{"product_id":"based-on-a-true-story-not-a-memoir-9781443414302","title":"Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eWild  dangerous  and flat-out unbelievable  here is the incredible #1 bestselling memoir of the Canadian actor  gambler  and raconteur  and one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time. A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year As this books title suggests  Norm Macdonald tells the story of his lifemore or lessfrom his origins on a farm in the backwoods of Ontario and an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search to his account of auditioning for Lorne Michaels and his memorable run as the anchor of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Liveuntil he was fired because a corporate executive didnt think he was funny. But Based on a True Story is much more than just a memoir; its the hilarious  inspired epic of Norms life. In dispatches from a road trip to Las Vegas (part of a plan hatched to regain the fortune hed lost to sports betting and other vices) with his sidekick and enabler  Adam Eget  Norm recounts the milestone moments  the regrets  the love affairs  the times fortune smiled on his life  and the times it refused to smile. As the clock ticks down  Norms debt reaches record heights  and he must find a way to evade the hefty price thats been placed on his head by one of the most dangerous loan sharks in the country. As a comedy legend should  Norm peppers these pages with classic jokes and long-mythologized Hollywood stories. This wildly adventurous  totally original  and absurdly funny saga turns the conventional comics memoir on its head and gives the reader an exclusive pass inside the mad  glorious mind of Norm Macdonald.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45655824433205,"sku":"ByrdShop_1443414301","price":103.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781443414302.jpg?v=1781941415","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/based-on-a-true-story-not-a-memoir-9781443414302","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}