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A review by sonia_reppe
Yes, You're Pregnant, But What About Me? by Kevin Nealon
4.0
This memoir has potty humor that even women will enjoy. I don’t want to give anything away, so let’s just say that Kevin Nealon, celebrity comedian, shows us his vulnerable side as he recounts the time his girlfriend/future wife came to his aid in the bathroom. The result is a story that is hilarious and surprisingly touching.
Kevin Nealon’s entire memoir is funny in a goofy and zany way. (I even read it twice and laughed just as hard the second time through). The content circles around growing older, facing the fears of fatherhood, and pregnancy sympathy pains—all told through a ludicrous and neurotic point of view. Sometimes you don’t know he’s setting you up for a joke until you’re laughing out loud, delighted to be caught off-guard. The pace and timing has the mark of a talented professional, and the callbacks to former situations or jokes are placed perfectly. Overall, this book is the delightful baby of a first-rate humorist.
You might recognize Nealon from his current Showtime series, Weeds, and as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live (Pumping Up With Hans and Franz). Good-looking in an average, unostentatious way, Nealon gives off the impression of being just-a-regular-guy, a persona that he perpetuates in his book, playing down the glamorous aspects of his life (despite being married to a Hollywood actress) and playing up his dopiness. Just look on the book’s cover, where a disheveled, pajama-clad Kevin wears the same expression you might find on a lost puppy dog.
To read the rest of my review, click here
http://www.bookpleasures.com/Lore2/idx/0/3683/article/_Yes_Youre_Pregnant_But_What_About_Me.html
Kevin Nealon’s entire memoir is funny in a goofy and zany way. (I even read it twice and laughed just as hard the second time through). The content circles around growing older, facing the fears of fatherhood, and pregnancy sympathy pains—all told through a ludicrous and neurotic point of view. Sometimes you don’t know he’s setting you up for a joke until you’re laughing out loud, delighted to be caught off-guard. The pace and timing has the mark of a talented professional, and the callbacks to former situations or jokes are placed perfectly. Overall, this book is the delightful baby of a first-rate humorist.
You might recognize Nealon from his current Showtime series, Weeds, and as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live (Pumping Up With Hans and Franz). Good-looking in an average, unostentatious way, Nealon gives off the impression of being just-a-regular-guy, a persona that he perpetuates in his book, playing down the glamorous aspects of his life (despite being married to a Hollywood actress) and playing up his dopiness. Just look on the book’s cover, where a disheveled, pajama-clad Kevin wears the same expression you might find on a lost puppy dog.
To read the rest of my review, click here
http://www.bookpleasures.com/Lore2/idx/0/3683/article/_Yes_Youre_Pregnant_But_What_About_Me.html