Humblebrag, Harris Wittels
Humblebrag, Harris Wittels
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Humblebrag
The Art of False Modesty

Author: Harris Wittels

Narrator: Harris Wittels

Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/25/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor

Synopsis

From comedian and writer (Parks and Recreation, Eastbound & Down) Harris Wittels comes a hysterical breakdown of boasts, brags, and self-adulation disguised as humble comments and complaints-based on his popular @humblebrag Twitter feed.

Something immediately annoyed Harris Wittels about Twitter. All of a sudden it was acceptable to brag, so long as those brags were ever-so-thinly disguised as transparent humility, such as:

"Just filed my taxes. Biggie was right, mo money mo problems."

"I hate when I go into a store to get something to eat and the male staff are too busy hitting on me to get my order right :( so annoying!"

Taking action by naming this phenomenon and creating the Twitter account called Humblebrag-dedicated solely to retweeting the humblebrags of others-Wittels's new word took the Internet by storm. Harris also shows readers what humblebrags might look like from some of history's most notable names, as well as devoting an entire chapter to a man who just might be the greatest humblebraggart of them all...

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nette on November 04, 2012

I'm familiar with Harris Wittels from the Comedy Bang Bang podcast, so I know how funny he is, but I wasn't sure how he could talk about fake-ly modest tweets for a whole book. But he did! And it's very funny, perfect for a quiet night or long a plane trip. You know, like when you're flying home (fi......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on July 17, 2016

I laughed every page. And thus cried every page, because I miss this stupid guy and his jokes so much.......more

Goodreads review by Adam on October 31, 2012

So, Harris Wittels wrote a book, and it's not a Deep Thoughts-style Foam Corner collection? Because that would be the proverbial shit. That would be like getting sprung off that Molly while "Harry Hood" played over the speakers at my favorite restaurant, Tapas the Mornin' to Jah. Instead, this colle......more

Goodreads review by Katie on July 13, 2015

3.5 stars. Not amazing, but entertaining. It's basically just him reading tweets and then making snarky comments about them. It works. I'd listen if you're considering it, it might be too tedious to read.......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on May 31, 2024

At one point, he says "sorry bout them tits". I feel like this will either be enough to pique your interest (you're the right person for this book) or annoy you (this isn't for you; sorry about your sense of humor).......more

Quotes

"Harris Wittels is a hilarious performer and writer and with this book he has coined a new term for that thing that drives us crazy. But honestly, I don't know how I feel about this whole thing. It makes me nervous." -Amy Poehler

"Great, Harris. This is a really good use of your time." -Mindy Kaling, comedian and NYT bestselling author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

"HUMBLEBRAG: The Art of False Modesty is an amazing assembly of hilariousness and an anthology of heartbreaking insecurity. Enjoy it-but don't forget how sad it is." -Sarah Silverman, comedian and New York Times bestselling author of The Bedwetter

"I haven't read this, and never intend to, but Harris is my friend, so I feel obligated to give him a 'blurb' for his book. He's a funny writer...I'm sure it's not that bad." -Aziz Ansari, comedian, NBC's Parks and Recreation

"I can't believe they asked me of all people to blurb a bestselling book! Weird." -Bill Simmons, ESPN columnist and New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Basketball

"So weird to be asked to write a blurb for this amazing book when they passed over Alec Baldwin, Bono and The Pope. Like I'm ANYWHERE near as important as those guys. I mean, I DO have more Twitter followers than Baldwin. Oh well." -Patton Oswalt, comedian and New York Times bestselling author of Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

"Since the dawn of man, bragging has been evolving, growing more elusive and resilient. Thank you, Harris Wittels, for identifying the new strain, the "humblebrag." Humanity is forever in your debt. -Ezra Koenig, lead singer of Vampire Weekend

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