Book description
From award-winning comedian, director, writer, and producer David
Steinberg comes the totally original, utterly blasphemous, and
hysterically funny memoir of a young man who emerged from a traditional
Jewish childhood to become an international star -- all because, it
seems, he kept God in stitches.
David Steinberg was raised in Winnipeg, Canada, by parents who
expected little from him. And no wonder. Instead of studying Talmud in
order to become a rabbi, he chose to major in Martin and Lewis with a
minor in basketball. As David imagines the story of his life (since
his success otherwise makes no sense), God one day spotted him on the
playground and decided that this young man with no ambition could go
far with His help. Sure enough, God soon had David on network TV and
Broadway, and selling out nightclubs across the country -- as well as
being pursued by hot starlets.
The Book of David is David Steinberg's hilarious trip down
memory lane, assuming that the lane has a biblical address. This wild
riff on the Old Testament is guaranteed laughter.
"For years, David Steinberg and I have compared
notes on our mutual disdain for any form of hard work. Now I am
shocked and outraged to discover that he has gone ahead and written a
book, an excellent one at that, filled with wit and erudition. In
short, he has betrayed me and every lazy man who once counted him as a
cohort. Every shiftless layabout shall now know the truth: that David
Steinberg is a highly motivated purveyor of quality...he's dead to me."
-- Larry David
David Steinberg, now in his fifth decade as a
major entertainer and comedian, was a regular substitute host for
Johnny Carson, and appeared with Johnny more than anyone except Bob
Hope. As a standup, he had four number one comedy albums and two
network television shows, and was a leader of Second City during its
heyday. He went on to help write and direct such television megahits
as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Mad About You, Friends, and
Designing Women. He is also executive producer, creator, and
host of Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg. Over the last
forty years, he has worked with nearly all of entertainment's funniest
performers and comedians.
