Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2015-06-10
Books mentioned on #658 - Greg Fitzsimmons
Greg Fitzsimmons is a stand-up comedian. He also hosts his own podcast "FitzDog Radio" available on Spotify.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup is a harrowing nineteenth-century memoir detailing the author's abduction and enslavement in the American South.
Discussed“That's why the 12 Years a Slave really hit me because, you know, the the thing that Tarantino did first, the um what was it called? Django. Django. It was like, you know, there was a comic book element to it. So, they were playing it big. But but 12 Years a Slave was like, wow.”
Where to get it
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Without Feathers
Without Feathers by Woody Allen is a collection of humorous essays and short pieces written by the celebrated filmmaker and comedian.
Recommended“Then he started writing books like Without Feathers. Remember those? They were like funny short stories. No, I didn't. I wasn't aware of this great book called Without Feathers. It's re you will it's one of the few books you will laugh out loud.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing A Confederacy of Dunces
“Like Confederacy of Dun is kind of funny really. And then he starts making movies, but if you go back and you look at the stories in his standup...”