A collection of articles, letters, and essays by actors, comedians, and writers about a variety of topics.
You're a Horrible Person, but I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice
โ Scribed by The Believer
- Publisher
- Random House, Inc.;Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0307475239
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Review
Comedians have a reputation for being dark, bitter and angry. And thats exactly why their advice . . . is so entertaining to read. . . . Good advice? No. Fun reading material? Yes. _The Observer_s Very Short List
An apt hipster bathroom book. _Details _
Funny-funny._The Onion_s A.V. Club
For a swift, re-motivating kick to the rear, Ive never read anything like the gems dished out [in] Youre a Horrible Person, But I Like You. Caitlin Donohue, San Francisco Bay Guardian
A smart, fun addition to any literary enthusiasts artfully cluttered bedside table. _Marie Claire _
Dark, offensive and insulting. And really, really funny. By the end of David Crosss introduction, youll be ROFL. And yes, that inane Internet lingo is righteously ridiculed in here. _All Headline News_
Product Description
A compendium of advice from the producers, writers, and actors of The Office, Saturday Night Live, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Knocked Up, Flight of the Conchords, The Daily Show, Arrested Development, Reno 911!, and The Hangover along with other people who should really never give advice.
In these pages Fred Armisen offers help telling your dad youre a lesbiangive him the phone number and hell do it for you. Mindy Kaling provides guidance on ending things with your mistressdude, you totally have to kill her. Rainn Wilson offers insight on contacting that girl you dreamed about last nighthe has created all-purpose web portal for such interactions. Amy Sedaris identifies the best way to a mans heartbone saw through the chest cavity.
Aziz Ansari, Judd Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bamford, Todd Barry, Samantha Bee, Michael Ian Black, Andy Borowitz, Michael Cera, Vernon Chatman, Rob Corddry, David Cross, Larry Doyle, Paul Feig, Jim Gaffigan, Zach Galifianakis, Janeane Garofalo, Daniel Handler, Todd Hanson, Tim Heidecker, Ed Helms, Buck Henry, Mindy Kaling, John Lee, Thomas Lennon, Al Madrigal, Aasif Mandvi, Marc Maron, Adam McKay, Eugene Mirman, Morgan Murphy, Bob Odenkirk, John Oliver, Patton Oswalt, Martha Plimpton, Harold Ramis, Amy Sedaris, Michael Showalter, Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Sarah Vowell, David Wain, Eric Wareheim, Rainn Wilson, Lizz Winstead
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