Kurzbeschreibung

In these nineteen whip-smart essays, Jon Stewart takes on politics, religion, and celebrity with a seethingly irreverent wit, a brilliant sense of timing, and a palate for the absurd.

Beschreibung

In the 10-year anniversary reissue of his first book, The Daily Show s Jon Stewart translates that unique talent to the page, with humorous forays into a vast array of subjects: fashion, urban life, fast cars, cocktail culture, modern Jewishness, politics, and dating. These one-of-a-kind forays into his hilarious world will expose you to all of its wickedly naked truths. Stewart s ode to all things random, is an inspired work of enlightened lunacy, and a hilarious one at that.
Among the utterly original collection of comic essays: "Breakfast at Kennedy s" - A journal of a man s friendship with John F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family. "A Very Hanson Christmas: 1996-1999" - Christmas newsletters from the Hanson family which get increasingly disturbing as the boys become famous. "Lack of Power: The Ford Tapes" - Lost tape recordings from the Ford administration. "Martha Stewart s Vagina" - A Martha Stewart show script where she tells viewers how to furbish their vaginas. "The New Judaism" - Jon presents ideas to save a dying religion. "Pen Pals" - Letters from Princess Diana to Mother Teresa. "The Last Supper or the Dead Waiter" - The Last Supper from the point of view of a waiter. "Da Vinci: The Lost Notebook" - Da Vinci s sketches describing unusual inventions. "The Devil and William Gates" - Bill Gates sells his soul to the devil. "Vincent and Theo on AOL" - Jon posing as Vincent van Gogh on an AOL chat room "Adolf Hitler: The Larry King Interview" - An interview with an apologetic Adolf Hitler on Larry King Live. "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom" - A fictional sitcom by Lenny Bruce. "Microsoft Word 98 Suggested Spelling and Usage" - A list of spell check suggestions Jon encountered while writing the book.

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In these nineteen whip-smart essays, Jon Stewart takes on politics, religion, and celebrity with a seethingly irreverent wit, a brilliantsense of timming, and a palate for the obsurd -- and these one-of-a-kind forays into his hilarious world will expose you to all its wickedly naked truths.
He's the MTV generation's master of modern humor, a star of film, TV, and the comedy stage. This sultan of savvy serves up a whip-smart, utterly original collection of comic essays in Naked Pictures of Famous People. And as of January 11, 1999, you can enjoy the intelligence and self-deprecating charm he brings to contemporary comedy on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."In his first book, he translates that unique talent to the page, with humorous forays into a vast array of subjects: fashion, urban life, fast cars, cocktail culture, modern Jewishness, politics, and dating.
A seethingly irreverent wit, Stewart has a genius for language and brilliant timing that makes his up-to-the-minute collection a must-have for humor lovers in search of a Woody Allen for the 90s. He's the MTV generation's master of modern humor, a star of film, TV, and the comedy stage. This sultan of savvy serves up a whip-smart, utterly original collection of comic essays in Naked Pictures of Famous People. And as of January 11, 1999, you can enjoy the intelligence and self-deprecating charm he brings to contemporary comedy on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."
In his first book, he translates that unique talent to the page, with humorous forays into a vast array of subjects: fashion, urban life, fast cars, cocktail culture, modern Jewishness, politics, and dating.
A seethingly irreverent wit, Stewart has a genius for language and brilliant timing that makes his up-to-the-minute collection a must-have for humor lovers in search of a Woody Allen for the 90s.