{"product_id":"the-guy-under-the-sheets-isbn-9780142180266","title":"The Guy Under the Sheets","description":"\"This hugely entertaining pack of lies reads like a Woody Allen essay from the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker.\"\u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDavid Pitt, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is Chris Elliott a highly successful and beloved comedian—or a slightly dim-witted notalent from a celebrity family who managed to convince a generation of disillusioned youth that he was funny? From a ghastly childhood on the posh Upper East Side to his first job entertaining mobsters with his Judy Garland impersonation, \u003ci\u003eThe Guy Under the Sheets\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with countless episodes from the life of a mediocre artist who somehow faked his way to the top—of semi-moderate fame and fortune. Woven throughout the fictional fun in Elliott's memoir are wonderful real-life anecdotes that will delight many new readers and loyal fans alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The arc of [Elliott's] career remains unique and inspiring . . . that he blazed a trail for\u003ci\u003e Arrested Development \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCommunity \u003c\/i\u003eand all the other freaky, convention-flouting TV comedies.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrantland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This hugely entertaining pack of lies reads like a Woody Allen essay from the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003ebut, buried among the silliness, there is a nugget or two of legitimate autobiography. Wildly weird and hugely entertaining.” \u003ci\u003e— \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Pitt,\u003ci\u003e Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The arc of [Elliott’s] career remains unique and inspiring. That he made things worth memorizing and fashioning one's young identity around. That there is integrity to the path of most resistance, that he blazed a trail for \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCommunity\u003c\/i\u003e and all the other freaky, convention-flouting TV comedies.”—\u003ci\u003eGrantland \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Everything that makes Elliott great, and everything that makes him so baffling to the Gods of Comedy, is on full display in \u003ci\u003eThe Guy Under the Sheets\u003c\/i\u003e...a memoir that is wonderfully untrustworthy, and wildly entertaining....hilarious.”\u003cbr\u003e—Christopher Schobert, \u003ci\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Elliott \u003c\/b\u003eis a comedian and the author of several books, including The Shroud of the Thwacker. He currently stars in Adult Swim’s \u003ci\u003eEagleheart\u003c\/i\u003e and has a recurring role on \u003ci\u003eHow I Met Your Mother.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303684329701,"sku":"NP9780142180266","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142180266.jpg?v=1767739692","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-guy-under-the-sheets-isbn-9780142180266","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}