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First edition. |
| Physical Description |
xiv, 315 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. |
| Summary |
Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor, Colin Jost, grew up as an overweight kid in a family of firefighters on Staten Island, commuting three hours a day to high school and "seeing the sights" (like watching a Russian woman throw a stroller off the back of a ferry) to attending Harvard while Facebook was created (and choosing comedy instead!), Colin shares how he has navigated the world like a "slightly smarter Forrest Gump." You'll go behind the scenes at SNL (where he's written some of the most iconic sketches and characters of the past fifteen years) and Weekend Update (where's he's been "the white guy next to Leslie Jones.") And you'll experience the life of a touring stand-up comedian-from performing in rural cafeterias at noon to opening for Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall. For every accomplishment (hosting the Emmys), there is a setback (hosting the Emmys). And for every absurd moment (watching paramedics give CPR to a raccoon), there is an honest, emotional one (recounting his mother's experience on the scene of the Twin Towers' collapse on 9/11.) |
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Jost, Colin, 1982-
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Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
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Television comedy writers -- United States -- Biography.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Autobiographies.
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| Alternate Title |
Saturday night live (Television program)
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