God, if you're not up there, I'm f*cked : tales of stand-up, Saturday Night Live, and other mind-altering mayhem / Darrell Hammond.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Harper, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: ix, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 006206455X (hardback)
- 9780062064554 (hardback)
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Tina Fey's Bossypantsmeets David Carr's The Night of the Gun in Darrell Hammond'sgroundbreaking memoir, God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked--a raw look inside the troubled life and mind of anAmerican comic genius. By turns poignant and hilarious, Hammond takes readersfrom the set of Saturday Night Live, where he was the show'slongest-tenured cast member, to the drug-ridden streets of Harlem and into thetwisting corridors of his own unflaggingly humorous consciousness. Minglingbehind-the-scenes stories from television's best-loved comedy series with adark look inside a world-class funnyman, God If You're Not Up There,I'm F*cked is a book sure to resonate with anyonewho shares a talent for performance, a love of comedy, or a desire to know howan artist can climb from the deepest despair to the very top of his profession.
Author's note -- Prologue -- The hall -- The golden years -- There's something wrong here -- From Hell to Hell's Kitchen -- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -- God, if you're not up there, I'm f*cked -- Blood on the floor -- What you didn't see -- You want me to go where? -- I'll show you Multiple Personality Disorder, Pal -- I saw what you did, and I know who you are -- A host of hosts -- Politics for dummies -- My welcome outstayed me -- The golden years redux -- I mean it this time - Honest.
The longest-tenured cast member of "Saturday Night Live" delves into the darkest corners of his life, on both sides of the camera, with brutal honesty and a fierce comic wit.