{"product_id":"based-on-a-true-story-a-memoir","title":"Based on a True Story: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER •  “Driving, wild and hilarious” ( The   Washington Post ), here is the incredible “memoir” of the actor, gambler, raconteur, and  Saturday Night Live  veteran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t miss Norm’s new Netflix special,  Hitler’s Dog, Gossip \u0026amp; Treachery !\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for  Based on a True Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Dostoyevsky by way of 30 Rockefeller Center . . . the best new book I’ve read this year or last.” — The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“This book is absurd fiction. . . . Scathing and funny.” — The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Hilarious and filled with turns of phrase and hidden beauty like only a collection of Norm Macdonald stories could be.” — Esquire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Raucous . . . a hilarious, innovative work.” — A.V. Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Part personal history and part meta riff on celebrity memoirs, the book, it quickly becomes clear, is also just partly true (and all hilarious).” — Vulture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Very, very, very funny! Thanks, Norm, for letting me be part of this Booker Prize–for–literature–quality effort.” —David Letterman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Norm is brilliant and thoughtful and there is sensitivity and creative insight in his observations and stories. A lot of comics over the years have been compared to Mark Twain, but I think Norm is the only one who actually matches the guy in terms of his voice and ability. I seriously f**king love Norm Macdonald. Please buy his book. He probably needs the cash. He’s really bad with money.” —Louis C.K., from the foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Norm is one of my all-time favorites, and this book was such a great read I forgot how lonely I was for a while.” —Amy Schumer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“I always thought Normie’s stand-up was the funniest thing there was. But this book gives it a run for its money.” —Adam Sandler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Norm is one of the greatest stand-up comics who’s ever worked—a totally original voice. His sense of the ridiculous and his use of juxtaposition in his writing make him a comic’s comic. We all love Norm.” —Roseanne Barr\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Norm Macdonald makes me laugh my ass off. Who is funnier than Norm Macdonald? Nobody.” —Judd Apatow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Norm Macdonald is more than a triple threat—he’s a septuple threat. He is smart, funny, wry, rakish, polite, rakish . . . no, wait. He is polite, insightful, and . . . aaaaah . . . warm. No. He’s exciting. Yeah. Exciting! You never know what he’ll do. Okay, then make that unpredictable. Add that up. He’s amazing.” —Alec Baldwin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Norm is a double threat. His material and timing are both top-notch, which is unheard of. He is one of my favorites, both on- and off-stage.” —Dave Attell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Letterman said it best: There is no one funnier than Norm Macdonald.” —Rob Schneider\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54359908843888,"sku":"A3355","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/8543\/8576\/files\/ebook_2463_f10d16aa33.jpg?v=1790156870","url":"https:\/\/antbook.store\/fr-fr\/products\/based-on-a-true-story-a-memoir","provider":"ANTBOOK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}