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A Load of Hooey
A Load of Hooey | Bob Odenkirk
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Bob Odenkirk is a legend in the comedy-writing world, winning Emmys and acclaim for his work on Saturday Night Live, Mr. Show with Bob and David, and many other seminal TV shows. 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 that's funnier and more powerful than the work of Calvin Trillin, Jewel, and Robert Louis Stevenson combined. Odenkirk's debut 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.”
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1. I always seem to be recommending Jenny Lawson, so I'll switch it up this time with the tagged book.
2. February
3. Just three kitties. Love seeing all the adorable pics Littens with kiddos share, but I'm satisfied with appreciating them at a distance.
4. (From my pre-vegan days) Snyder of Hanover's Honey Mustard Onion Pretzel Pieces, or as I was fond of abbreviating them, H.M.O.P.P.s.
5. Will do! 🎉

@jesshowbooks #friyayintro

TheDaysGoBy I see everyone mentioning their pets as kids and I totally didn‘t think about my kitty 😂 6y
MicheleinPhilly Those pretzels are the BEST. 6y
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Melkyl
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Overall, this was pretty funny. I definitely laughed out loud more than once. It did have a few not-so-funny parts, but that is to be expected. Not everything strikes me as funny all of the time. I really like the author and his work, so I am probably biased. I listened to it on Hoopla, and it was read by the author.

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LadyElaine
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Perfect blurb on the front of this book.