The Joke Was On Me, Barry Friedman
The Joke Was On Me, Barry Friedman
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The Joke Was On Me
A Comedian's Memoir

Author: Barry Friedman

Narrator: Barry Friedman

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Balkan Press

Published: 08/17/2021

Synopsis

Barry Friedman, a veteran of 30 years on the comedy road, delivers another punchline on standup. Filled with garden-variety kleptomaniacs, large, rum-drinking Bahamians, bitter, glorious, troubled, and sex-addicted women with ankle monitors, loquacious drug addicts, first-time Vegas lesbians, and tall, neurotic Jews in sweaters—and these are the sane people—The Joke Was On Me is the story, his story, of laughs and love and almost fame. It’s all true—as much as comedy will allow anyway.

About Barry Friedman

Barry Friedman is the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and the director of the Policing Project. For thirty years, he has taught, written about, and litigated issues of constitutional law and criminal procedure. He is the author of The Will of the People. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, and the New Republic, among other publications. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy

A real look at a comic's life in pieces and redemption Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021 A disclaimer before a review. First, this is an "adult" book, so if you are an adult or trying to be one, read on. Second, Friedman is an excellent writer, even when the topic falls into the "raunchy......more

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