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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
I laughed so much listening to this book, though Colin referenced a lot of photos in the physical book and he kept telling readers to go buy a copy so we could see what he was talking about.
There is an entire chapter about poop so if you’re easily grossed out, or can be embarrassed oh the behalf of others maybe skip that one.
The last chapter was also medicslly graphic. Think, multiple doctors, one who checked webMD because it wasn’t their area of expertise, samples taken from Colin’s leg going to the CDC for testing, and talk of an unpleasant best case scenario vs much much worse worst case scenario. It’s still funny! But so gross.
And this was after I laughed my face off listening to the poop chapter.
There is an entire chapter about poop so if you’re easily grossed out, or can be embarrassed oh the behalf of others maybe skip that one.
The last chapter was also medicslly graphic. Think, multiple doctors, one who checked webMD because it wasn’t their area of expertise, samples taken from Colin’s leg going to the CDC for testing, and talk of an unpleasant best case scenario vs much much worse worst case scenario. It’s still funny! But so gross.
And this was after I laughed my face off listening to the poop chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Medical trauma, Gore, Medical content, Vomit, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Racial slurs, Cursing, Fatphobia, Racism, and Body shaming
established_mint's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
I laughed. I screamed. I scraughed. This is such a good audiobook.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
chessakat's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
I thoroughly enjoyed this. I am a very casual SNL fan, but I’ve always enjoyed Jost and Che on Weekend Update when I have managed to watch it. I really didn’t have any context for Colin Jost other than that - and that he was engaged and now married to Scarlett Johansson - so this was a really fun, amusing journey from his childhood in Staten Island and his family of 1 million fire fighters to his private school in Manhattan, to the Harvard Lampoon and then on to various career endeavors and eventually SNL.
Y’all, I laughed so hard and so much. This is absolutely perfect to listen to on audio, highly recommend (and pro tip, you can always check out the ebook from your library to see all the photos he references 😂).
I am so sad this is over! I need more comedic memoirs in my life.
Y’all, I laughed so hard and so much. This is absolutely perfect to listen to on audio, highly recommend (and pro tip, you can always check out the ebook from your library to see all the photos he references 😂).
I am so sad this is over! I need more comedic memoirs in my life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Excrement, and Fatphobia
Minor: Body horror, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
claudianeureads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Minor: Fatphobia, Drug abuse, and Drug use
reading_between_the_trees's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Colin Jost is one of my favorite comedians whom I love watching on SNL's weekend update. Before reading this book though, I didn't know much about his background or the fact that he was a writer on the show for a long time before ever appearing on camera. It was interesting, entertaining, and at times quite disgusting to read about his childhood, his time at Harvard, and his time on SNL. My favorite chapter was one that gave some background on Jost's most successful and memorable sketches that he was involved in at SNL.
I had some issues with the level of fatphobia that were expressed as he reflected on his childhood, as well as the descriptions of stand-up and late-night comedy culture that lacked any mention of Jost's privilege in those areas.
I would recommend this book for sure if you are a fan of Colin Jost or SNL! It was a pretty quick read, and it had me laughing out loud!
I had some issues with the level of fatphobia that were expressed as he reflected on his childhood, as well as the descriptions of stand-up and late-night comedy culture that lacked any mention of Jost's privilege in those areas.
I would recommend this book for sure if you are a fan of Colin Jost or SNL! It was a pretty quick read, and it had me laughing out loud!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Gore
additional content warning: one chapter is contains a long description of events that occurred on 9/11
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