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I've been a fan of H. Jon Benjamin since his Home Movies days. His deadpan voice is hilarious, and he's since become a mainstay of adult humor animation all over.
The guy is very funny. However, I can't say his memoir is among the best of those comedy books...
It's certainly worth listening to the audiobook version, as any good comedian/performer's books should go. With his distinctive voice, it's a lot of fun hearing him tell the stories.
But mostly the book isn't that outstanding. Which is, I a ...more
The guy is very funny. However, I can't say his memoir is among the best of those comedy books...
It's certainly worth listening to the audiobook version, as any good comedian/performer's books should go. With his distinctive voice, it's a lot of fun hearing him tell the stories.
But mostly the book isn't that outstanding. Which is, I a ...more
In a society obsessed with "success", and a bar to success that seems to be raising day-by-day, H. Jon Benjamin is here to remind you that failure is, in fact, an option. It's not simply a bromide, it's something that needs to be taken seriously. (For more reading on the growing tendency of self-perfecting to the extreme, see: "Selfie" by Will Storr and "Kids these Days" by Malcolm Harris)
Benjamin writes a memoir through the lens of his numerous failures. The memoir portion is padded by fluff in ...more
Benjamin writes a memoir through the lens of his numerous failures. The memoir portion is padded by fluff in ...more
I appreciated the wide variety of stories/anecdotes but I feel like I was expecting something a little bit more fleshed out. Still had some great stories and I recommend this for anyone who’s a fan of his work.
Jan 15, 2019
Dave
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Oct 21, 2019
Paniolo
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Mar 05, 2020
Chad Blomme
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