Nice Try Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results

Josh Gondelman

eBook - 2019

Nice Try is Emmy-Award winning writer and comedian Josh Gondelman's collection of personal stories of best intentions and mixed results."If you only read one book in your life, it probably shouldn't be this one. However, if you're not operating an inexplicable one-book policy, these stories are funny, touching, and more than worth your time." —John Oliver"Josh Gondelman is one of the most original hilarious voices out there today. This book will hook you and make you laugh and laugh." —Amy SchumerJosh Gondelman knows a thing or two about trying—and failing. The stand-up comic—dubbed a "pathological sweetheart" by the New York Observer—is known throughout the industry as one of comedy�...39;s true "nice guys." Not surprisingly, he's endured his share of last-place finishes. But he keeps on bouncing back.In this collection of hilarious and poignant essays (including his acclaimed New York Times piece "What if I Bombed at My Own... more