Friday, March 18, 2011

Mr. Funny Pants ~Book Review and Giveaway~




MR. FUNNY PANTS
By Michael Showalter


About the Book:
I was at my wit's end. I'd had enough of this job, this life, and my relationship had broken up. Should I eat chocolate, or go to India, or fall in love? Then I had a revelation: Why not do all three, in that order? And so it was that I embarked on a journey that was segmented into three parts and was then made into a major motion picture. Later, I woke up on an airplane with a hole in my face and a really bad hangover. I was ushered brusquely off the plane by my parents who took me to a rehab where I tested positive for coke, classic coke, special k (the drug), Special K (the cereal), mushrooms, pepperoni, and Restless Leg Syndrome. It was there that I first began painting with my feet.

But rewind...the year was 1914. I was just a young German soldier serving in the trenches while simultaneously trying to destroy an evil ring with some help from an elf, a troll, and a giant sorcerer, all while cooking every recipe out of a Julia Child cookbook. What I'm trying to say is that there was a secret code hidden in a painting and I was looking for it with this girl who had a tattoo of a dragon! Let me clarify, it was the 1930s and a bunch of us were migrating out of Oklahoma, and I was this teenage wizard/CIA operative, okay? And, um then I floated off into the meta-verse as a ball of invisible energy that had no outer edge...


Ugh, okay. None of this is true. I'm just kind of a normal guy from New Jersey who moved to New York, got into comedy, wrote this book about trying to write this book, and then moved to Alaska, became the mayor of a small town, spent $30,000 on underwear, and now I'm going to rule the world!!!

About the Author:
Michael Showalter is the star/creator of Michael & Michael Have Issues, The State, Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, Stella, Die Hard* and Die Hard 2: Die Harder**. He lives in Brooklyn with his lady and a bunch of cats.

Learn more about Michael Showalter here.


I thought that this book was pretty funny. Some people may not, if you don't have a sense of humor or don't like hearing bad language, then you might not like this book as much. This is a quick read and even if you are not familiar with this comedian,you will get some insight in his life and get some good laughs from this book. The humor in this book is about everyday life and I was cracking up reading this.


You can Purchase Mr. Funny Pants here.


Or Win it!!! The Hatchette Book Group has offered two of my lucky readers a copy of the book Mr. Funny Pants.

MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY:
Please leave me a comment.

EXTRA ENTRIES:
To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But in addition you can:

■Subscribe via e-mail (1 extra entry)
■Follow me via Google friend Connect (1 extra entry)
■Follow me via NetworkedBlog (1 extra entry)
■Add @Shawnmh to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (1 extra entries)
■ Tweet this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include a link to this contest page (Leave me the link)(1 extra entry/this may be done daily)
■Add my button to your site AND/OR add me to your blog roll.(1 entry for each)
■Blog about this contest: Add a link to this post (5 extra entries)

This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.)
This giveaway will end on March 31st at 11:59 pm Est. The winners will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen.
*Winners will be subject to the one copy per househould rule,which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests ,you will only receive one copy of the title(or set in case of grouped giveaways)in the mail from the Hatchette Book Group.*

**Disclosure: I received this book free of charge from the Hatchette Book Group for the purpose of this review. This is my honest thoughts and opinion.**

21 comments:

rubynreba said...

Please enter me. I'd enjoy this book.
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

rubynreba said...

Email subscriber
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

Giant Sis said...

I've heard of this book and really want to read it!
wilburnnewsome atyahoodotcom

Giant Sis said...

Networked Blogs follower - liz t. n.
wilburnnewsome atyahoodotcom

Desmond said...

Count me in!

dwarzel at hotmail.com

Rita M said...

This book sounds totally hilarious - count me in!
rmelton[at]hotmail[dot]com

Nickolay said...

I think Michael Showalter is hilarious! Thanks for the chance

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

Nickolay said...

Subscriber

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

Nickolay said...

Follower

Nickolay

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

Nickolay said...

Networked Blog Follower

Parker OZgood

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

Nickolay said...

Tweeted

http://twitter.com/#!/parkerozgood/status/52823238669115394

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

liliesrnice said...

I hope I win this book!

susansmoaks said...

i would love to read this
susansmoaks at gmail dot com

Jonnie (JB) said...

I love funny books!

dftrew(at)gmail(dot)com

Jonnie (JB) said...

I follow on twitter as edmontonjb

dftrew(at)gmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

Thanks for a neat giveaway
Jjones782 at verizon dot net

Unknown said...

GFC follower
Julie Jjones782at verizon dot net

Unknown said...

twitter follower
Brebysmommie
Jjones782 at verizon dot net

Erin Cook said...

I would love to win this book cookster77@aol.com

Erin Cook said...

follow you on google friend connect Erin Cook
cookster77@aol.com

Erin Cook said...

follow you on twitter @cooks1978
cookster77@aol.com