{"product_id":"huge-isbn-9780385688321","title":"HUGE","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe award-winning screenwriter and International Emmy nominee is now a literary success with this unexpectedly dark and twisted thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1994, and three stand-up comedians have embarked on a tour of  smaller communities across a remote stretch of rural countryside. Dale is a forty-something comic from Chicago who's on the back half of a mediocre career and thinking about quitting the business. Rynn is a twenty-something fast-rising comedy star from Dublin with a big Hollywood break on her horizon. The third performer is a local act, a late addition to the bill who has agreed to open the shows and do all the driving. He goes by the name Hobie Huge, and he is, indeed, enormous. His comedic ability, however, is not. He's weirdly eager, annoyingly enthusiastic and brutally unfunny. All of which wouldn't be so bad . . . if the brutality ended there. By the time Dale and Rynn realize Hobie's true talents and disturbing motivation, it may be too late—and their tour becomes less about getting laughs and more about getting off the road alive.\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fans of \u003ci\u003eCorner Gas\u003c\/i\u003e who pick up Butt's first novel may be in for a surprise. . . . Butt's knowledge of standup provides the granular detail, but his sense of pace and timing (both essential qualities for a comedian) are here well deployed in the service of much darker, nastier material. And the biggest surprise is how entertaining the whole thing is.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Toronto Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An incredibly propulsive read. . . . \u003ci\u003eHuge\u003c\/i\u003e is full of some great storytelling, sharp observances and authentic characters.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Butt kills with a darkly comic thriller that could only be written by someone who knows there are worse things than dying on stage.\" —\u003cb\u003eLinwood Barclay, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTake Your Breath Away\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFind You First\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A clever tribute to the craft of comedy. And the eerie itches it's used to scratch.\" \u003cb\u003e—Charles Demers, author of \u003ci\u003ePrimary Obsessions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Full of ironic humour. But I still found myself scared. Like . . . \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e scared.\" \u003cb\u003e—Rachel Talalay, director, \u003ci\u003eSherlock\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Darkly funny . . . but with an awesomely terrifying arc. Kept me reading way later than I wanted to.\" \u003cb\u003e—Meredith Hambrock author \u003ci\u003eOther People's Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBRENT BUTT has made his home in Vancouver for thirty years, but was born and raised in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. After high school he worked as a drywaller, salesperson, comic book artist, and darkroom technician before deciding to pursue his real dream, and in February of 1988, Butt performed stand-up comedy for the first time on an amateur night at a Saskatoon comedy club. He is now considered one of the funniest people in Canada, with a career in stand-up comedy that stretches into five decades, including numerous appearances at major festivals in multiple countries and being voted Best Male Stand-Up in Canada by his peers in the profession. He also created and starred in two successful sitcoms—\u003ci\u003eCorner Gas (\"\u003c\/i\u003eFunniest Show on TV\" as voted by \u003ci\u003eTV Guide\u003c\/i\u003e readers, currently showing in 60 countries) and\u003ci\u003e Hiccups \u003c\/i\u003e(multiple Leo and Writers Guild Awards). When you add in two theatrical comedy films (\u003ci\u003eNo Clue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCorner Gas: The Movie) \u003c\/i\u003eand four seasons of an animated \u003ci\u003eCorner Gas\u003c\/i\u003e spinoff, it may seem surprising that Brent's latest venture—literature—has taken a rather dark turn. Learn more at brentbutt.com or on Twitter and Instagram\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e@BrentButt.","brand":"Doubleday Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299858305253,"sku":"NP9780385688321","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385688321.jpg?v=1767729513","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/huge-isbn-9780385688321","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}