True Story A Novel

True Storyis Maher's debut novel about the wild and crazy life of the stand-up comedian -- a bawdy, rowdy tell-all report from the front line.

Bill Maher, the host and creator of Politically Incorrect, is a state-of-the-art stand-up comedian. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Foreword

17

(2)

The Act You're Not Good Enough to See

19

(33)

More Green, Asshole

52

(7)

It's a Living Hell, but It's a Living

59

(24)

Show Me the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, and Somewhere There's a Guy Who's Tired of Fucking Her

83

(13)

Good Evening, Ladies and Geniuses

96

(11)

Love Is When You Don't Feel Shitty After You Come

107

(15)

The Work Isn't Bad---but the Hour!

122

(18)

No Set, No Hamburger

140

(9)

Loyalty Is a One-way Street

149

(17)

The Nice-Ass Act of 1980

166

(18)

You Better Be a Winner in This Business, Because if You're Not, It's Shit

184

(16)

It's Easy to Do Great, It's Hard to Be Great

200

(21)

When Opportunity Knocks, All Some People Do Is Complain About the Noise

221

(7)

People: The Problem That Won't Go Away

228

(18)

I Dreamed I Went to See Mort Sahl, and He Was Doing Dog-and-Cat Material

246

(22)

When You Can't Light the Joint, You're Stoned Enough

268

(17)

The Power of Negative Thinking

285

(4)

The Sweet Stench of Success

289

(9)

Epilogue: The Future Isn't What It Used to Be

298

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Summary

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True Story A Novel

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