Based on a True Story
Not a Memoir
by Norm MacDonald
Should I read this?
Recommended by 1 source and appears in Comedy, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Driving, wild and hilarious" (The Washington Post), here is the incredible "memoir" of the actor, gambler, raconteur, and Saturday Night Live veteran. Don't miss Norm's new Netflix special, Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Treachery!When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest standup comics of all time, was approached to write a ce...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Comedy, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
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Jon Gabriel
“@HernandezTony It's like a parody of celebrity tellalls, but unintentional. One of the best books I read last year was Norm @normmacdonald's brilliant "Based on a True Story."”
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