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Summary: fabulous
Review: one of the most funny books I've ever read, I laughed until my sides hurt and recommended this book to everyone I knew-- whether or not they like to read. the essays in the book are extremely well-written and very intelligent, which only adds to the humor. I have long been a fan of Jon Stewart and think everyone who likes true belly laughs should read this fabulous book
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Summary: Second-generation Woody Allen
Review: Stewart's book is smart, tight, witty, and spot-on when he goes for aggressive satire. His most brutal parody is Hitler: the Larry King Interview, which might be offensive if it wasn't EXACTLY what Hitler would say today on such a show! His re-telling of the Last Supper from the point of view of a bitchy waiter was also a great new take on an old story.However I couldn't help drawing strong parallels to Woody Allen's books (Getting Even, Side Effects, Without Feathers) which predate Stewart's by 20-35 years. Their intellectual prose voices are eerily identical in places, and they both have an affinity for replacing setup-punchline with setup-non sequitor (to great comic effect). In particular, Stewart's "Cult" scene seems almost stenciled directly from Allen's "My Apology" (in which the authors imagine themselves as the leader of a bizarre cult and Socrates, respectively, and then try to talk their way out of getting killed.) Like Stewart, Allen also wrote a fish-out-of-water story featuring Van Gogh: he re-wrote Vincent's letters to his brother as if they were both dentists. In Stewart's more contemporary version, he sends a virtual Vincent to match wits with the verbal showmanship in real chat rooms. So, in short, Stewart comes across as a very talented and perhaps a bit more topical Allen protege. But if you like this, and you have not read Without Feathers, shame on you!
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Summary: Laughed Out Loud!
Review: I haven't even finished this book yet, but it's one of the funniest books I've EVER read! Sitting on the bus reading "Lack of Power: The Ford Tapes", I had people staring at me, I was laughing so much. I'm not usually a fan of comedians writing books, but you must buy this one. Jon Stewart is hysterical!
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Summary: LOL Funny
Review: I have never read a book before that had me laughing out loud before this one. Everytime I want to read a line or two to a friend I can't even get through it without breaking up. Just today on my commute into the city I was reading it for the 3rd time, and became so overcome with laughter that I had to stop reading it. I love this book, and am waiting for Jon to write another.
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Summary: Funny at times but mostly uneven.
Review: I love Jon Stewart's stand up and Daily Show delivery and I was really expecting a lot from this book. And while it is very funny in spots I found that more often than not it wasn't. For me the variety of styles presented in the book, THe interviews, the diaries, the ancient scrolls, threw me off and I never really settled into a comedy groove. By the end of the book the ideas are definitely more solid and the chuckes come in bunches. The waiter at the last supper memoir is hilarious and so is the Hitler/Larry King interview. But infortunately, for me those were the exception to the rule.
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Summary: The Funniest Man Alive
Review: Jon Stewart has created a masterful peice of hillarious satiracal essays. From the hillarious "A Very Hanson Christmas" in which he mocks the Hanson family and their "wholesome values." To "The King-Hitler Interview" in which he makes fun of the publics need to get information through the TV. Filled with the side spliting humor that has gotten Jon Stewart as much praise for a stand-up comendian as for an essayist. This is a sure comedy classic.
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Summary: Semi-Brilliant Comedy
Review: I love The Daily Show, and Stewart never fails to make me laugh when I watch it. The book has some low points, such as the chat room bit. The highlights include the Hitler interview, the Princess Diana letters to St. Teresa, and the Kennedy Compound story was a stitch. What comes out of this book is very intelligent comedy. Stewart strikes me as being something of an intellectual. The humor may be too dry for some, but speaking for myself, this book was right up my alley.
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Summary: Very funny
Review: Most of this book is very intelligent and funny. I laughed quite a bit and recommend this to anyone who appreciates Stewart's humour.
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Summary: Read In the Privacy of Your Own Home
Review: This is one of those books that makes you laugh so hard that whatever you are drinking will most likely shoot out your nose. John Stewart's humor, intelligence and perspective on life make this book such a winner. If you like David Sedaris, Woody Allen, or smiling - buy this book.
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Summary: Laugh out loud funny!
Review: I didn't really know what to expect of this book, but it was LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY! I especially love the re-telling of The Last Supper from the waiter's point of view. I recommend this to anyone who likes David Sedaris.
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