Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir
Norm Macdonald
Sep 2016 · Sold by Random House
4.7star
103 reviews
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About this ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Driving, wild and hilarious” (The Washington Post), here is the incredible “memoir” of the legendary actor, gambler, raconteur, and Saturday Night Live veteran.
When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a celebrity memoir, he flatly refused, calling the genre “one step below instruction manuals.” Norm then promptly took a two-year hiatus from stand-up comedy to live on a farm in northern Canada. When he emerged he had under his arm a manuscript, a genre-smashing book about comedy, tragedy, love, loss, war, and redemption. When asked if this was the celebrity memoir, Norm replied, “Call it anything you damn like.”
When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a celebrity memoir, he flatly refused, calling the genre “one step below instruction manuals.” Norm then promptly took a two-year hiatus from stand-up comedy to live on a farm in northern Canada. When he emerged he had under his arm a manuscript, a genre-smashing book about comedy, tragedy, love, loss, war, and redemption. When asked if this was the celebrity memoir, Norm replied, “Call it anything you damn like.”
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4.7
103 reviews
Boho Breindal
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March 6, 2023
Norm MacDonald is quite far from being an "obscure has-been." I'm glad he stooped so low as to write a book about himself and the game we call fame.
Magen Spencer
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November 13, 2016
I usually don't like memoirs by obscure has-been stand up comedians, but this one was actually really funny. Seriously though, hilarious.
5 people found this review helpful
A Google user
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April 2, 2024
If you are a fan of Norm MacDonald's work you'll probably enjoy this book. If you don't like it, however, I don't want to hear about it. I've got enough on my plate.
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About the author
Norm Macdonald was a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He died in September 2021.
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