Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the Canadian actor, gambler, and raconteur, and one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time
Norm Macdonald tells the story of his lifeโmore or lessโfrom his rural origins on a farm in the backwoods of Ontario to an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search, from an unbelievable audition for Lorne Michaels to his memorable run as the anchor of Saturday Night Liveโs โWeekend Updateโ (until a couple of O.J. jokes got him fired). But Based on a True Story is much more than just a memoir: itโs the hilarious, inspired epic of Normโs life.
Told as dispatches from a road trip to Las Vegas with his sidekick and enabler, Adam Egetโa plan hatched to regain the fortune heโd lost to sports betting and other vicesโNorm recounts the milestone moments of his life: the regrets, the love affairs, the times that Fortune smiled on him, and the times it did not. As the clock ticks down, Normโs debt reaches record heights, and he must find a way to evade the hefty price thatโs been placed on his head by one of the most dangerous loan sharks in the country.
As a comedy legend should, Norm peppers these pages with classic jokes and long-mythologized Hollywood stories. This tense, wildly adventurous, totally original, and absurdly funny memoir turns the conventional โcomicโs memoirโ on its head and gives the reader an exclusive glimpse inside the mad, glorious mind of Norm Macdonald.