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Growing Up Laughing: My Story And The Story Of Funny (2010)

by Marlo Thomas(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

140132391X (ISBN13: 9781401323912)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Hyperion

review 1: The autobiographical parts are fascinating, though the story telling isn't always great. While the many inserts about comedy from conversations Marlo Thomas has had with the famous comedians are interesting, it almost feels like she's combing two books into one and badly at that. The connection between the two is there, but tenuous most of the time and they shouldn't have been part of the same story. Overall, though, the book is definitely worth reading.
review 2: Nature vs. Nurture. What is the secret behind the talent of the incredibly funny people that, with a single word or look, can render us uncontrollable with laughter, grasping our sides in near-pain as we roll in the aisles? They render us powerless with their words and lighten our worlds for just... more a brief moment in time, allowing us to forget - or even find the humorous in - the trials and pains of life. Are their skills inherited from funny parents? Are they adaptive responses to a difficult childhood? Comedy queen Marlo Thomas seeks to answer that question by probing her own childhood as the daughter of comedian Danny Thomas and by asking the same question of other famous funny people of today. Her interviews with the oh-so-talented greats of comedy, including Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Ben Stiller and Lily Tomlin reveal a variety of answers that show how very different the road to funny is…but what an interesting journey along the way! The stories range from tragic to sweet but all share a common theme: being funny is the one thing that these men and women were born to and shaped for. And how grateful we, their enraptured audiences, are that they have developed the talents they have. Though some of the jokes included are a bit on the crude side, I found the book an enlightening and entertaining read that certainly lives up to my high expectations for That Girl! less

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