Episode · SmartLess · 2021-09-13
Tiffany Haddish on SmartLess: every book mentioned
Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish sits down with us on 'opportunity day.' She tells about growing up in South Central Los Angeles and her journey to the present, the transformative power of Roger Rabbit, her new grocery store project, and of course, the healing benefits of the soursop fruit.
Sean Hayes discussed The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish. Tiffany Haddish discussed The Color of Money by Mehrsa Baradaran and How the Other Half Banks by Mehrsa Baradaran.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Last Black Unicorn
The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish is a candid and humorous memoir detailing the comedian's turbulent upbringing in foster care, her struggles with poverty, and her eventual rise to fame in the entertainment industry.
Discussed“she published a memoir called the last black unicorn”
Where to get it
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The Color of Money
The Color of Money by Mehrsa Baradaran is a work examining historical economic disparities and the systematic banking inequalities faced by marginalized communities.
Discussed“then i started reading all these books and i'm reading the color of money and how the other half banks and i'm seeing all the things that have happened and how”
Where to get it
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How the Other Half Banks
Discussed“then i started reading all these books and i'm reading the color of money and how the other half banks and i'm seeing all the things that have happened and how”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“This person then published... won an Emmy Award for her hosting of Saturday Night Live. She published a memoir called The Last Black Unicorn.”
“Um, and I wrote about him in my book and he showed up with his wife and he had, and in my book, I talk about like I gave him so much candy he probably doesn't have any teeth anymore.”