

If there’s one trait that makes someone well suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch-metaphorically and, occasionally, physically.įrom growing up in a family of firefighters on Staten Island to commuting three hours a day to high school and “seeing the sights” (like watching a Russian woman throw a stroller off the back of a ferry), to attending Harvard while Facebook was created, Jost shares how he has navigated the world like a slightly smarter Forrest Gump.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Cosmopolitan Now I just want to kick him in the balls.”-Larry David “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating.
