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A load of hooey : a collection of new short humor fiction / Bob Odenkirk.

by Odenkirk, Bob, 1962-

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McSweeney's, [2014]

American wit and humor -- 21st century.

Television writers -- Anecdotes.

Comedians -- United States -- Anecdotes.

9781938073885 (hc.)

1938073886 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Hooey : a collection of new short humor fiction

139 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

"Inside is funny things"--Cover.

"Includes selections from Famous Quotations--Unabridged"--Title page.

"Bob Odenkirk dug a 13 ft. long, 8 1/2 ft. deep trench in order to get to the vein of hooey encased in this volume"--Back cover.

One should never read a book on the toilet -- Beginnings, or, A beginning, or, How this book began -- A portrait of the artist -- "Didn't work for me" -- Her laughter -- An angel of the Lord -- My education, or, The education of a me, or, I not dumb -- Louvre audio tour for homeowners -- Putting it out there -- My manifesto -- I think I just met God -- Politician's promise -- Hitler dinner party: a play -- My speech to the graduates of this fine inst-- What I'm looking for in another man -- The Phil Spector I knew -- Meaningful poem -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s worst speech ever -- Free speech for all! -- A hazy Christmas memory -- Baseball players' poems about sportswriters and sportswriting -- The origin of "Blackbird" -- I misspoke -- I found a Jackson Pollock! -- Abs -- Shakespeare in the park -- What to do in case of fire -- The second meeting of Jesus and Lazarus -- Actual-factual new Jesus facts -- So you want to get a tattoo! -- A vision of the future -- Obit for the creator of Mad Libs -- That's quite enough of you, Odenkirk -- Other books by this author.

"Comedy writer Bob Odenkirk has won Emmys and acclaim for his work on Saturday Night Live and Mr. Show with Bob and David. This book, his first, is a spleen-bruisingly funny omnibus that ranges from absurdist monologues ("Martin Luther King, Jr's Worst Speech Ever") to intentionally bad theater ("Hitler Dinner Party: A Play"); from avant-garde fiction ("Obituary for the Creator of Madlibs") to free-verse poetry. This book resembles nothing so much as a hilarious new sketch comedy show that’s exclusively available as a streaming video for your mind. As Odenkirk himself writes in "The Second Coming of Jesus and Lazarus," it is a book "to be read aloud to yourself in the voice of Bob Newhart." Born in Berwyn, Illinois, Bob Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for being the co-creator and co-star of the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David and for his role as criminal lawyer Saul Goodman on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad. Bob has written short comic pieces for the New Yorker and had a regular page in Vice magazine. Bob has directed three feature films: Melvin Goes To Dinner, Let's Go To Prison, and The Brothers Solomon."--Provided by publisher.

American wit and humor.

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