"Pursuing a career in comedy has always taken a lot of chutzpah. Today Mark Schiff looks back at his fifty-year career as a stand-up comic, actor, and writer and knows he's laughed with the best of them. His comedy and character have been widely praised by everyone from Jerry Seinfeld to Bill Maher, Paul Reiser, and Colin Quinn--as Seinfeld writes in his foreword, Mark is "the greatest comedy pal a guy could ever wish for"--but it hasn't always been easy. In this brilliantly honest collection of essays inducing both heart tugs and deep belly laughs, Mark recounts growing up Jewish in the outer…mehr
"Pursuing a career in comedy has always taken a lot of chutzpah. Today Mark Schiff looks back at his fifty-year career as a stand-up comic, actor, and writer and knows he's laughed with the best of them. His comedy and character have been widely praised by everyone from Jerry Seinfeld to Bill Maher, Paul Reiser, and Colin Quinn--as Seinfeld writes in his foreword, Mark is "the greatest comedy pal a guy could ever wish for"--but it hasn't always been easy. In this brilliantly honest collection of essays inducing both heart tugs and deep belly laughs, Mark recounts growing up Jewish in the outer boroughs of New York City and shares how he survived a harrowing childhood and managed health crises, aging, marriage, parenting, and career highs and lows. With wit and wisdom, Mark reminds us that no matter the troubles at-hand, the show must always go on. The result is an unforgettable and highly relatable account from one of the best humor writers of our time that will leave readers of all faiths energized and feeling like they've schmoozed with the best of them."--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mark Schiff is a stand-up comedian who has headlined at comedy clubs nationwide, including all the major casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and toured worldwide with Jerry Seinfeld for fifteen years. Mark has specials on HBO and Showtime, has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman, is featured in Seinfeld’s Netflix special Jerry Before Seinfeld and Live from the Laugh Factory with Dom Irrera, and has been the featured act at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. He coedited I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America’s Top Comics with Ritch Shydner, is the playwright of Married People, cowritten with Steve Shaffer, which played to sold-out audiences in Los Angeles in 2019, and The Comic, which ran in Los Angeles for ten months as well as at the Aspen Comedy Festival, a regular contributor to LA’s Jewish Journal, and the host of the podcast You Don’t Know Schiff . Mark lives in Los Angeles with his first wife, his fifth dog, and photos of his three sons who have all moved out and have good jobs, yet still manage to call and ask for money. Jerry Seinfeld is an actor and comedian best-known as the creator of the TV show Seinfeld. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Is This Anything? and SeinLanguage, which reached #1 on the list. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles.
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Foreword by Jerry Seinfeld Introduction
1. Age May You Live Till Oy Vey Iz Mir The Incredible Shrinking Man The Show Must Go On
2. Community Craving Community I Don’t Have to Go, Now I Get to Go It’s In You, So Share You Amazing, Amazing Gooood Shabbas I Love My Neighborhood
3. Dieting Excuse-Aholism Jews, Non-Jews, and Weight Loss My Downfall is Bread Eat, Pray, Eat You’re Too Thin
4. Family Here Comes the Judge I Used to Have a Life What is a Typical Jewish Mother? The Miserable Side of Dining Out All You Need Is Love? Maybe I Saw Ma Traveling with My Father The Orphan
5. Friends The Importance of Friends Get A Couple Abu Mustafa Calls Me His Brother The Big Snub Don’t Ever Quit on Yourself
6. Funny Consult Your Doctor The War on Culture What’s All the Complaining About? The Most Jewish Comedian Ever The Punchless Punchline Heeere’s Mark Schiff
7. Helping Others Coronavirus and Sumo Wrestling Willingness A Great Phone Call A Valued Customer As the World Turns A Tight Twenty Minutes Brother From a Different Mother I Want to Be Around for All of You My Uncle Miltie Simon Says Do This
8. Hope “B” Positive is Not Just a Blood Type The Perfect Circle Let There Be Light The Blessing Sealed with a Kiss
9. Kindness Always Keep Your Promises to Your Dog How a Christmas Gift Changed a Young Jewish Boy’s Life Forever The Candy Man The Haircut Pause When Agitated A Period of Transition Ruby: A Lesson in Kindness The Rumor Mill
10. Love Don’t Fence Me In The Good Old Days I’m Proud of You
11. Marriage Proof There is a God Seinfeld, Bradley Cooper, and My Wife Two Million You Look Marvelous
12. Parenting Great Catch, Champ Never Talk While Eating Fish They Are Back The Nineteen Boxes Smell My New Car The Nearness of You Pay Attention Welcome to the Club
13. Self-Help How to Accomplish Getting Nothing Done I Love Your Smile Lost and Found Nap Time I Don’t Want to Exercise Keep Your Two Cents to Yourself
14. Famous Friends The Day Bob Dylan Came to My House Katharine Hepburn and Me Hey, Carl, Don’t Forget Your Toupee What’s a Kid from the Bronx Doing Hanging Out with Sir Anthony Hopkins? Free Cars
15. Stand-Up The Night “There Goes the Neighborhood” The Road Caesars to Cedars Portrait of a Young Comedian
1. Age May You Live Till Oy Vey Iz Mir The Incredible Shrinking Man The Show Must Go On
2. Community Craving Community I Don’t Have to Go, Now I Get to Go It’s In You, So Share You Amazing, Amazing Gooood Shabbas I Love My Neighborhood
3. Dieting Excuse-Aholism Jews, Non-Jews, and Weight Loss My Downfall is Bread Eat, Pray, Eat You’re Too Thin
4. Family Here Comes the Judge I Used to Have a Life What is a Typical Jewish Mother? The Miserable Side of Dining Out All You Need Is Love? Maybe I Saw Ma Traveling with My Father The Orphan
5. Friends The Importance of Friends Get A Couple Abu Mustafa Calls Me His Brother The Big Snub Don’t Ever Quit on Yourself
6. Funny Consult Your Doctor The War on Culture What’s All the Complaining About? The Most Jewish Comedian Ever The Punchless Punchline Heeere’s Mark Schiff
7. Helping Others Coronavirus and Sumo Wrestling Willingness A Great Phone Call A Valued Customer As the World Turns A Tight Twenty Minutes Brother From a Different Mother I Want to Be Around for All of You My Uncle Miltie Simon Says Do This
8. Hope “B” Positive is Not Just a Blood Type The Perfect Circle Let There Be Light The Blessing Sealed with a Kiss
9. Kindness Always Keep Your Promises to Your Dog How a Christmas Gift Changed a Young Jewish Boy’s Life Forever The Candy Man The Haircut Pause When Agitated A Period of Transition Ruby: A Lesson in Kindness The Rumor Mill
10. Love Don’t Fence Me In The Good Old Days I’m Proud of You
11. Marriage Proof There is a God Seinfeld, Bradley Cooper, and My Wife Two Million You Look Marvelous
12. Parenting Great Catch, Champ Never Talk While Eating Fish They Are Back The Nineteen Boxes Smell My New Car The Nearness of You Pay Attention Welcome to the Club
13. Self-Help How to Accomplish Getting Nothing Done I Love Your Smile Lost and Found Nap Time I Don’t Want to Exercise Keep Your Two Cents to Yourself
14. Famous Friends The Day Bob Dylan Came to My House Katharine Hepburn and Me Hey, Carl, Don’t Forget Your Toupee What’s a Kid from the Bronx Doing Hanging Out with Sir Anthony Hopkins? Free Cars
15. Stand-Up The Night “There Goes the Neighborhood” The Road Caesars to Cedars Portrait of a Young Comedian
Acknowledgments Photos
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