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Title: Clinton & Me: A Real Life Political Comedy by Mark Katz ISBN: 0-7868-6949-6 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 18 February, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.37 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Star is Born
Comment: Mark Katz has arrived. While previously known only to Washington insiders as the premier source to turn to lighten up any important speech with brilliant humor, the entire world
is now blessed to know his rare talent. Clinton and Me is a "laugh-a-minute" read that will have you wondering how it is possible for one young person to be so consistantly witty and downright funny. So engaging is Katz that it is literally impossible not to finish this hysterical book in a single sitting.
Without question we are witnessing the coming of age of the next Jerry Seinfeld and it will not be long before a smart major network gobbles up Katz with a long term deal for a comedy talk show or political sitcom that will catapult Mark Katz into primetime.
READ THIS BOOK NOW AND REMEMBER, YOU HEARD IT HERE...FIRST!!!!!!!!!
Rating: 3
Summary: From the Guy Who Made Michael Dukakis Funny
Comment: Writing jokes for political people is unlike writing jokes for someone like Letterman or Leno. If the President or Secretary of State tells a joke, chances are everyone is going to laugh, whether the joke is funny or not. People tend to hold Letterman to a higher standard, humor-wise. So the guy who writes jokes for the President only has to make the President laugh. Which may explain why Mark Katz's book is not very funny to me.
While I was interested in how someone becomes a joke writer for the President, I was not as interested in Katz's rather boring, suburban New Jersey childhood. I really did not like his revenge-tinged stories of teachers who found him disruptive in class, or his kiss-and-tell story of how, after he became successful, he got lucky with a woman who wouldn't go out with him in college.
The story drags until he gets back to the political stories. I enjoyed reading about Katz's dealings with Madeleine Albright, Al Gore, and Bill Clinton. I even enjoyed the story of the bizarre negotiations to get Big Bird and Barney on the same stage with the President. And the book ends with a pretty good story, too.
Oddly enough, the jokes Mark Katz tells here are not funny. On the other hand, George Stephanopolous, Al Gore, and Katz's friend, Fisher, come across as very funny. And what is with the footnotes? I usually read footnotes, but Katz goes crazy with them here, and this isn't even the sort of book that really merits footnotes.
So, my advice is to quickly skim the first half of Clinton & Me, skipping the footnotes, and enjoy the second half.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is worth reading!
Comment: In addition to the political anecdotes, what makes this book so engaging are the stories Mark Katz shares about his family. It enables the reader to fully understand the people who helped develop his enthusiasm for comedy and politics. More than just another memoir by another jaded ex-Clinton aide, this book is a fun look at life both in (and out) of the White House.
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Title: When Hollywood Had a King : The Reign of Lew Wasserman, Who Leveraged Talent into Power and Influence by Connie Bruck ISBN: 0375501681 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Had Enough? : A Handbook for Fighting Back by James Carville ISBN: 0743255755 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Tour of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War by Douglas Brinkley ISBN: 0060565233 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings by Thomas Maier ISBN: 0465043178 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 03 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: American Sucker by David Denby ISBN: 0316192945 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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