Talking to Canadians by Rick Mercer

Talking to Canadians by Rick Mercer

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Canada's beloved comic genius tells his own story for the first time.
 
What is Rick Mercer going to do now? That was the question on everyone's lips when the beloved comedian retired his hugely successful TV show after 15 seasons--and at the peak of its popularity. The answer came not long after, when he roared back in a new role as stand-up-comedian, playing to sold-out houses wherever he appeared.
 
And then Covid-19 struck. And his legions of fans began asking again: What is Rick Mercer going to do now? Well, for one thing, he's been writing a comic masterpiece. For the first time, this most private of public figures has turned the spotlight on himself, in a memoir that's as revealing as it is hilarious. In riveting anecdotal style, Rick charts his rise from highly unpromising schoolboy (in his reports "the word 'disappointment' appeared a fair bit") to the heights of TV fame. Along the way came an amazing break when, not long out of his teens, his one-man show Show Me the Button, I'll Push It. Or, Charles Lynch Must Die, became an overnight sensation--thanks in part to a bizarre ambush by its target, Charles Lynch himself. That's one story you won't soon forget, and this book is full of them.
 
There's a tale of how little Rick helped himself to a tree from the neighbours' garden that's set to become a new Christmas classic. There's Rick the aspiring actor, braving "the scariest thing I have ever done in my life" by performing with the Newfoundland Shakespeare Company; unforgettable scenes with politicians of every variety, from Jean Chretien to George W. Bush to Stockwell Day; and a wealth of behind-the-scenes revelations about the origins and making of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Made in Canada, and Talking to Americans. All leading of course to the greenlighting of that mega-hit, Rick Mercer Report . . .
 
It's a life so packed with incident (did we mention Bosnia and Kabul?) and laughter we can only hope that a future answer to "What is Rick Mercer going to do now?" is: "Write volume two."

RICK MERCER co-created and appeared in CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes, wrote and starred in Made in Canada, and wrote and starred in Talking to Americans, Canada's most-watched comedy special. He went on to host the Rick Mercer Report for 15 seasons, which was a great hit. Rick is one of the co-founders of the Spread the Net movement. In 2019, he was honored with the Governor General's Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award in the Performing Arts.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780385696234
ISBN 10	038569623X
Title	Talking to Canadians
Author	Rick Mercer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House Canada
Year published	2021-11-02
Number of pages	312
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.