Not Taco Bell Material, Adam Carolla
Not Taco Bell Material, Adam Carolla
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Not Taco Bell Material

Author: Adam Carolla

Narrator: Adam Carolla

Abridged: 7 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/12/2012


Synopsis

In his second book, Adam Carolla—author of New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks and chart-topping podcaster—reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.

Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him crazy and personal stories about everything from his hardscrabble childhood to his slacker friends to the hypocrisy of Hollywood. He tackled rants in his first book, and now he tells his best stories and debuts some never-before-heard tales as well.  Organized by the myriad “dumps” Carolla called home as a child—through the flophouse apartments he rented in his twenties, up to the homes he personally renovated after achieving success in Hollywood—the anecdotes here follow Adam’s journey and the hilarious pitfalls along the way.

Adam Carolla started broke and blue collar and has now been on the Hollywood scene for over fifteen years. Yet he never lost his underdog demeanor.  He’s still connected to the working class guy he once was, and delivers a raw and edgy, fish-out-of-water take on the world he lives in (but mostly disagrees with), telling all the stories, no matter who he offends—family, friends or the famous.

About The Author

ADAM CAROLLA is a radio and TV host, comedian, actor, and host of the Adam Carolla Podcast. Carolla is well known as the co-host of the radio and MTV show Loveline, the co-creator and co-host of The Man Show, and as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter

If you've listened to Adam Carolla on the radio, you've probably heard about 90% of these stories before in some form or another. I guess what you're paying for with the book is a more coherent collection that has some structure to it. I listened to the audiobook, which was an interesting experience......more

Goodreads review by Erin

Oh Adam Carolla, I want to like you, but the more I get to know you, the more distasteful I find you. Some of his anecdotes were funny. I especially enjoyed the one about Natalie from the Dixie Chicks. But I think I enjoyed that story mostly because it was a masterful prank played on Carolla by Jimm......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

Updated Review: Overall, this book made me happy, but I think there won't be a huge audience that loves this book. For those who want to be entertained, read his book, "In 50 years, We'll All Be Chicks". "Not Taco Bell Material" is more of those wondering about his journey and how it's possible to ov......more

Goodreads review by Jim

I live under a rock. I've never seen Jimmy Kimmel, save for brief commercials, & never even heard of Adam Carolla or any of the shows he does. So why did I listen to this? I have no idea. It was interesting & generally funny, though. I wonder if we ever partied down in Baha Mexico south of Encinada?......more