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Grateful American

Gary Sinise

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ron Funches + Gary Sinise (Carolla Classics)

The guest shared details about his upcoming memoir, which chronicled his journey from focusing on his career in theater and acting to devoting significant time to supporting service members following September 11th.

Yeah. I have the book coming out February 12th. Wrote it. Took about a year to write it. It's Grateful American, A Journey from Self to Service.

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Grit, Spit, and Never Quit

Rob Riggle

Mentioned 5 months ago

Rob Riggle On Why Young Men Need Hardship

Rob Riggle's new book was discussed, which dives deeper into themes of fear, failure, discipline, and never giving up.

Got a book out called Grit, Spit and Never Quit. All right. Notes, and then it stopped. So now I'm going to look up here. Yeah. Oh, oh, notes. Oh, okay. I thought it was going to be like notes from the edge or something. Yeah, I made some notes. Anyway, Marine's Guide to Comedy in Life. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

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The Glorious Bastard (The Shadows Book 7)

Sadie Bosque

Mentioned 5 months ago

Alex Arato + Troy Duffy (Carolla Classics)

The speaker mentioned reading this book and having to confirm to people that the stories within it were completely true, much to their dismay upon re-reading it.

I never went... I never went to the Mulholland Club with any of you idiots. At least not when it was closed.

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Strangers

Belle Burden

Mentioned 5 months ago

Adam Carolla & Megyn Kelly UNFILTERED: Fox News, Rumors & Media Chaos

The book detailed the experience of a New York socialite whose hedge fund manager husband left her after 21 years of marriage for another woman. The speaker felt that while the husband was a douchebag, the wife shared some responsibility because she let herself go, was boring, and disgruntled in the marriage.

Has anybody read the new book, Stranger by Belle Burden?

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Please Stop Helping Us

Jason L. Riley

Mentioned 5 months ago

Megyn Kelly Tells Protestors “Get Hot and Get Effed”

This book by a black Wall Street Journal reporter was recommended as a source arguing that government intervention intended to help the black community has often resulted in worse outcomes.

And also read Jason Reilly's book of The Wall Street Journal, Please Stop Helping Us. He's a black man, black reporter who works for The Wall Street Journal.

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Relationship Rescue

Phillip C. McGraw

Mentioned 5 months ago

Megyn Kelly Tells Protestors “Get Hot and Get Effed”

The book was highly impactful on the speaker's approach to relationships, particularly its questioning of how one can win an argument when the person they love most is losing.

Dr. Phil wrote a book many years ago called Relationship Rescue. And I was in the middle of a bad relationship at the time and I read it cover to cover and it's really stuck with me ever since.

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Becoming Eve

Abby Stein

Mentioned 7 months ago

Chris Hansen on Epstein, Predators & Woke Culture + Mamdani Appoints Transgender Rabbi

The book was mentioned as being written by Rabbi Abby Stein, a transgender author, detailing her experience of growing up in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish home and deciding to transition later in life.

And we do need to give a credit to our friends over at the Babylon Bee. This comes from their sister website, Not the Bee, where they actually cover news things. But it seems like... It's so ridiculous. It seems like it could be satire. But it is not.

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The Last Testament

God

Mentioned 1 year ago

Tracy Morgan + Brad Williams (Carolla Classics)

This book was being promoted in connection with a Twitter account, 'The Tweet of God,' which had recently reached one million followers. The fact that God was thanked so often at award shows like the Emmys suggested the book might also receive attention.

The book The Last Testament A Memoir By God And David

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Baby, Don't Hurt Me

Chris Kattan

Mentioned 1 year ago

Larry Miller + Chris Kattan (Carolla Classics)

The Audible version of the book was read by the author, which took about five full days of recording time. Reading the material out loud was described as being like reading one's diary to people, making the content feel more revealing than expected.

The book is Baby Don't Hurt Me, Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live. It's available, by the way, now on Amazon. And bookmark us and click through if you like. Also, Chris, you read the Audible book as well, right?

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The Disenlightenment

David Mamet

Mentioned 1 year ago

Trump vs Newsom + David Mamet’s Political Evolution

This was described as a new book covering politics, horror, and entertainment, which the author was trying to make sense of the current era through writing essays in it.

The book, The Disenlightenment, which is the name of the new book on politics and horror and entertainment.

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The Gut-Brain Paradox

Steven R. Gundry MD

Mentioned 1 year ago

Jonathan Kite’s Spot On Tom Hanks & Al Pacino Impressions + Dr. Gundry’s Food Truth Bombs

The book contained information about ideal oils for consumption, including ranking them, and provided guidance on the best protein sources for digestive health.

Number one is definitely olive oil.

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The Creative Act

Rick Rubin

Mentioned 1 year ago

Gen Z Workers Ditching White-Collar World for Skilled Labor + Biohacker Dave Asprey

Adam mentioned hearing that Rick Rubin discussed how real artists create for themselves rather than for accolades in his book.

I think, yeah, Rick Rubin, have you read his book on the creative act? No, but I've heard him speak about it.

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Robert Rodríguez

By Robert Rodriguez - Rebel Without a Crew

Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 (1995-08-16) [Hardcover]

Michael Biehn described how he saw a guy reading "Rebel Without a Crew" while working on a film in Winnipeg. He was inspired to make a low-budget movie himself, and he eventually made one based on the ideas from Rodriguez's book.

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I saw this guy reading Rebel Without a Crew

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Michael Biehn described how he saw a guy reading "Rebel Without a Crew" while working on a film in Winnipeg. He was inspired to make a low-budget movie himself, and he eventually made one based on the ideas from Rodriguez's book.

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I saw this guy reading Rebel Without a Crew

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Warren Farrell PhD

Role Mate to Soul Mate

The Seven Secrets to Lifelong Love

Dr. Warren Farrell discussed his book, "Role Mate to Soul Mate", focusing on the importance of audiobooks over hardcovers, applying team sports lessons to relationships, and minimizing defensiveness in communication.

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I realized that historically speaking, when you heard criticism it was a potential enemy so it made sense to get up your defenses or kill the enemy before the enemy killed you.

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Dr. Warren Farrell discussed his book, "Role Mate to Soul Mate", focusing on the importance of audiobooks over hardcovers, applying team sports lessons to relationships, and minimizing defensiveness in communication.

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I realized that historically speaking, when you heard criticism it was a potential enemy so it made sense to get up your defenses or kill the enemy before the enemy killed you.

I'm not telling you how I do it, I'm just telling you how it's done.

I feel like most guys just shut up most of the time because they're just like I don't you know I want to say this thing and I'm not I'd like something to get done I'd like to say it the last time I said it turned into something right and all just not say it even though I'm not saying it is a criticism it's going to be interpreted as something and instead I'll just eat it and not say anything which which most guys end up doing a lot I think probably women and do it as well.

It's not biologically natural for people to respond to is really criticism without becoming defensive and so I asked myself is there a way around that.

Rolemate to Soulmate the seven secrets to lifelong love Dr. Warren Farrell is the guest where do we get the book available on Amazon and of course the audio one is coming soon but you can pre-order it what are audible one can be pre-ordered and that'll be in a week or two and the Amazon is right now having a 30% discount on the rolemate to soulmate.

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Sarah Silverman

The Bedwetter

Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee

Sarah Silverman talked about her book "The Bedwetter", which she was promoting on the podcast, and her experience bedwetting until the age of 15. She shared a story about a sleepover when she was six years old where she wet the bed and had to borrow a sleeping bag and pajamas from the birthday girl, Heather.

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The lovely Sarah Silverman, The Bedwetter, the name of her book, stories of courage and redemption and P. It is out on Amazon as we speak. It's at bookstores everywhere. It's at audib...

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Sarah Silverman talked about her book "The Bedwetter", which she was promoting on the podcast, and her experience bedwetting until the age of 15. She shared a story about a sleepover when she was six years old where she wet the bed and had to borrow a sleeping bag and pajamas from the birthday girl, Heather.

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The lovely Sarah Silverman, The Bedwetter, the name of her book, stories of courage and redemption and P. It is out on Amazon as we speak. It's at bookstores everywhere. It's at audible.com, one of our sponsors.

I wet the bed until I was about 15.

I tell a story about it in the book where I'm like, at first I'm at a party. I can see you telling this story so well and I'll just try to tell it quickly.

I was at a birthday party, so excited. I was like six, playing on the jungle gym, all this shit. Then the girl, Heather, was like, where's your sleeping bag? My world stopped.

I'm afraid to listen to it. First of all, we both know the sound of my voice is grating. And secondly, um, yeah, you have to speak so clearly that you can't just talk the way you talk.

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Raj M. Shah

Unit X

How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War

The book, 'Unit X', was discussed by the authors, who talked about how the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are working together to develop and utilize drones in future warfare, particularly how they are changing the balance of offensive and defensive capabilities.

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Christopher Kirchhoff and Raj M Shah have joined us they have a book Unit X how the pentagon and silicon valley are transforming the future of war

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The book, 'Unit X', was discussed by the authors, who talked about how the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are working together to develop and utilize drones in future warfare, particularly how they are changing the balance of offensive and defensive capabilities.

"

Christopher Kirchhoff and Raj M Shah have joined us they have a book Unit X how the pentagon and silicon valley are transforming the future of war

we've all watchedwith a lot of attentiondevelopments in ukraine which in many respects is becoming a sort of battlefield of the future

It's amazing what science fiction is, of course, a great form for projecting into the future and imagining what it might be.

But of course, when you go inside them, you learn very quickly that there's often a lot of lower and older tech in play.

If you'd like to know where we're heading, I would suggest you pick up that book.

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Tina Fuller

It's My Turn

Penelope Ann Miller mentioned that Nancy Reagan wrote a book called 'It's My Turn', which she found to be hysterical.

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I know she did write a book called 'It's My Turn', which I think is hysterical.

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Penelope Ann Miller mentioned that Nancy Reagan wrote a book called 'It's My Turn', which she found to be hysterical.

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I know she did write a book called 'It's My Turn', which I think is hysterical.

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Napoleon Hill

Think and Grow Rich

Will Roundtree spoke about how he was introduced to network marketing in 2003. He mentioned that while it didn't make him much money, it taught him personal development, which led him to reading books like "Thinking, Grow Rich", "Rich Dad Poor Dad", and "How to Win Friends and Influence People".

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actually started reading books like thinking grow rich rich dad poor dad how to win friends and influence people and it really just taught me how to change my level of thinking

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Will Roundtree spoke about how he was introduced to network marketing in 2003. He mentioned that while it didn't make him much money, it taught him personal development, which led him to reading books like "Thinking, Grow Rich", "Rich Dad Poor Dad", and "How to Win Friends and Influence People".

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actually started reading books like thinking grow rich rich dad poor dad how to win friends and influence people and it really just taught me how to change my level of thinking

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Will Roundtree

Credit Is King

Transforming Your Credit to Royalty

Will Roundtree mentioned his first book, "Credit is King", published in 2016, as one of the top selling books on Amazon.

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ended up writing my first book Credit Is King in 2016 and it's actually one of the top selling books on amazon

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Will Roundtree mentioned his first book, "Credit is King", published in 2016, as one of the top selling books on Amazon.

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ended up writing my first book Credit Is King in 2016 and it's actually one of the top selling books on amazon

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Elif Batuman

The Idiot

Godfrey revealed that he had read Dostoevsky's work on Russia, specifically 'The Idiot', in preparation for his comedy set there.

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I've on the terrible Ivan Grozny. That's what they call him. I've on the terrible do Chayefsky. I've read Kafka. I've read I've a lot of Russian shit.

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Godfrey revealed that he had read Dostoevsky's work on Russia, specifically 'The Idiot', in preparation for his comedy set there.

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I've on the terrible Ivan Grozny. That's what they call him. I've on the terrible do Chayefsky. I've read Kafka. I've read I've a lot of Russian shit.

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Rex Pickett

Sideways (Sideways Series, Book 1)

Bob Einstein said that he loves the movie *Sideways*, which he has seen 30 times, and is in the middle of reading the book.

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I'm fascinated by the movie *Sideways*. It's the only movie I've seen 30 times and now I'm in the middle of reading the book and I just, I'm, I love it.

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Bob Einstein said that he loves the movie *Sideways*, which he has seen 30 times, and is in the middle of reading the book.

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I'm fascinated by the movie *Sideways*. It's the only movie I've seen 30 times and now I'm in the middle of reading the book and I just, I'm, I love it.

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Robby Krieger

Set the Night on Fire

Living, Dying and Playing Guitar with the Doors

It was discussed in the context of Kyle MacLachlan's acting career, particularly Val Kilmer's performance as Jim Morrison, which was considered a great portrayal.

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Oh the doors

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It was discussed in the context of Kyle MacLachlan's acting career, particularly Val Kilmer's performance as Jim Morrison, which was considered a great portrayal.

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Oh the doors

No, yeah the doors. I love the doors.

That's right. Got it melted into the role. That's such a crazy. I mean that movie with Oliver Stone and Val Kilmer should have won an Academy Award for doors.

It was long. It was kind of ponderous two hours 15 minutes, which is a standard today considered long back in the day and Huh 1991 1991 well the way you ask it. I'll say 57% 56% I was way off.

The doors After I saw the doors, I was almost haunted a little bit Like I I felt different when I left the theater like there's only a half a dozen The theater like there's only a handful of movies Where you leave and you go I feel different than I did when I yeah, I came in

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James Joyce

Ulysses

It was mentioned in the context of discussing banned books and censorship, with a humorous take on the historical context of banning books like 'Ulysses'.

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Ulysses was one of the most born books ever James Joyce's won back in the days

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It was mentioned in the context of discussing banned books and censorship, with a humorous take on the historical context of banning books like 'Ulysses'.

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Ulysses was one of the most born books ever James Joyce's won back in the days

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Norman Lear

Even This I Get to Experience

Norman Lear talked about his new book, "Even This I Get to Experience," and his life experiences, including his childhood, his father's criminal past, and his mother's narcissism.

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Norman is one of the most successful writer, producer, executive. Well, I don't know, maybe not an executive. Least writer, producers in the world. And has been responsible for some of my favorite sho...

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Episode: Norman Lear (Carolla Classics)

Norman Lear talked about his new book, "Even This I Get to Experience," and his life experiences, including his childhood, his father's criminal past, and his mother's narcissism.

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Norman is one of the most successful writer, producer, executive. Well, I don't know, maybe not an executive. Least writer, producers in the world. And has been responsible for some of my favorite shows of all time, All in the Family, Good Times, Jefferson's, Maud. Mary Hartman. Mary Hartman.

And by the way, he has a book out called Even This I Get to Experience which is available on Amazon as we speak.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan of the Apes

Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of 'Tarzan of the Apes', was mentioned in a segment listing the guests for a fictional birthday party for Dr. Phil.

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Here's the author of Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of 'Tarzan of the Apes', was mentioned in a segment listing the guests for a fictional birthday party for Dr. Phil.

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Here's the author of Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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Cedric The Entertainer

Flipping Boxcars

A Novel

Cedric the Entertainer discussed his new novel, a thriller and period piece, which was inspired by stories about his grandfather he never met.

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Yeah, man, which I don't know people saw that one coming. It's called the Flipping Boxcars.

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Cedric the Entertainer discussed his new novel, a thriller and period piece, which was inspired by stories about his grandfather he never met.

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Yeah, man, which I don't know people saw that one coming. It's called the Flipping Boxcars.

It's a thriller and a period piece to work that come out of have you been doing it was inside it was inside.

Well, you know it was a idea. I wanted to write about my grandfather. I used to hear these stories about him and never Never got a chance to meet him He had passed before I was born.

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Kliph Nesteroff

The Comedians

Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy

Adam Carolla mentioned receiving a pre-release copy of Cliff Nesterhoff's new book, 'Outrageous', which discusses the history of cancel culture and how it relates to comedy.

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You must have had Cliff Nesterhoff on he wrote the book The Comedians

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Adam Carolla mentioned receiving a pre-release copy of Cliff Nesterhoff's new book, 'Outrageous', which discusses the history of cancel culture and how it relates to comedy.

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You must have had Cliff Nesterhoff on he wrote the book The Comedians

I got a pre copy of his new book called outrageous And it's basically the history of cancel culture where everyone's like freedom of speech is like fine And you know, they're killing it. You can't do comedy nothing and he goes through the history back in to black face and Minstrel shows through vaudeville and all the times that people said this is the end of freedom of speech

It's called outrageous. I think it comes out in November

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Greg Fitzsimmons

Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons

Tales of Redemption from an Irish Mailbox

It was said to be the result of two years of work and was described as potentially 'huge' by those who had seen it.

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My book comes out November 9th, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons. It is the fruit of two years of labor. I'm extremely proud of it. I've shown it to 10 people. Every single one of them said this...

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It was said to be the result of two years of work and was described as potentially 'huge' by those who had seen it.

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My book comes out November 9th, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons. It is the fruit of two years of labor. I'm extremely proud of it. I've shown it to 10 people. Every single one of them said this is going to be huge.

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Jay Mohr

Gasping For Airtime

Two Years In the Trenches of Saturday Night Live

Jay Mohr's book about his experiences with Saturday Night Live was praised for its quality writing and engaging nature, despite the subject matter being potentially predictable.

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He had a book called Gasping For Airtime.

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Jay Mohr's book about his experiences with Saturday Night Live was praised for its quality writing and engaging nature, despite the subject matter being potentially predictable.

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He had a book called Gasping For Airtime.

You might be thinking like how good is a Jay Moore book gonna be? I feel like I already know what's gonna be in an SNL book, But it's incredibly well written and I couldn't put it down.

I learned that Rob Schneider used to examine his sushi with a jeweler's loop.

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