is nothing but delightful. --David Letterman"
I read it back to front and was surprised by its shocking beginning. --Steve Martin"
I love this book...If you love comedy, you have to read this book. I don t want it to end every chapter is so fun and interesting and great. --Jimmy Fallon"
Martin Short is a comedy superhero and this book is a peek inside his Fortress of Solitude. --Amy Poehler"
As long as I ve known him I ve tried to figure out what makes Marty tick. Now I have to read this book to find out? What a rotten Canadian trick! --Tom Hanks"
What a wonderful book! If only it was about someone else. --Larry David"
This book, like Marty s life, is a nutty-mahvelous affair. --Paul Shaffer"
A true vaudevillian, Short is always on as he delivers funny anecdotes from a diffuse and storied career. --Kirkus Reviews"
Short s memoir is filled with all sorts of lovely anecdotes about eccentric and endlessly interesting people. --New York Magazine"
A self-deprecating book filled with funny anecdotes about his family and famous friends Short is by turns philosophical and endearingly goofy. --USA Today"
I loved the book. I loved everything in it. --Rosie O'Donnell"
An engaging, often quite funny, story of a man s life, with all of its highs and lows. --Booklist"
Short s endearing memoir is, of course, funny, but it s also a rare thing: the tale of a genuine human being who s thrived on planet Hollywood. --Washington Post"
Short s delightful memoir more than proves that he is a very funny comedian. --Publishers Weekly"
"This book is a wonderful combination of the very funny and the very poignant."--Matt Lauer
"Very entertaining, lovely new memoir. I read it and wished I had read it again. It is nothing but delightful."--David Letterman
"I read it back to front and was surprised by its shocking beginning."--Steve Martin
"I love this book...If you love comedy, you have to read this book. I don't want it to end...every chapter is so fun and interesting and great."--Jimmy Fallon
"Martin Short is a comedy superhero and this book is a peek inside his Fortress of Solitude."--Amy Poehler
"As long as I've known him I've tried to figure out what makes Marty tick. Now I have to read this book to find out? What a rotten Canadian trick!"--Tom Hanks
"What a wonderful book! If only it was about someone else."--Larry David
"This book, like Marty's life, is a nutty-mahvelous affair."--Paul Shaffer
"A true vaudevillian, Short is always on as he delivers funny anecdotes from a diffuse and storied career."--Kirkus Reviews
"Short's memoir is filled with all sorts of lovely anecdotes about...eccentric and endlessly interesting people."--New York Magazine
"A self-deprecating book filled with funny anecdotes about his family and famous friends... Short is by turns philosophical and endearingly goofy."--USA Today
"I loved the book. I loved everything in it."--Rosie O'Donnell
"An engaging, often quite funny, story of a man's life, with all of its highs and lows."--Booklist
"Short's endearing memoir is, of course, funny, but it's also a rare thing: the tale of a genuine human being who's thrived on planet Hollywood."--Washington Post
"Short's delightful memoir more than proves that he is a very funny comedian."--Publishers Weekly
-This book is a wonderful combination of the very funny and the very poignant.---Matt Lauer
-Very entertaining, lovely new memoir. I read it and wished I had read it again. It is nothing but delightful.---David Letterman
-I read it back to front and was surprised by its shocking beginning.---Steve Martin
-I love this book...If you love comedy, you have to read this book. I don't want it to end...every chapter is so fun and interesting and great.---Jimmy Fallon
-Martin Short is a comedy superhero and this book is a peek inside his Fortress of Solitude.---Amy Poehler
-As long as I've known him I've tried to figure out what makes Marty tick. Now I have to read this book to find out? What a rotten Canadian trick!---Tom Hanks
-What a wonderful book! If only it was about someone else.---Larry David
-This book, like Marty's life, is a nutty-mahvelous affair.---Paul Shaffer
-A true vaudevillian, Short is always on as he delivers funny anecdotes from a diffuse and storied career.---Kirkus Reviews
-Short's memoir is filled with all sorts of lovely anecdotes about...eccentric and endlessly interesting people.---New York Magazine
-A self-deprecating book filled with funny anecdotes about his family and famous friends... Short is by turns philosophical and endearingly goofy.---USA Today
-I loved the book. I loved everything in it.---Rosie O'Donnell
-An engaging, often quite funny, story of a man's life, with all of its highs and lows.---Booklist
-Short's endearing memoir is, of course, funny, but it's also a rare thing: the tale of a genuine human being who's thrived on planet Hollywood.---Washington Post
-Short's delightful memoir more than proves that he is a very funny comedian.---Publishers Weekly
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