Comic genius Rich Hall introduces a series of magnificent bastards and lost souls in this hilarious collection of tall tales. Meet the man who vacuums bewildered prairie dogs out of their burrows; a frustrated werewolf who roams the streets of Soho getting mistake for Brian Blessed; a smug carbon-neutral eco-couple; a teenage girl who invites 45,000 MySpace friends to a house party; the author of a business book entitled Highly Successful Secrets to Standing on a Corner Holding up a Golf Sale Sign; and a man whose attempts to teach softball to a group of indolent British advertising executives sparks an international crisis.
Author Biography
Rich Hall is famed for his brilliant stand-up routines and comic creation Otis Lee Crenshaw. He appears regularly on TV including his own TV series 'Rich Hall's Fishing Show'. He won two Emmys for his work with David Letterman.
Reviews
"If you want to understand America . . . get acquainted with . . . Rich Hall, one of the funniest, smartest American wits alive." Stephen Fry, author and comedian" "Sure to produce public displays of hilarity . . . It's a book that bears repeated readings." "Booklist""
