The Book of Bad Virtues by Tony Hendra

Tony Hendra was recently dubbed one of the most brilliant comic talents of the postwar century by The Independent of London. He began his comedic career with Monty Python's Graham Chapman, performed six times on the Ed Sullivan Show, was one of the founding editors of National Lampoon, edited the legendary spoof Not The New York Times, starred in This Is Spinal Tap, and co-created and co-produced With the exception of two New York Times bestsellers, Brotherhood (2001) and Father Joe (2004), he has written or edited dozens of books, the most of which are humorous. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Moth, a national story-telling organization.