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S'està carregant… Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo (edició 2021)de Jo Koy (Autor)
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Biography & Autobiography.
Performing Arts.
Nonfiction.
Humor (Nonfiction.)
HTML: A stunning, hilarious memoir displaying Koy's "wide-ranging comedic talent and abundant wells of perseverance" (Kirkus Reviews, starred). Mixed Plate illuminates the burning drive and unique humor that make Jo Koy one of today's most successful comedians. Well guys, here it isâ??my story. A funny, sad, at times pathetic but also kick-ass tale of how a half-Filipino, half-white kid whose mom thought (and still thinks) his career goal was to become a clown became a success. Not an overnight success, because that would have made for a really short read, but an All-American success who could give my immigrant mom the kind of life she hoped for when she came to this country, and my son the kind of life I wished I'd had as a kid. With all the details of what it felt like to get the doors closed in my face, to grind it out on the road with my arsenal of dick jokes, and how my career finally took off once I embraced the craziness of my family, which I always thought was uniquely Filipino but turns out is as universal as it gets. In this book, I'll take you behind the mic, behind the curtainâ??OK, way behind it. From growing up with a mom who made me dance like Michael Jackson at the Knights of Columbus, to some real dark stuff, the stuff we don't talk about often enough as immigrants. Mental health, poverty, drinking. And show you the path to my American Dream. Which was paved with a lot of failure, department store raffle tickets to win free color televisions, bad jokes, old VHS tapes, a motorcycle my mom probably still hates, the only college final I aced (wasn't math), and getting my first laugh on stage. In this book, I get serious about my funny. And I want to make you laugh a little while I do it. I'm like Hawaii's favorite lunchâ??the mixed plate. Little bit of this, a little bit of that. My book Mixed Plate is too. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiob No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)792.7The arts Recreational and performing arts Stage presentations, Theatre Variety shows and theatrical dancingLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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I Picked Up This Book Because: I’m a fan of his comedy.
Media Type: Audiobook
Source: CCP Library
Dates Read: 5/5/21 - 5/7/21
Stars: 4 Stars
The Story:
It’s amazing that I’ve been watching Jo Koy’s comedy for years but there is so much I didn’t know about him. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I expect him to spew all of his dirty secrets on stage but he seems to tell so many personal stories on stage yet they are just the tip of the iceberg. He is wide open in this book and his experiences are so different from my own I was addicted.
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Goodreads Book Bingo 2021 - G2 - An author’s debut novel ( )