Grit, Spit, and Never Quit, Rob Riggle
Grit, Spit, and Never Quit, Rob Riggle
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Grit, Spit, and Never Quit
A Marine's Guide to Comedy and Life

Author: Rob Riggle

Narrator: Rob Riggle

Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2025


Synopsis

Comedian Rob Riggle’s frank, funny, and inspirational memoir about how the lessons he learned while serving in the US Marines prepared him for life, especially when it came to pursuing his comedy dreams.

Before he graced movie screens in films like The Hangover and television in shows like The Daily Show, Rob Riggle served his country as a Marine for twenty-three years. He helped liberate an embassy in Liberia, served at a refugee camp in Albania before going into Kosovo, did search and rescue at Ground Zero, and was deployed to Afghanistan twice. He learned the hard way that you need to embrace the suck and never give up if you want to get anywhere in life. And those lessons came in handy, especially when he faced tough crowds as he tried to establish his comedy career. He’s been heckled (by idiots), shot at (by bigger idiots), rejected for roles, and flopped more often than a European soccer player in the World Cup. But no matter what he was doing, every time Riggle wanted to throw in the towel, he channeled his inner Marine and kicked his ass in gear.
 
Grit, Spit, and Never Quit has action, tear‑jerker scenes, side‑splitting laughs, and plenty of bumper sticker moments. He’s jumped out of planes, he’s become one of the most recognizable comedians in the country—but at his core, Rob is a regular guy from Kansas with grit, spit, and the will to never quit.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Danielle on November 25, 2025

Thanks to Rob Riggle, NetGalley, and Grand Central Publishing for the e-ARC! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I enjoy Rob Riggle’s comedy so when I saw this on NetGalley, I requested immediately! I’m not a non-fiction reader. This......more

Goodreads review by Kat on October 10, 2025

I have been a fan of Rob Riggle ever since I saw his Daily Show sketch Marines vs. Berkeley. I then started noticing him making appearances in some of my favorite shows including Modern Family and New Girl. I’ve also always loved that he was a US Marine and that he kept serving even as he became mor......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on November 24, 2025

I really enjoyed this book as I have always enjoyed Rob Riggle’s humor, but I never knew of his amazing background. Riggle grew up 15 minutes away from where I am now sitting as I write this review. The book discusses his early years growing up in the Kansas City suburbs, and then he talks about try......more

Goodreads review by Ward on October 08, 2025

The title is accurate -- while the author's progress and experience as an actor and comedian are documented, it's his service as a U.S. Marine that is the core (sorry) of the narrative. (thanks to NetGalley for providing a proof to review)......more

Goodreads review by Joe on November 08, 2025

Before reading this book, Rob Riggle was like the friend of a good friend. I enjoyed my time with him on The Daily Show, Bear Grylls, Angie Tribeca, New Girl, etc. But Riggle wasn’t my friend yet. This book, to continue the metaphor, is the first time Riggle and I have ever hung out without the mutu......more


Quotes

"Readers familiar with Riggle only through his acting work will be shocked by the breadth of his résumé, and those who’ve never heard of him will be charmed by this unconventional spin on the showbiz memoir. It’s a winner."—Publishers Weekly