Rubber Balls and Liquor, Gilbert Gottfried
Rubber Balls and Liquor, Gilbert Gottfried
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Rubber Balls and Liquor

Author: Gilbert Gottfried

Narrator: Gilbert Gottfried

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/26/2011

Synopsis

In the early 1970s, as our nation's youth railed against every conceivable societal norm, a funny-looking teenage Jew started turning up at open mike nights in various New York City comedy clubs. Surprisingly, he didn't suck. That funny-looking teenage Jew is now the even funnier-looking middle-aged comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who despite his transparent shortcomings has managed to carve out a hardly-respectable career—and a reputation for shock and awe unrivaled outside the Bush administration. With this scathingly funny audiobook of rants and musings, Gottfried sullies an entirely new medium with his dysfunctional worldview."One of the most touching, eye-opening historical accounts—one day I may even read it." —Howie Mandel"This is definitely the loudest book I have ever read. It changed my life. After reading it I decided to go through transgender surgery." —Bob Saget"Truly the funniest book ever, by one of the funniest guys on the planet!" —Paul Shaffer, musical director, Late Show with David Letterman

About Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried is a household name, having used his irritating voice and irreverent sense of humor to build an enormous following for his sold-out stand-up performances, his critically-ignored motion picture career, his hardly-remembered turn as a Saturday Night Live cast member, and his bestselling DVD and CD releases. Gottfried has appeared in over 100 movies and television shows, and has been a regular guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Howard Stern Show. He was recently named by Stern's listeners as their all-time favorite guest. He lives in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lee Anne on April 13, 2022

Gilbert Gottfried is one of the two best guests on the Howard Stern show (the other being George Takei, of course). Howard usually teases Gilbert about his inscrutable personal life, how he has a wife and a baby (two, now, I think?), but never, ever talks about them. Well, he doesn't really talk abo......more

Goodreads review by Andy on December 03, 2011

One of the great things about this book is the way you don't have Gilbert Gottfried standing in front of you, squinting his eyes and screaming his lungs out. This is a definite plus. I'm sure if you paid extra for this book he would be more than happy to read it to you in person screaming his head o......more

Goodreads review by Beth Ann on July 30, 2018

I wish GoodReads allowed half star ratings! I'd give this book 3.5 stars if it did. I recommend listening to the audiobook like I did instead of reading the book yourself. Gottfried is a master of timing, almost hearing it in his voice isn't good enough. Part humor book, part memoir, the material is......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on December 12, 2024

I loved Gilbert. This book didn't measure up to his genius. It was mostly low-rung stuff about masturbating and being an idiot. But the stories about voicing the parrot in Alladin, the Aflac duck, and some of his celebrity encounters made it almost worth wading through the other stuff. RIP Gilbert.......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 01, 2012

How do you transfer a comedy routine to the printed page? It’s not easy and it is bound to lose something in the translation. For some comedians, the joke is in their body language, or their facial expressions. Or their voice. In the case of Rubber Balls and Liquor, it’s pretty simple: if you find Gi......more

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