I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny

by Newhart, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781401302467
• ISBN10: 1401302467
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-19
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

That stammer. Those basset-hound eyes. That bone-dry wit. There has never been another comedian like Bob Newhart. His comedy albums, movies, and two hit television series have made him a national treasure and placed him firmly in the pantheon of comedy legends. Who else has a drinking game named after him? And now, at last, Newhart puts his brilliant and hysterical world view on paper. Never a punch-line comic, always more of a storyteller, he tells anecdotes from throughout his life and career, including his beginnings as an accountant and the groundbreaking success of his comedy albums and The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, which gave him fifteen years on primetime television. And he also gives his wry, comedic twist to a multitude of topics, including golf, drinking, and family holidays. Today, Newhart appears on Desperate Housewives, in hit movies such as Elf, and in theaters around the country. Reruns of his shows air constantly on Nick at Nite -- have recently been released with great success for the first time ever on DVD. With this book, Bob Newhart gives his millions of fans a first ever opportunity to sample his unique brand of humor -- including excerpts from some of his classic routines -- on the printed page.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: Don't Judge My Book by Its Title	1	(4)
ONE: Comedians See Life Through a Different Lens	5	(16)
TWO: Growing Up in the Windy City	21	(12)
THREE: I Almost Had a Real Career	33	(16)
FOUR: Part-time Jobs That Sustained Me	49	(18)
FIVE: The Funniest Guy on the Corner	67	(18)
SIX: Dying Onstage Isn't That Painful	85	(22)
SEVEN: You Can Get Out of This	107	(22)
EIGHT: They Should've Pulled My Psychologist's License	129	(14)
NINE: The Lubitsch Touch: My Days on the Big Screen	143	(18)
TEN: Smoking and Drinking	161	(10)
ELEVEN: The Science of Humor	171	(10)
TWELVE: You Can Have My Frequent-Flier Miles	181	(8)
THIRTEEN: Let's Take a Break for Some Golf	189	(10)
FOURTEEN: Famous People I've Met (Including Don Rickles)	199	(16)
FIFTEEN: People I Wish I'd Known	215	(8)
SIXTEEN: I Don't Know How to End This	223